Amazon’s Digital Arabic Library launches with 33,000 eBooks and 5,000 audiobooks, alongside 1,000 free titles, representing a major digital milestone for Arabic publishing.
Fostering Creative Industries and Reading: Insights from Abu Dhabi’s 2024 Congress PCI
Two panels at the International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries looked at ways public and private sectors can support culture and creative industries.
Bridging Literature and Cinema in the Arab World: Abu Dhabi’s Congress PCI
At Congress PCI, a filmmaker-screenwriter-actor trio shared their experiences and insights adapting literary fiction for film.
In Nigeria: The Global Association of Literary Festivals
The second conference of the Global Association of Literary Festivals drew 23 festival representatives invited to Lagos for discussions.
New Conference on ‘Foundations and Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory’
Running December 14 to 17, the program has the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society as its lead organizer.
Ingram’s Lightning Source Opens Print-on-Demand Facility at Sharjah
Sharjah Book Authority and Ingram Content Group announce a joint venture, Lightning Source Sharjah, a print-on-demand installation at Sharjah Publishing City.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Partners With France’s Institut du Monde Arabe
The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and France’s Institut du Monde Arabe announce a strategic partnership.
Sharjah Reports 1.69 Million Attendees at 40th International Book Fair
The public-facing 40th Sharjah International Book Fair’s 11-day run drew close to 1.7 million attendees and 1,632 exhibitors.
At Sharjah: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Releases Harari’s ‘Homo Deus’
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre has released its new Arabic translation of Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ as part of its Kalima project.
Sharjah Book Fair’s Guest of Honor Spain: ‘Our Roots are Deep and Close’
Stressing that culture is a bridge between nations, Spain opens its guest of honor program at Sharjah International Book Fair.