Category: Book Fairs
India – Kolkata International Book Fair – 2.7 million visitors. $3 million sales
The confirmed figure are in keeping with realistic expectations, although a far cry from the crazy numbers (more than 5 million) the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was predicting when opening the event.
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Bangladesh – The Shaheed Abu Sayeed Book Fair Commemorates A Student Killed In Last Year’s Protests
Hopefully this event will be a feature of the publishing calendar going forward.
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Feminism8’s Fiera Dell Editoria Delle Donne 2025 Edition Kicks Off 28 February
The event celebrates and promotes books by and about women, fostering a vibrant community of readers, writers, and publishers.
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India – Sharjah at the New Delhi World Book Fair
For those that suffered the west-centric history of the world at school – Arab and Indian cultural relations long predate the arrival of the Europeans on the subcontinent.
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Philippine Book Festival Set For March
“The PBF is our love letter to the Philippine book industry — its writers, illustrators, publishers, and booksellers” – National Book Development Board executive director Charisse Aquino-Tugade.
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Sweden – Julia Quinn to Grace Gothenburg Book Fair
Quinn has sold over 1.2 million books in Sweden alone – not bad for a country of only 10.5 million people
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India – Saudi Arabia at the New Delhi World Book Fair
The New Delhi World Book Fair is a very different animal from the larger Kolkata International Book Fair, and nowhere is that clearer than with the video of the Saudi pavilion at the NDWBF in this report from Arab News.
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Iraq’s 4th Najaf International Book Fair is underway
The fair’s media director, Haider Hashem Al-Moussawi, emphasised its global scale, noting the participation of renowned publishers from the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
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Saudi Arabia Expands Its Book Fair Programme: Jazan Book Fair Underway
The event is part of a broader initiative to expand book fairs across the Kingdom.
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Brazil – Rio International Publishers Summit Will Ice the Rio Biennial Cake This Year
Key topics will, you’ll be astounded to learn, include the impact of artificial intelligence on the publishing market.
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Morocco – Sharjah confirmed as Guest of Honour at the 2025 Rabat International Book Fair
The Rabat International Book Fair was traditionally held in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city and cultural hub.
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India – Saudi Arabia at the New Delhi World Book Fair
so far the NDWBF looks to be going well, and the Saudi pavilion is looking great. Wish I could be there to see this all first hand, but school comes first.
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