Sharjah Book Fair opens on November 4

  SHARJAH – Book lovers in the UAE will flock to Sharjah starting on Wednesday (November 4) at the opening of the Sharjah International Book Fair. The 39th edition of the book fair, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, will feature a hybrid online and offline format this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 11-day book fair will feature 1,024 publishers from 73 nations who are exhibiting over 80,000 new titles in English, Arabic and other languages at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Visitors can also buy their favourite titles by pre-booking fixed visitation slots at registration.sibf.com. Visitors at Expo Centre Sharjah will undergo thermal scanning and walk through sanitising gates and will be given coloured bracelets that will monitor their fixed three-hour visits. The cultural programme of the SIBF 2020 comprises 64 exciting online discussions with 60 renowned authors, intellectuals, poets, politicians and artists from 19 countries. The programme will be delivered via the "Sharjah Reads" virtual platform sharjahreads.com. Amongst the literary luminaries and global cultural figures participating are Prince Ea, Robert Kiyosaki, Lang Leav, Elisabetta Dami, Yann Martel, Neil Pasricha, Yaser Akel, Ravinder Singh, Wasini al-A'raj, Ahmed Murad, Lina Khoury, Layla Mutawa, Ahmad Al-Rifai, Mishel Hamad, Sultan Alameemi, Iman Al Yousef among others. ICA/Expat Media
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