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Sharjah International Book Fair 2026 to host thousands of global exhibitors

The upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair will bring together 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries for 1,500 events.

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The Sharjah International Book Fair 2026 will gather 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries, according to Big News Network.com, WAM, Sharjah24, and Sada Elbalad English. The outlets report that the event will host 1,500 activities during its run. [1][2][4][9]

Audiobooks and children's publishing are set to take center stage at this year's event, the Khaleej Times reported. Gulf News also reported on new features and offerings for visitors attending the fair. [3][8]

The Sharjah International Book Fair is a major annual literary and publishing trade event held in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It is recognized as one of the largest book fairs in the world, having previously hosted 2,033 exhibitors from 109 countries across a 12-day program in 2023. [10]

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In short

  • The Sharjah International Book Fair 2026 will feature 2,673 publishers and exhibitors.
  • Exhibitors from 124 countries are scheduled to participate in the event.
  • The book fair program will include 1,500 events.
  • Audiobooks and children's publishing will be a primary focus at the 2026 fair.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Sharjah International Book Fair 2026 to bring together 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries for 1,500 eventsBig News Network.com, 9h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Sharjah International Book Fair 2026 to bring together 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries for 1,500 eventswww.wam.ae, 9h ago
  3. [3]Audiobooks, kids' publishing take centre stage at Sharjah International Book Fair 2026Khaleej Times, 12h ago
  4. [4]SIBF 2026 to bring together 2,673 publishers and exhibitorsSharjah24, 9h ago
  5. [5]Frankfurt Book Fair “on the knife-edge of history”Indian Printer & Publisher, 21h ago
  6. [6]Athens Art Book Fair 2026 Brings Local Creators to Kypselitovima.com, 9h ago
  7. [7]Kurdish literature and cultural memory meet at Frankfurt Book FairANF English, 17h ago
  8. [8]Sharjah Book Fair 2026: What’s new for visitors?Gulf News, 11h ago
  9. [9]SIBF to Bring Together 2,673 Publishers From 124 CountriesSada Elbalad English, 7h ago

Background

  1. [10]Sharjah International Book Fair on Wikipedia
  2. [11]French Publishers Prepare Full Rights Catalogues Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair FTMQ Books, 7d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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