What motivates an author to write? Do they write for themselves or to please their audience? This was the subject of a virtual session titled ‘Why I write’, held as part of the 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), themed ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’. Emirati writer Eman Al Yousuf and Italian […]

Elisabetta Dami, author of the mega-selling Geronimo Stilton series, sprang an unexpected and delightful surprise for her audience at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2020 session. Speaking to radio presenter Anna Roberts, on the ‘Sharjah Reads’ virtual platform, Dami revealed that an original book written by her will be published by the Sharjah-based Arabic language […]

Social media does not tend to be widely trumpeted as something that benefits mental health, but when used moderately and mindfully, it can help boost our sense of wellbeing, said Leanne ‘Kai’ Brackett, motivational coach and author, and Executive Director, Bite Club LLC. She was speaking at a social media session titled ‘Teens & Social […]

It is a voluminous tome of 800 pages, but with step-by-step cooking instructions accompanied by enticing photographs, Culina Mediterranea has been flying off the shelves at the 39thSharjah International Book Fair currently on at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Mediterranean cooking has been exceptionally popular at SIBF 2020, assert publishers exhibiting at the 11-day book fair, […]

Russian author and researcher at St. Petersburg State University, Yaser Akel, and Bahraini novelist, Leila Al Mutawa, have shared interesting views about the influence of history on literature at the 39th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair. The virtual session was held as part of the book fair, running from November 4-14under the theme ‘The […]

The 39th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair hosted Omani author Dr. Sa’eed Alsiyabi to discuss irony in literature, its role in rendering many literary works unforgettable, and how this literary device has been used in Omani literature. The author also spoke about his experiences as a playwright, script writer for radio and television and […]

What happens when you combine your lifelong passion for reading with your entrepreneurial spirit, and decide to write a book merely to tick off one item from your bucket list? Speaking virtually at the 39thedition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, popular sci fi urban fantasy author Michael Anderle revealed his unique self-publishing “methodology” that […]

Famed for his romantic oeuvre, Indian author Ravinder Singhwhose debut 2007 novel I Too Had a Love Story has sold more than a million copies, revealed to his international virtual audience at the 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair that his understanding of the idea of romance has undergone a sea change over the […]

Arabic calligrapher Hussain Ahmed Alssiri is at the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair with one mission – to draw both youngsters and adults to experience for themselves the joy of learning an art form perfected over centuries by great masters of yesteryears. Famed for its unparalleled aesthetic beauty, the delicate swirls and curves of this […]

“Writing historical fiction is a permanent balancing act,” said British historical novelist Miranda Malins, author of The Puritan Princess, in a virtual cultural discussion at the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair while discussing her approach to writing about her chosen subject. Malins, a historian specialising in the history of Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum, said: […]