SHARJAH, UAE - Sharjah International Literary Agency (SILA) has named one of UAE’s top publishing executives, Tamer Said, its next director, opening a new chapter for the ambitious rights exchange and literary translation body. Since its creation in 2020 by Sharjah Book Authority under Chairperson Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, SILA...

She was highlighting key industry challenges such as environmental pressures and rising costs, during the opening of the Sharjah International Booksellers Conference, which was organized by the Sharjah Book Authority and brought together over 400 booksellers and distributors from 69 countries.

“I have two very important roles - the first, to be the mouth-piece for my authors in the publishing house, advocating for my author to my colleagues who are selling their books to the stores and distributors, and secondly, being a constructive critic," she adds while speaking at an SBIF...

The UAE’s women empowerment progress reflects in the Emirates’ publishing industry as well, according to a top executive of Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the largest book fairs in the world.

The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has emerged as the world’s largest book fair this year, attracting the participation of 546 publishers and literary agents from 83 countries looking to network and do business with each other. Overall, the fair brought together 1,632 publishers from 83 countries to exhibit 1.3...

The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that denies climate change.