- Sharjah International Book Fair wraps up 42nd edition, celebrates 3 years as world’s largest book fair
The book fair also marked its highest-ever global participation this year,
with the presence of 109 nations from around the world
- SIBF 2023 shelves held 15 million books in various fields of knowledge and creativity.
- SIBF 2023 welcomed 2,033 publishers from 109 countries
- SIBF 2023 celebrated South Korea as the Guest of Honour; and Ibrahim Al-Koni as Cultural Personality of the Year.
- Nobel-nominated Ibrahim Al-Koni signed a historic contract with the Sharjah Literary Agency during SIBF 2023.