Katara Book Fair kicks off Oct 13 with participation of 90 Qatari and Arab publishers

Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation Katara will launch the third edition of the Katara Book Fair from October 13 to 19, as part of the 11th Katara...

Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation - Katara will launch the third edition of the Katara Book Fair from October 13 to 19, as part of the 11th Katara Festival for Arabic Novel.

This year's edition will feature 90 publishing houses from Qatar and across the Arab world, representing eight countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, and Syria. The fair aims to showcase the latest publications from Qatari and Arab publishers across a variety of fields, with a particular emphasis on literary works, including novels, short stories, poetry collections, and books of literary criticism.

A major highlight of the fair will be the official launch of the winning publications from the 10th Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, covering six award categories and presented in both Arabic and English.

Amira Ahmed Al Mohannadi, Director of Katara Publishing House, noted that this third edition of the fair stands out due to the broader participation of both local and regional publishing houses, compared to the second edition which was limited to Qatari and Gulf-based publishers. She added that this year's event will also include a range of book launch ceremonies and signing events.

Among the featured events is the launch of the second edition of the book "Tuwairat Al Fala in Qatari Environment" by Sheikh Hassan bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Abdullah Al-Thani, after the first edition sold out in less than five months. The same author will also introduce a new children's book titled "Birds of Qatar."