Qatar – Doha International Book Fair 2026: Registration Opens as Event Builds on Record-Breaking Year

Registration for the 35th Doha International Book Fair opens Jan 2026, building on 2025's record 522 publishers from 43 countries.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/12/31/doha-book-fair-2026-registration-opens/

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The Evolution of Writing and Publishing: Insights from the Doha International Book Fair

Writing liberated human thought, enabling the preservation of philosophy, literature, and law across generations.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/05/18/the-evolution-of-writing-and-publishing-insights-from-the-doha-international-book-fair/

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What is “western publishing”, anyway?

Trade fiction, academic works, comics, audiobooks and digital serials are all being reimagined- from Tokyo’s manga cafés to Dubai’s audiobook studios. And all too often it is the "west" that is playing catch-up and copy-cat.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/05/13/what-is-western-publishing-anyway/

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Qatar’s Doha International Book Fair: To Be Largest Ever. Premiering Professional Literary Exchange Programme

For the first time, the fair will launch a Professional Literary Exchange Programme, designed to foster international publishing…
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/05/04/qatars-doha-international-book-fair-to-be-largest-ever-premiering-professional-literary-exchange-programme/

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