Cairo Book Fair 2026 Releases

When truth burns… the legend begins. Six years ago, the Komai Orphanage was consumed by fire in a tragic accident that left five bodies and over fifty homeless children, all heirs of the wealthy class. The building quickly became a hub of rumors and...

Everyone loves Clara Author's name: David Foenkinos Clara woke up, but she was no longer Clara. After a tragic accident, Alexi's life takes an unexpected turn. His daughter, Clara, awakens from a long coma with a strange ability: to see the unseen and touch...

The Dark Cosmos Author: Fathallah Al-Sheikh     We live amidst an invisible "scaffolding" of dark matter that cannot be seen or touched, yet it holds galaxies like threads hold beads. Discover the secrets of dark energy, which makes up 95% of our universe's...

The thief with the black tongue Author's name: Christopher Pelman Kinch na Shanak owes the Thieves Guild a hefty sum for teaching him the skills of a thief, which include—but are not limited to—picking locks, knife fighting, wall scaling, fall mimicking, voice mimicry, trap-making,...

The silent language of the body Author's name: Peter A. Levine In this book, Peter Levine explains that trauma is not an illness or disorder, but a wound caused by fear, helplessness, and loss. This trauma manifests in the body, mind, and soul, but...

The hotel Author's name: Marwa Gamal A mysterious crime begins, and six inmates become entangled in a complex enigma, while Major Ahmed Assem pursues the truth before the killer can complete his game. From the Tanner's Palace to the Inn, secrets yet untold are...

Dark Matter Author: Blake Crouch Are you happy with your life? “No one tells you that everything is about to change, to be stolen. There’s no approaching warning, no indication that you’re standing on the brink of an abyss. And perhaps that’s what makes...

The Magic Shop Author's name: Sarah Beth Durst When the library burns down... the doors of magic open! A fire consumes the great Alysium Library in the midst of a revolution, and Keela loses more than just her job as a librarian; she loses...

Profitable, exploitative, and self-serving individuals Author's name: Christopher Markey It reveals how society pays the price for corporate "free lunches," environmental damage, low wages, and cheap goods—in an era where business leaders officially declare their commitment to environmental and social justice principles. Christopher Markey...

Groups Author's name: Muhammad Mustafa Arfi From the village of Al-Mayasra in Damietta to the heart of London… The story of an ordinary man... Poverty crushed him, cruelty tested him, and he stumbled repeatedly. Then he ascended of his own volition, and by uneven...

American Psycho Author: Bret Easton Ellis At the beginning of the novel, Bateman might seem like a good friend, an open-minded lover, or even a quiet colleague in the office next door. But behind this facade lies a violent killer, steeped in his excessive...

Water rituals Author's name: Eva Garcia-Sainz When the past knocks on your door, it will not make a gentle request... it will enter with a bloody ritual. In the stunning second installment of the White City trilogy, Inspector Kraken returns to face his most...

The Woman Who Said No to Hitler Author: Wolfgang Martin Roth In the spring of 1938, Hitler forcibly annexed Austria to Germany. To give a false legitimacy to this annexation, a plebiscite was organized, the results of which were overwhelmingly in favor of the...

The Correspondence   When letters transform into an entire life, and literature becomes your sole solace! For seventy years, Sybille van Antwerp lived multiple lives; a brilliant lawyer, a mother, a grandmother, a wife, and a divorcee... yet she found comfort only in writing....

Night awake Author's name: Cahide Birgül It is a novel about the interior of the house. Not as a shelter, but as an enclosed space where secrets accumulate like dust in forgotten cellars. In its world, nothing is safe in its original state; gentleness...

The Antichrist Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud After his death, the Antichrist is sent directly to Hell, not only as punishment, but also to give him a chance to reflect on his actions and the reasons for his downfall. He encounters famous figures such as...

Maadi 1942 Author Name: Fawzan Schaltout   In Maadi 1942, Fawzan Schaltout takes us to Old Cairo as we've never known it, unveiled behind the corridors of war and mystery, in a novel that blends suspense and history to reveal hidden faces of the...

The Secret Dictionary of the Fathers Author's name: Mohamed Samir Nada The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arabic Booker Prize) in 2025 is the culmination of a unique experience, combining stories, colors, symbols, innovative linguistic rules and special concepts, from...

Missing Author's name: Yossi Adler Olsen Detective Carl Mork returns with an even more dangerous assignment. A double murder case dating back twenty years seems closed after one of the perpetrators confessed, but Mork and his partner, Salim, sense a conspiracy. Everything in the...

The Place That Lost Its Memory Author Name: Abdullah Al-Dulaimi   A mysterious disappearance incident affected all doctors and nurses of the Eastern Suburb Psychiatric Hospital in one night, with no signs of violence and no official explanation.The hospital was closed afterwards, and its...

The Shrouded Woman Author: María Luisa Bombal   What if we could hear the world after our death? A novel told from inside the coffin, where a woman re-reads her life, her love, and her disappointments, with an eye that knows no lies.  ...

The White King   How do you play a deadly chess game when you can't see the board, while your opponent holds everyone you love hostage? In a no-compromise climax, Antonia Scott returns in her darkest and bloodiest chapter yet. The brilliant criminal mind...

Happy Millionaire Author's name: Stephen Bartlett The Happy Millionaire is a bold guide to redefining success and happiness in a world obsessed with appearances and money. Steven Bartlett, founder of Social Chain, turns conventional wisdom on its head, revealing to the reader how the...

The Last Kingdom Author's name: Bernard Cornwell Born a Saxon, raised among the Vikings. Is Uhtred the hero the Last Kingdom needs? In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy grew up. Raised by the Vikings, the sworn enemies of his Saxon...

The Luminaries Author: Eleanor Catton The dream of quick riches has enticed human imagination since ancient times. When early explorers of the New World continents discovered gold in their virgin lands, the dream of men finding buried treasure became closer than ever. Prospectors sailed...

The Immigrant Seen (From Diaspora to Demise) Author: Sherif El Asfoury Our protagonist, an immigrant from Port Said, finally achieves his cinematic dream in America after turning fifty. However, his life becomes complicated and twisted. We encounter numerous surprises in the immigrant's drama, not...

The Blind Musician Author: Vladimir Korolenko     A poignant human novel that tells the story of a child born blind, who grows up surrounded by pity and anxiety, before discovering the world around him through sound and feelings instead of sight. The child...

high window Author's name: Raymond Chandler Chandler is the one who made the crime novel a high literary art form. — The New Yorker When Philip Marlow is tasked with recovering a single rare gold coin from the collection of a wealthy widow in...

The Covert Narcissist and His Flying Monkeys Author: Emad Eldefrrawy       Oh, covert narcissist... You taught me to question the usefulness of every thought, every feeling, and every breath I take. You wore a mask so well that I believed it was...

The Narcissist is Not Human Author: Aya Samir   "The narcissist: a hunter who preys on the souls of the innocent... Don't be the next victim.""He doesn't envy you, he envies *of* you... There's a vast difference between love and malice.""Of malice dressed as...

Women and the Crusades Author: Helen J. Nicholson     In "Women and the Crusades," Helen J. Nicholson reveals the vital role of women in the Crusades between the eleventh century and 1570, from battlefields to financial, propaganda, and recruitment support, showcasing their impact...

The Complete Works of Al-Niffari Author's Name: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Niffari And if you are overwhelmed by the urges of your soul, then turn to your wife; if still overwhelmed, then to the people of your knowledge; if still overwhelmed, then to the...

Abandonment Author's name: Sumer Shahada “The true worth of people is revealed in their absence, when we confront the habits they left behind, nurtured within us before their departure.” In the city of Latakia, which transforms into a silent protagonist witnessing the shifts of...

The recent migration Author's name: Charlotte McConaghy In a world melting beneath our feet, an unforgettable journey begins. Frannie Stone, a dreamy and heartbroken ornithologist, sets sail on a fishing vessel bound for the frozen south. Her stated goal: to track the last flocks...

The Calm That Never Comes Author Name: Nabil Ali Nasr ‎ “Why do we feel confused despite all our achievements?” We chase after the best version of ourselves, waiting for the to-do list to end, for absolute precision, and to close all loopholes... mistakenly...

Escaping Isolation Author Name: Emad bin Ibrahim Al-Sarawi ‎ When passion, love, and hope dissipate, and tears emerge from the womb of a smile, those pessimistic and sorrowful feelings overwhelm us, making life's storm grow and the universe shrink, bringing us closer to a...

A curse emerges from the graves, striking anyone who approaches his tomb or reads his book buried beneath the soil of Fatimid Cairo. He is Abdullah Al-Hazred, the companion of the Umayyad Caliph, Al-Walid bin Abd al-Malik, and the most skilled sorcerer among the...

The bloody farewell Author's name: Raymond Chandler In the cigarette-smoked, neon-lit streets of Los Angeles, where truths hide behind false smiles and treacherous whispers, Philip Marlowe finds himself in the middle of a storm he did not seek. Murder in a nightclub. A stolen...

Heredity and Genes Author: Prof. Fathallah Al-Sheikh     Did you know that Mendel, the founder of genetics, failed his biology exam 3 times? An enjoyable journey through the origin and development of science, starting from the monastery halls with Mendel, the monk whose...

The First Glow Author: Osamu Dazai   The First Glow: In an era when flames were faster than memory, and shells swooped down on homes like birds of prey on their victims, Osamu Dazai penned these pages, which are not merely a tale of...

The Witcher (Baptism of Fire) Author's name: Andrzej Sapkowski War madness grips four kingdoms. The captivating Philippa Elhart establishes a secret lodge for witches. Dreams haunt the Witcher. Andrzej Sapkowski, the great master of world fantasy, invites you once again into his boundless realm...

To Egypt with love Author: Vivien Boyle “My Jewish family was forced to leave Egypt following the Tripartite Aggression of 1956, like many others…” The community I grew up in no longer exists, but the beautiful memories are still alive. In this intimate book,...

The Left Against Enlightenment Author: Stephanie Roza Have contemporary left-wing movements abandoned the principles of "rationality and progress" that were central to their identity? Author Stephanie Roza raises bold questions about the impact of "postmodernism" on the fragmentation of the left and its loss...

Jews and Greeks in Egypt Author: Najat Abdel-Haq How was the Egyptian economy formed before 1952? And who had its keys? And how did everything change after that? This book offers an in-depth analytical study of Egypt’s economic and social history in the first...

The day Shelley Woodhouse woke up Author's name: Laura Pearson From bestselling author Laura Pearson, author of Wish You Knew, comes this gripping novel that plays with memory, loss, and elusive truth. Shelley Woodhouse awakens from a long coma, her first words a sharp...

Reda Al-Tawil's bend Author's name: Alfat Atef "After this day when I was at my weakest, most helpless, shattered, and humiliated, I knew that I would never be the same again. I knew that I would change, close myself off, cocoon myself, and fortify...

The light went out Author's name: Ahmed Essam El-Din I sit with a silver pen whose tip was cut, and the wound has dried up. I want to tell my story before his ink runs out. I find myself drawing again. I draw eyes,...

At maximum speed Author's name: Suzie Wolf Through this challenging autobiography, which takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of Formula 1 racing, we learn that willpower and a strong mindset are forged just like the world's fastest racing cars: through...

In a different way Author's name: Cecilia Ahern Imagine a world where truth is unveiled, stripped of masks; where feelings are seen as they truly are, intentions are read, and secrets and lies are laid bare with painful clarity. In this world lives Alice,...

bread seller Author's name: Xavier de Montépin A melodramatic social novel about the tragedy of an honorable woman named Jeanne Fortier, who is unjustly accused of a crime she did not commit. She is imprisoned, stripped of her dignity and her child, while villains...