Cairo Book Fair 2026 Releases

The Jallab Author's name: Huda Saad Her life before her wedding turns into a darkness that engulfs her, without explanation and without hope of recovery. In a desperate attempt to understand what is happening, she takes us back to the starting point, sharing with...

Investigative Aesthetics Author: Eyal Weizman, Matthew Fuller In a world where art and investigation intertwine, the book offers a new conception of aesthetics' role as a tool for uncovering truth and questioning power. It shows how investigation is no longer limited to journalists and...

Hunger Author: Knut Hamsun More than a century after its publication, Knut Hamsun's "Hunger" continues to open its doors to new readers and reclaim its presence through an innovative artistic adaptation by Martin Ernstsen. In this distinct visual interpretation, we follow the journey of...

The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger   In the cold streets of New York, Holden Caulfield wanders, escaping from schools, from adults, from phoniness... and from himself. With watchful eyes and a fragile heart, he observes the world around him as if...

Case 51 Author: Khalil Al-Rakhawi   The novel revolves around a psychotherapist who, after a mysterious accident, finds himself involved in a secret experiment that transcends the boundaries of therapy and humanity; an experiment that not only reshapes consciousness but also redefines identity itself.After...

The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Author's name: Robert Louis Stevenson I dare to speculate that man will ultimately be defined as a single entity inhabited by multiple, opposing, and independent individuals... This short novel, a work of Gothic horror, is...

Love Alone Is Not Enough Author Name: Dr. Hassan Al-Muzayen ‎ We may love sincerely and give faithfully, yet relationships crumble, and the most beautiful feeling turns into an arena of pain and misunderstanding. "Love Alone Is Not Enough" clearly states the truth: emotion...

The beloved (sound of a wind chime) Author's name: Jung Ho-sung "The Beloved," a novel by the Korean poet and writer Jung Ho-sung, is a warm and enchanting work that tells the story of a small, fish-shaped wind chime called "Blue Bubble Eyes." Hanging...

The Right to Be Lazy Author: Paul Lafargue   Capitalism has twisted things, successfully making the goal of humanity production, instead of making the goal of production humanity. Workers' efforts produce goods that find no consumers and are thrown into the sea, yet capitalism...

Fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen Author's name: Hans Christian Andersen Do you remember the ugly duckling searching for his place in the world? And the little mermaid sacrificing her voice for an impossible dream? And the Emperor's wondrous robes that expose the illusion...

The Sentence is Death Author: Anthony Horowitz   New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up once again in a new mystery, the brilliantly inventive sequel to "The Word is Murder," to delve into the murder of a...

Shaving and literature Author's name: Juan Pablo Villalobos “The situation is now reversed: I will write about us because, in essence, I will not be talking about us, but about something else, something that transcends us. This is the nature of literature; you write...

Al-Homsani Author: Mujahid Al-Azab Is history only what we read in official books? Or is it those hidden threads that weave the lives of the marginalized and the perpetually tense Egyptian temperament? A fascinating narrative journey where four threads intertwine: from the clamor of...

Life is wonderful Author's name: Teresa Puchkova In a way, "Life Is Wonderful" is an extension of Tereza Počková's trilogy, which began with "The Indian Run" and continued with "The Year of the Rooster." In this novel, the author documents her daily life between...

Leaving Gyte El-Anab Author: Mai El-Maghraby Mai El-Maghraby builds a world on the verge of being forgotten, as the events of her novel unfold in the marginalized Gyte El-Anab area of Alexandria. She paints a highly specific portrait of her protagonist, "Nasira," and her...

Autumn Author: Ali Smith The novel "Autumn" by Scottish novelist Ali Smith, whose Arabic translation was published by Safsafa Publishing and Distribution, delves into the meaning of time, identity, and friendship, and is the first part of the "Seasonal Quartet." The novel revolves around...

The Penultimate Peril Author: Lemony Snicket If this is the first book you have stumbled upon while looking for a book to read, the first thing you should know is that this penultimate book is the first thing you should avoid. Unfortunately, this book...

Fatimid Caliphate Author's name: De Lacy O'Leary The story of a rule that began with development and ended with bloodshed. In Egypt, where the glory of the Fatimids was intertwined with the Nile's bounty, and where domes and minarets rose high, power meant no...

The Sacred Imagination Author: Mustafa Mahmoud   Here, myths were woven from the womb of humanity's imagination, inscribed on walls and carved into cave surfaces.. Reason believed them centuries later and held them sacred.. Standing side by side with the tenets of faiths.. Until...

The intruder Author's name: Stephen King A nightmare has befallen Flint, Oklahoma, where the mutilated body of an 11-year-old boy was found, brutally murdered in a town park. The unspeakable crime has shaken local law enforcement to its core, considered the most horrific anyone...