Cairo Book Fair 2026 Releases

Days of the Rose Author's name: Mahmoud Abdel Shakour Five personalities come together on the jury of a bizarre film festival. At that festival, not only are films shown, but people are also shown, with their ambitions, dreams, disappointments, and fears of revealing their...

Days South of the River Author: Fatima Al-Awa   When the river becomes a witness and the land a test for humanity. A novel about escape and return, about memory and roots, and about human relationships that transcend geography and conflicts.      

Ain Shams Days Author's name: Maysara Al-Dandrawi Today we're going to tell you a story... A story about lost friendship, fading neighborliness, and love erased by time. A story about greed that led to sin, and sin that led to crime. A tale about...

Days at Toronka Cafe Author: Satoshi Yagisawa Not everyone who enters "Toronka" is looking for coffee... Some are looking for a last chance, a lost memory, or a forgotten self amidst the hustle and bustle of life. In a quiet alley in Tokyo, this...

My Days with Gogol Author: Sergei Aksakov   A book that touches the soul, writing about creativity when it becomes both a burden and a salvation. A personal testimony written by Sergei Aksakov, one of the luminaries of 19th-century Russian literature.      ...

Inventing the Past Author's name: Tamim Ansari Why did the construction of the Great Wall of China ultimately lead to defeats for Rome? How did Buddhism spread to China? And why is the fate of Islam in Central Asia different from that in the...

Managing the Crisis of Loss Author: Rami Hassan ‎ The book "Managing the Crisis of Loss" presents a profound human exploration of the experience of loss, far from theorization or harshness, and close to human emotions in their most fragile moments. It addresses the...

Edward Said (A Novel of His Thoughts) Author's name: Dominique Eddé This book is not a biography of Edward Said, but rather an open dialogue: with the narrative of his ideas and their echoes. His texts, analyses, and Arabic translations, and the ceaseless questions...

Where is Alexandria? Author: Yasmine Abdallah     Can a city disappear... and yet remain alive in memory? A book that blends biography and travel to discover Alexandria between history and imagination.    

Reconstruction of Hiroshima Author: Maher El-Sherbiny     Many cities are destroyed by wars, and others by natural disasters, but their future depends on how their people rise up to rebuild them. From this perspective, the question arises... How did the people of Hiroshima...

Empire of Silence Author's name: Christopher Roque Hadrian Marlowe, revered as a hero and reviled as a murderer, chronicles his life story at the beginning of the galaxy-scattering "Sun Eater" series, in a dazzling literary fusion of the finest aspects of space opera and...

A woman from Upper Egypt Author's name: Marwa Talawi The memoirs of Ambassador Mervat Tallawy, the first woman in the Egyptian diplomatic corps to attain the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary in 1987, recount her long journey in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1962...

Irrational Man   Author: William Barrett   The book proceeds from human experience, not from a theoretical philosophical system; it reconstructs existentialism from within, starting with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, and continuing through Heidegger and Sartre, tracing its impacts on modern philosophy, literature, religion, and...

Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch Author's name: Julie Abbey Having finally earned her title as a novice witch, Eva Evergreen discovers that the greatest danger was not in passing the exam, but in what awaited her afterward. The kingdom of Revel is reeling...

The son of the master laughed Author's name: Ahmed Yahya Aziz What if a person came into the world without a name? This strange question becomes reality when a neighbor in one of Alexandria's alleyways decides to leave his newborn nameless, seeking help from...

The Captain's Daughter Author: Alexander Pushkin   Set against a backdrop of wars and rebellions, this novel follows its protagonist, officer Pyotr Andreyevich, as he constantly faces death. Yet, he embarks on adventures driven by a humanitarian spirit and a love intertwined with affection...

Abel's daughter Author's name: Sarah Al-Badri What makes the search for acceptance so associated with loss, and burdened with desire and pain? Did God look favorably upon Abel’s offering because it was offered with sincere love and humility? In Ruqayya's world, teeming with people...

Two in one Author's name: Moataz Sharabash What if your impossible wish came true? What if she discovered that achieving it came at a price? A selfish husband who sees marriage as an unbearable burden wakes up to find his life has been completely...

Wounding Author: Zachary Karabashliev This novel by Zachary Karabashliev serves as a broad window into a dark period in Balkan history, which witnessed ethnic cleansing operations that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, including nearly 1.5 million Armenians by order of Djemal Pasha....

The Abduction of Athena Author's name: Hossam Al-Adly Europe, having risen from the ruins of Rome, had to create an "origin" for itself to legitimize its superiority, so it extended its hand to Greece as an "intellectual prize," and cut it off from its...