Cairo Book Fair 2026 Releases

A body in the belly of the jar Author's name: Hassan Muhammad Awadallah Yahya wakes up in a place he doesn't recognize, with a perforated memory and a whole day missing, while the village around him seems more normal than it should be. In...

Red Corner Corpses Author's name: Muhammad Al-Nadi A horrific crime rocks the Al-Zawya Al-Hamra district when Asmaa encounters a blind, disfigured woman. Behind her terrified silence, she uncovers secrets surrounding the disappearance and brutal murder of two young girls. The investigation, led by the...

Childhood wounds Author's name: Kaitlyn Gillies Do you feel that your childhood left hidden wounds inside you that have not yet healed? The experience of abandonment or neglect in childhood can be like a long shadow that follows you in every relationship, every decision,...

Crime of the Season Author's name: Ali Carter An extremely enjoyable and exciting novel by New York Times bestselling author Ali Carter, whose surprising ending defies all expectations. *** A mysterious invitation, a secluded mansion, a beautiful writer, and a handsome, controversial author! Young...

A crime in a photo album Author's name: Wael Elsayed Ali In this novel: Who truly benefits from Jalal's death? Was the inheritance dispute a cover for a deeper crime? Why does everyone lie... even those who had no connection to the crime? An...

A crime in Ras El Sayed Hood Author's name: Mona Salama In Ras El Bar, stories wander like ghosts, moving between alleys and sleeping under the windows of old huts, before waking up one night in the form of a perfect crime. Mr. Hood,...

A bridge between two worlds Author's name: Sharif Al-Attar When the hammers pounded against the tomb walls, Cairo trembled as if an ancient artery had been severed, and a hidden doorway had opened between two worlds. Souls returned from their graves, lived among humans...

The Bridge on the Drina Author: Ivo Andrić     An epic historical novel that takes the stone bridge in Višegrad as a symbol and focal point of events. Through it, Andrić traces the history of Bosnia over four centuries, from the Ottoman era...

The Dunbar brothers' father returns home after a long absence, asking his five sons to help him build a bridge. However, his request is met with refusal from all of them, except for Clay. Between their shock at the betrayal of the brother who...

Aesthetics of Ugliness Author: Hoda Hassan A book that delves into the history of artistic rebellion, liberating beauty from its traditional constraints, and proving that ugliness is not an enemy of beauty, but rather its other face that gives it deeper meaning. The book...

Embers and Wind Author: Bassam Al-Hajj   The wind is present as a symbol of the confined dreams of those who believe that liberation can come from outside the land.The novel moves between internal Palestine and exile, carrying the question of freedom in consciousness...

Jenina Al-Mahrouqi Author's name: Yahya Safwat Karim left home as a child one night, without explanation, at his mother's command. He spent years away, burdened by an unquenchable guilt, before returning alone to bury her. He returns to the neighborhood, unchanged in appearance, but...

Maids of Love Author: Rasha Samir ((When the handmaiden knocks on the door of love and finds her freedom... and the free woman falls into the grip of love and becomes a handmaiden in the court of a man she loved..When love turns into...

Guardian of Lost Cases Author's name: Yossi Adler Olsen Welcome to the Q section: where the cases that refuse to die go! Carl Morke was the best... until a bullet pierced his life. Now, he's been banished to Kew Division, the refuge for old,...

Rope of Palm Fibers Author: Rula Kharsa Touching and inspiring tales from history... not told for entertainment, but to serve as a mirror for choices... showing us how the path of mercy and wisdom guides us... and where harm and evil lead their adherents....

So that the houses do not collapse Author's name: Alaa Abdel Hamid Why do homes crumble, even when marriage contracts remain? Behind closed doors, there are homes that appear intact, but have collapsed from within; not because of the formal separation, but because of...

Until Dark Author: Shaimaa Ghoneim   In this collection of short stories, Shaimaa Ghoneim delves into human memory, capturing the emotions, questions, and forgotten lives that lurk in the shadows, where small details intersect with grand destinies, and silence becomes another language of the...

The Last Argument of the Kings Author's name: Joe Abercrombie Logan the Nine-Finger may only have one last fight left in his arsenal, but it will be a formidable one. Battles rage across the North, and the Northern king still holds out. Only one...

Hadeto Author: Mahmoud El-Wardany     In the summer of 1947, two clandestine communist organizations, the Egyptian Movement for National Liberation and Iskra, merged to form the Democratic Movement for National Liberation (Hadeto). In this book, Mahmoud El-Wardany presents a vivid narrative of events...

A tale before death Author's name: Shaimaa Al-Sayoufi The strange voices coming from the upper floor, from your annoying, deranged, and sometimes... non-existent neighbors, will you bear for me to tell you what they do and who they are? Shall I tell you their...

An Endless War (Barefoot Gen Vol. 5) Author: Keiji Nakazawa In the fifth volume of the "Barefoot Gen" series, we witness the true political development and the social and psychological impacts after the war. "Gen" is exceptionally positive, never resting, considering what he has...

Fascinating Wars Author's name: Hassan Abdel Mawgoud The horoscope section wasn't just a piece of paper I handed to the head of the "Letters to the Editor" department at our newspaper. I was more convinced than anyone that the zodiac signs had a real...

Creativity Accounts Author Name: Jessica Winegar   A book that studies current cultural policies in the Arab world, and shows how the art industry has unexpectedly become a central part. It offers a powerful analysis of the battles between artists, curators, and audiences over...

Grave Digger (Pages from the Secret History of Egypt) Author's name: Muhammad Al-Baz Throughout my nearly thirty years of journalistic and academic work, I have been preoccupied with what happened, not as it has been ingrained in our minds and hearts by famous narratives...

Mad Party Author's name: Victoria Maas Eugénie believed that reason was an impregnable fortress, that madness only afflicted others, until she found herself behind the walls of an old Parisian mental hospital in 1885, among women who were not so much driven mad as...

Elated by their success in solving the Case of the Murdered Rabbit, the gruff Detective Chief Badger and his impulsive young assistant, Ferret, expect peace and quiet to return to their community. But trouble soon returns with a visit from a bloodthirsty security team...

The rule of the Muhammad Ali dynasty in Egypt began on June 18th, and about a century and a half later, it also ended on the same day. Between the beginning and the end, there are many stories to tell.This book discusses rulers who...

Tales of the Ancestors Author Name: Hitakonanu Lakhk "Nanabush came, and the Creator had commanded him to bring the boy back to life. So he built a lodge and covered it, lit a fire, gathered twelve stones, and heated them until they glowed red....

Tales of Farghali Al-Mistakawi Author's name: Hassan Al-Jundi To the soul of Haj (Hamada the Monkey), who inspired me after his death to write the stories of Farghali Al-Mustakawi.. To your dear soul, Haj, may God have mercy on it wherever it went.

Unfinished stories Author's name: J. R. R. Tolkien A captivating collection of tales that delve deep into the worlds of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarlewan," and contains an alternate narrative of the "Descendants of Horn" saga. The book “Unfinished Tales” is...

The Tale of the Lisboni Author's name: Ibrahim Ahmed Issa Don Sancho of Lisbon… a name that became a legend passed down through generations, a dream for all who yearned for freedom. Born into a Moorish family under the shadow of the Inquisition, he...

The story of Al-Zar'ini Author's name: Muhammad Kamal Quraish Hope, a man in his eighties, has lost his homeland and loved ones, yet he still dreams of a better reality before he departs this life. He carries a story he believes he lives for…...

A story of a family from the countryside Author's name: Ozeir Glasi "A Family Tale from the Countryside" is both a historical account and an autobiography, weaving two interwoven narratives. The first takes us into the home of a Moroccan family, while the second...

death sentence Author's name: Andreas Gruber A child disappears... only to return a year later, bearing a terrifying tattoo inspired by Dante's Inferno, and an unyielding silence. Ten-year-old Clara is the only living enigma facing a serial killer who seems to write his crimes...

Love's Decree Upon Us Author Name: Rabeea Raihan   From the daily details of women, a complete society is formed with its dreams and contradictions.    

The court ruled Author's name: Counselor Bahaa Al-Marri It is not so much a book about crime as it is about man when he is tested, about justice when it falters in the face of human weakness, and about the judge when he takes...

The life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Author's name: Salah El-Sherbiny God created us with an innate love for all beauty and perfection, and an inclination to be drawn to those who have been kind and generous to us. Therefore,...

The Life of Lincoln Author: John G. Nicolai "The Short Life of Lincoln" is an official biography written from the heart of the action, from the humble cottages of Kentucky to the presidency of a fractured nation. Historian John G. Nicolai, President Abraham Lincoln's...

Our Lives Are Full of Clutter Author Name: Dareen Suleiman ‎ We all have clutter... but we don't always see it. Some things we throw into a corner and think they've disappeared, and some things we hide within ourselves and say "it passed," yet...

When Women Confide Author Name: Nada Walid Al-Nabarawi   Because women's sorrow runs deep, and their pain extends beyond sight, in a society where their right to live has been stripped away, all that remains for them is to stand together, and to turn...

When we eat pain Author's name: Dr. Manal Al-Daghar ‎ Not all pain cries out… some is consumed in silence. It seeps into the details of our days, our relationships, our choices, and the way we love… and withdraw. “When We Eat Pain” doesn’t...

When the disease is the beginning Author's name: Muhammad Abdul Jawad ‎ At some point, illness comes without warning or permission, turning life upside down. But “when illness is a beginning,” he does not see it as an end or a loss, but rather...

Apocalypse Animals Author's name: Gloria Susana Esquivel Ines lives within a fractured family, in a world shrouded in violence and fear, where a solar eclipse seems to herald an imminent cosmic end. Over time, she comes to realize that the true end of the...

Outside the cave Author's name: Dr. Youssef Ezz El-Din Issa He calmed down a little, but the harshness of loneliness returned when the man stood up and disappeared into the cave. His heart overflowed with joy when he looked up and saw, near the...

Out of the Orbit of Brokenness Author: Islam Ramadan ‎ Have you ever asked yourself why pain repeats itself? Why do we fall into the same relationships and emerge with the same losses, despite the different faces?   Out of the Orbit of Brokenness...

Body Snatchers   They are here.. They are lying.. They are spreading.. Something mysterious and terrifying is happening in the small, peaceful town of Wadi Mel; an ancient evil has descended upon the town! What if you woke up one morning to discover that...

Khuza'al's Seal Author: Huda Al-Nuaimi   A kingdom ended, a seal remains. A novel about power and exile, and a history whispered between generations.

Memory map Author's name: Lisa Genova Have you ever wondered why some moments remain in your memory as if engraved in stone, while others fade away as if they never happened? Were you surprised by that absentmindedness when you enter a room and don't...

Error in Procedures Author Name: Ahmed Muhanna   In the short story collection "Error in Procedures":In a city that leaves nothing to chance, where everything is pre-arranged, a minor error in procedures occurs.An error that initially seems insignificant, but pushes the protagonists onto paths...

Masonic plans in human history Author's name: Yasmin Emad This book opens a door to an unseen world, a world crafted by the power of the "Great Architect of the Universe." Its pages unveil the secrets of a hidden force that has traversed the...