9th Edition of Katara Festival for Arabic Novel; Katara announced the launch of its first book fair to be held from October 13 to 20

The Cultural Village Foundation- Katara has announced the launch of its first book fair as part of the 9th Edition of the Katara Festival for Arabic Novel, which will take place from October 13 to 20. The Katara Book Fair is attended by all Qatari publishing businesses, as well as significant local libraries.The exhibition intends to simplify readers' access to Qatari publishing firms, stay up with their latest publications, and contribute to the public's overall reading culture.

To coincide with Arab Novel Week, Katara Book Fair focuses on books of Arabic literature in all its arts, poetry, fiction, and criticism, as well as books from diverse specialisations. The Katara Book Fair will be held yearly in connection with Novel Week. Katara has previous experience organising book fairs, as the Cultural Village hosted an open book expo in early 2021 in collaboration with the Qatari Publishers and Distributors Forum.

Katara Art Studios will also start a new season of QatART Makers Market and workshops on Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., with a range of crafters and artists participating. The market provides a variety of exhibits to the public, including antiques, jewellery, paintings and drawings, cultural clothes, home decorations, and photography. The market strives to give marketing possibilities and to expose the items of participants.