This year’s Cairo International Book Fair opened to the public on January 23, 2020. ArabLit’s founding editor took a quick run through before catching a plane; this is the fair’s second year in its new location:
The fair this year boasts 808 pavilions and 900 publishing houses. I didn’t count, but there were certainly a lot.

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Not long after this, I had to dash for a flight. I was fortunate to find a taxi outside with a woman still in the back, staring out at the line to get in, complaining that it would be the death of her.
More:
Mada Masr: نرشح لك من معرض الكتاب
The Guardian: Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publisher’s company
Xinhua: Feature: Chinese pavilion attracts Egyptians at Cairo book fair
El Balad: %الوزراء ينفي ارتفاع أسعار الكتب بمعرض الكتاب 2020 بنسبة 40
Ahram Online: PM Madbouly inaugurates Cairo International Book Fair
My favorite YouTube commentator with a preview of the 2020 fair: