Sharjah International Book Fair's physical 40th edition has kicked off with eager trading and a strongly attended publishers' conference.

The focus of Poland's MT Biznes is on small companies' needs, bringing international nonfiction writers to Poland and finding audiences for its Polish authors abroad.

As its CEO Alison Tweed prepares to speak at Sharjah Publishers' Conference, Book Aid International tops 20,000 books in the Iraq library project.