Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Carlo Rovelli, and Paul Lynch among top authors at SIBF

The 44th Sharjah International Book  Fair (SIBF), taking place from Nov.5 to 1 at Expo Centre  Sharjah, will welcome an exceptional line-up of global authors,  including Nigerian literary icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Italian  theoretical physicist and bestselling author Carlo Rovelli, and Irish Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch.

The line-up also features Indian International Booker  laureate Banu Mushtaq, British psychologist and social media figure Dr  Julie Smith, and American thriller writer Chris Pavone, alongside a new  wave of digital-era storytellers redefining modern literature.

Representing  diverse cultures and disciplines, this year's edition reflects SIBF's  mission to celebrate the power of literature in bridging languages,  ideas, and generations.

Europe’s literary luminaries

From Africa, Adichie, one of the  most influential literary voices of her time, will debut at SIBF with  her latest novel Dream Count (2025).

Her acclaimed works Americanah and  Half of a Yellow Sun have been translated into more than 55 languages  and have earned numerous global honours, including the MacArthur  Fellowship and the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Europe’s literary luminaries

Europe's  literary presence will include Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on  Physics and The Order of Time, who continues to merge science with  philosophy, and Lynch, whose Booker-winning Prophet Song  was praised for its emotional depth.

The UK's Dr Julie Smith, author of  the international bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, and  historian David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything, will also  take part.

Voices from Asia

From Asia, Mushtaq, the first Kannada-language writer to win the International Booker  Prize, will present Heart Lamp. She will be joined by Indian digital  creator Prajakta Koli, Pakistan's Mira Sethi, author of Are You  Enjoying?, and veteran Urdu playwright Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi.

North America’sstorytellers

North  America will be represented by Pavone, known for The Doorman and Two  Nights in Lisbon, and Danish-American sustainability advocate Armen  Adamjan, creator of Creative Explained, whose work inspires  environmentally conscious living.

SIBF 2025 will feature hundreds of sessions, author talks, book  signings, and cultural events spanning literature, science, technology,  and sustainability, reaffirming Sharjah's global role as a leading  centre for knowledge and creativity.