The Cairo International Book Fair, in its fifty-fifth session, emphasizes Egypt’s cultural and civilizational leadership from ancient times to the present. The exhibition also includes many cultural events, such as book signings, seminars, and poetry evenings.
The great Egyptologist Dr. Salim Hassan was chosen to be the exhibition figure due to his strong mark on Egyptology. Norway was chosen this year with a large cultural program, which includes a group of Norwegian authors. The generation that read The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter opened their own publishing houses.