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Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free
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The Big Bad Wolf book sale has opened at Sharjah Expo Centre. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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The sale is open daily from 10am to midnight until January 7
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Founded in Malaysia in 2009, the Big Bad Wolf book sale has since toured the world
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More than a million titles are on sale
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Bookworms can look forward to discounts of up to 85 per cent off books' recommended retail price
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Big Bad Wolf has since toured 37 cities in 15 countries, from Cambodia to Hong Kong and Pakistan to the Philippines
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Visitors browse titles at the sale
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Big Bad Wolf Books first came to the UAE in 2018 and has proved hugely popular since then
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The sale in Dubai last year, after a two-year hiatus, was so popular that it remained open for 24 hours
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Sharjah is playing host to the sale for the first time
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Bookworms will find all kinds of genres, from science fiction to children's books
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Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free
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The Big Bad Wolf book sale has opened at Sharjah Expo Centre. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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The sale is open daily from 10am to midnight until January 7
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Founded in Malaysia in 2009, the Big Bad Wolf book sale has since toured the world
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F4IES3P6INCEHL6DZTJDBBNHNY.jpg?smart=true&auth=3211aa0a18c25979cd725261527d1388a60c9833cbda1ce7d8c52a4e9786c0cd&width=400&height=225)
More than a million titles are on sale
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Bookworms can look forward to discounts of up to 85 per cent off books' recommended retail price
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Big Bad Wolf has since toured 37 cities in 15 countries, from Cambodia to Hong Kong and Pakistan to the Philippines
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HWYM5WV4LJAT7P6UR4PXRC5E7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=2737359b4a81ad9074374ab1282651fe53ef905c15b2dae1b9edd0337286eae5&width=400&height=225)
Visitors browse titles at the sale
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Big Bad Wolf Books first came to the UAE in 2018 and has proved hugely popular since then
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7MT3WLNCKBGQZJPSKT4VVRKWKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=364dc57e4d4910112f90a368e198fe9591d802cd0b43b49d2222847d97dd629d&width=400&height=225)
The sale in Dubai last year, after a two-year hiatus, was so popular that it remained open for 24 hours
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Sharjah is playing host to the sale for the first time
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Bookworms will find all kinds of genres, from science fiction to children's books
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Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free
Globetrotting Big Bad Wolf book fair makes Sharjah debut on UAE return
Promoted as 'the world's biggest book sale', the event is set to feature more than a million titles and huge discounts
David Tusing
19 December, 2023
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