Karachi International Book Fair is my most awaited event of the year and I have been able to attend all of the 11 held till date. This time around, it happened a bit early, that is in November 2015 rather than December but due to my finals and then an out of town trip I could not post my haul earlier. As usual, once inside, I went crazy, especially at Liberty books and loaded my baskets with dozens of books I have been wanting to read. While some of the books were suggestions, I bought most of the books from some of the popular authors as I feel there is still a lot for me to explore.
In fact, apart from Liberty, there was only one other stall I shopped at and that was Oxford, from where I picked a collection of Urdu poetry books. My father already has a vast collection from numerous famous poets but I just thought these would be easier for me to go through. I chose 7 popular poets, but there were a lot more options.
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| Urdu Poetry Books from Oxford University Press Pakistan R-L/T-B: Bahadurshah Zafar, Zauq, Zafar Ali Khan, Sahir Lodhyanvi, Shibli, Mir Asar, Nazir Akbar Abadi |
Even though I have already read the book, thanks to Noor Unnahar from Noor’s Place, I bought Manuscript Found in Accra to add to my personal shelf. I just feel that it is a must have and you can read more of my thoughts on it here.
I was lucky to get my hands on the set of 20 Minute Manager from Harvard Business Review Press that too for a bargain at 10,000 PKR whereas its actual worth is over 24,000 PKR. Other than these, I wanted to complete some of my book collections from authors like Robert Galbraith, Khaled Hosseini, and John Green so I got whatever I could find from them. Liberty was too crowded this time and there was hardly any space to move so I couldn’t find Will Grayson, Will Grayson but still managed to find Paper Towns by John Green.
Elif Shafak has been another popular author as of late so I picked three books from her; Black Milk, Forty Rules of Love, and The Bastard of Istanbul.
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| L-R/T-B: 20 Minute Manager, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Paper Towns, Black Milk, Forty Rules of Love, The Bastard of Istanbul |
Kartography by Kamila Shamsie is one book that I have been looking for ages but it is now hard to get hold of since it is no longer published. However, this time, I spotted two other books from the author so I had to get them. In the City of Gold and Silver by Kenize Mourad seems like another interesting read pertaining to the subcontinental culture and I want to read more mature writers now. So, this made me get another book from Murakami as well and just one chick lit from Sophie Kinsella that too on a recommendation, because if your read my 2015 Has Made Me Realize blog post, you know I am over that genre.
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| L-R/T-B: A God In Every Stone, In The City By The Sea, The Silkworm In the City of Gold and Silver, Shopaholic to the Stars, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running |
That is pretty much all I got and there are some books that I will be borrowing from my brother’s shelf too. If any of you guys attended KIBF or any such book fairs recently, let me know what you got! 🙂
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I use to love book fair, spend hours on book stalls…..thanks for letting me know about it. Would visit it.
Kanwal Ikram's Blog
It surely is my favourite place to be at..more than makeup shopping! 😀
WOAH! I am currently reading The Bastard of Istanbul and loving it so far (It's almost finished). Elif Shafak is brilliant with her words. I have yet to read Forty Rules of Love. As her other book, The Architect's Apprentice, was a WONDERFUL book. Her stories are quite long and meticulous though.
Noor | Noor's Place
I will have to pick that up next time then if you say so!
currently reading paper towns :))
I have heard from most people that it is their favourite book by John Green! 🙂
you had lovely collection…..I wish to have this hobby
Haha, it's never too late! 🙂
You have picked some good reads 🙂 hope one day I can sip my coffee and have ample time to read a book :p
Awww, I can understand how busy life can get with age!
Woww .. amazing haul .. love your picks dear .. thank you for sharing dear ♡♡
Makeupoholics
Glad you like it! x
I've never been to a book fair before! You've made me want to go to one though. Looks like you picked up a great selection of books as well, I've been meaning to read Paper Towns!
The Velvet Black | UK Style & Beauty Blog
I have heard so much about it that I had to get it! 🙂
I love all the books you got, we've got some very similar taste in literature and I'd love to know what you thought of books by Khaled Hosseini, Elif Shafak and Murakami!
Happy Reading!
I like Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner, Elif is new for me and Murakami has quite a diverse style than usual.
I've adored Khaled Hosseini ever since I read the Kite Runner. He is a brilliant storyteller. I've also finished reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Mountains Echoed. I invest too much emotion in all of his books. Would love to read more of him. I envy your book haul! I need to go to a bookfair, soon, too!
That is what is holding me back a bit from picking up one of his books, his words bring it all before my eyes. I hope you get to go to a book fair soon! 🙂