• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Jadirah Sarmad

Jadirah Sarmad

Makeup Blog

  • Home
  • About
  • Categories
    • Beauty
    • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Food
  • Contact
  • Disclosure*

16th Karachi International Book Fair Haul

January 4, 2022

After taking pride in attending the Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF), held at the Expo Center, for fourteen years straight, the record was sadly broken when I moved to Germany back in 2019. Albeit, it was in the pursuit of higher studies, I still wished I could be there as I have always looked forward to this book fair since childhood as my happy place. Luckily, I am in town this time around and due to the pandemic, there was no book fair held last year so the fifteenth KIBF has been the only one that I have had to miss so far.

16th Karachi International Book Fair Book Haul
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy
Kamila Shamsie Books

I will be going back to Deutschland soon and due to the luggage limitations, I was not really planning on buying more than a couple of books yesterday. However, you guessed it, I totally ended up going overboard. After all, it is always hard to resist a good book sale. Liberty Books has always been my go-to stop for most of my book purchases so naturally, this year was no different. So from Liberty Books, I got myself the following:

  1. Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi) – the excerpt seemed interesting and I think I have been unintenationally gravitating quite a bit towards Japanese/Asian authors as of late.
  2. Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami) – Murakami is a living legend and over the years his work has really grown on me. I enjoy reading his rich plots so of course I had to pick this one up. I hope someday I would learn Japanese and appreciate his novels even more in their original form.
  3. 21 lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari) – This was actually my dad’s pick for me and it seems interesting enough to tickle my fancy.
  4. In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Daniyal Mueenuddin) – I love reading books by Pakistani/Desi authors particularly in English as I feel we do not have enough representation globally and I look for relatable content in their work so that I can also share it with my friends from other parts of the world. Speaking of Pakistani authors, last but not the least, and in fact, my most sought after purchase happens to be
  5. Kartography (Kamila Shamsie), the book that I have been searching for years has finally become mine. Handsdown, Kamila Shamsie is my all time favourite. I just love the way she words every scenario in her books and at this point, I am an avid collector of all her work.
Liberty Books Haul

Then my next obvious stop was Paramount Books, the place which once filled my childhood library with all sorts of books. Back in the day we always used to go to the Paramount book fair as well, which takes place in early September, around the same time as the beginning of the school term in Pakistan. Things have changed since and their range is rather limited for me as an adult. Nonetheless, I still love visiting their stall and picking up a couple of books as a customary tradition if nothing more. So from Paramount Books, I bought the following:

  1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor) and as you know from my past KIBF haul how much I love reading Horrible Histories (Terry Deary) even as a grown adult, I ended up picking
  2. Savage Stone Age and
  3. Cut-Throat Celts. However, only after coming home, I realized that I already have the latter from a previous KIBF haul and now I am planning on passing down this extra copy of Cut-Throat Celts to my baby cousin.
Paramount Books Haul

Last but not the least, it was a day of book shopping so I ended up picking up a few covers from roadside sellers in Karachi as well on my way back. I guess I managed to get my hands on some absolute gems which are as follows:

  1. Home Body (Rupi Kaur) – Now I have only read Milk and Honey from the poet previously and I thought it was half decent. Though I am more of a fan of how she performs her poetry on stage. Nonetheless, I still wanted to add this book to my collection.
  2. Everything is Fucked (Mark Manson) – This is another book that I just wanted to add to my collection since I have already read the first one from the author.
  3. Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green) – I have been trying to get my hands on this title for ages since I am a huge John Green fan and his book Looking for Alaska will always remain my absolute favourite. I am so glad I finally found Will Grayson, Will Grayson in Karachi!
  4. The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green) – This has been one of the top recommendations as of late and of course, I will always pick every John Green book ever so I am super excited to give this a read!
  5. Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami) – You best believe that I will also always collect Murakami and get lost in his surreal stories.
More books….

Share with me what have you been reading lately and what do you recommend this month?

Tweet
Share
Pin
Share

Share this post

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: book haul, KIBF

Related Posts

My Birthday Haul!

What Has Changed In My 6 Years of Blogging?

Guest Post: The Zahir

Masood Alam, an inspiring artist of the Pakistan Music Industry
Axe Unite 48h Fresh Deo / Body Spray Review

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

Search this blog

Follow me!

Subscribe

Get my posts in your email!

No spam, guaranteed!

Featured post

Sculpt She Body Shaper Helps You Fit Into Your Favorite Outfit

It's alright if you haven't had time to work out or go for a jog for quite a while and your favourite dress has become too tight! We all get … Read More about Sculpt She Body Shaper Helps You Fit Into Your Favorite Outfit

Categories

Archives

Subscribe to my newsletter!

Sign up to get my latest posts delivered straight to your mailbox.

No spam, guaranteed!

zakhmi colour hai, baji - iykyk ✨🔥✨ Makeup zakhmi colour hai, baji - iykyk ✨🔥✨

Makeup Details

Base 🤍:
@elfcosmeticsgermany poreless putty primer
@revlonprofessional_de Photo Ready Airbrush Effect foundation (004 Nude)
@nyxcosmetics_de Can't Stop Won't Stop Concealer (Neutral Tan & Medium Olive)
@beautifybyamna_ Translucent Loose Powder

Eyes, Blush, Highlight 🌸:
@morphebrushes x @jaclynhill Vol 2 Palette
(Heart On, Taliya)
@maccosmeticsgermany Oh Darling Highlight
@lorealpro Air Volume Mega Mascara
@primark.beauty The Edge Flutter false eyelashes

Eyebrow 🤨:
@anastasiabeverlyhills Dip Brow Pomade (Medium Brown)

Lips 💋:
@notecosmetics_de Matte Moist Lipgloss (Femme Fatale) topped with Heart On eyeshadow

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

#makeuplover #morphebabe #norvina #jadirah #redlips #redeyeshadow #jaclynhill #gameofportraits
It's not every day when the sun shines bright in G It's not every day when the sun shines bright in Germany. It's not every day when one goes to a ~500-year-old fortress.

#jülich #zitadelle
Fly, forget about the reasons why you can't in lif Fly, forget about the reasons why you can't in life and start to try! ✨

@swing.khi
Coconut Grove photo dump ~ indulged into a fine di Coconut Grove photo dump ~ indulged into a fine dining experience at @cgpakistanofficial today and happy to report that it was nothing short of wonderful! ✨

A detailed review will be up on my blog jadirahsarmad.com shortly but here's a mini one for my insta buddies.

First off, absolutely loved the ambiance and the whole modern aesthetic. I just wish it opened a bit sooner than 7 PM in the evening so that we could get better daylight shots since the place is very instagrammable!

The food was scrumptious! We ordered Crab Rangoon, which was a platter of crab and cheese stuffed wontons, Red Thai Curry, Moroccan Chicken, Kunafa and Chili Lemonade. The latter three stood out to me the most since I loveee everything sweet and spicy. Though I would say that overall the menu was not very extensive, especially when it comes to continental dishes. On the contrary, there were quite a few desi cuisine choices including BBQ platters. This does make Coconut Grove an ideal place to dine at with family and friends as there's at least something that tickles everyone's fancy!

My outfit is from @j.junaidjamshed that I got a couple of years back for eid and the end of the photo dump includes my super cute and traditional @regalshoesstore khussas! 💖

#coconutgrove #karachidiaries
Wishing a very merry Christmas to everyone's who's Wishing a very merry Christmas to everyone's who's celebrating! 🎄 And of course, Happy Quaid-e-Azam Day to all my fellow Pakistanis! 🤍💚🤍

I am mostly traveling during this time of the year and even though we have not been able to make any proper plans due to 'rona dhona for a while, I feel so blessed to be in my hometown with my fam this time around! 👯‍♀️✨

Happy Holiday, everyone! 🤩

Photo Credit 📸: @thevaharikrishnan
I shall mourn you like death, then erase every mem I shall mourn you like death, then erase every memory little by little until there's nothing left to feel. 🌿

Have you watched my latest video featuring all such crazy cool coloured contact lenses from @eyefreshgo? 

If not, head over to YouTube: Jadirah (clickable link in bio)

p.s. get to know more about discount and deals too

Eye Makeup:
@jamescharles x @morphebrushes Artist palette
@juviasplace Zulu Palette
@maybelline_de Total Temptation mascara
@beautifybyamna_ Bonjour #2 False lashes

Photo Credit 📸: @thevaharikrishnan
Follow on Instagram

Footer

  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Disclosure*
Copyright © 2022 Jadirah SarmadBack to Top