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Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free

The Big Bad Wolf book sale has opened at Sharjah Expo Centre. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National

The sale is open daily from 10am to midnight until January 7

Founded in Malaysia in 2009, the Big Bad Wolf book sale has since toured the world

More than a million titles are on sale

Bookworms can look forward to discounts of up to 85 per cent off books' recommended retail price

Big Bad Wolf has since toured 37 cities in 15 countries, from Cambodia to Hong Kong and Pakistan to the Philippines

Visitors browse titles at the sale

Big Bad Wolf Books first came to the UAE in 2018 and has proved hugely popular since then

The sale in Dubai last year, after a two-year hiatus, was so popular that it remained open for 24 hours

Sharjah is playing host to the sale for the first time

Bookworms will find all kinds of genres, from science fiction to children's books

Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free

The Big Bad Wolf book sale has opened at Sharjah Expo Centre. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National

The sale is open daily from 10am to midnight until January 7

Founded in Malaysia in 2009, the Big Bad Wolf book sale has since toured the world

More than a million titles are on sale

Bookworms can look forward to discounts of up to 85 per cent off books' recommended retail price

Big Bad Wolf has since toured 37 cities in 15 countries, from Cambodia to Hong Kong and Pakistan to the Philippines

Visitors browse titles at the sale

Big Bad Wolf Books first came to the UAE in 2018 and has proved hugely popular since then

The sale in Dubai last year, after a two-year hiatus, was so popular that it remained open for 24 hours

Sharjah is playing host to the sale for the first time

Bookworms will find all kinds of genres, from science fiction to children's books

Entry to Big Bad Wolf Sharjah is free

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