The ceremony titled “Hafez, the Devotee of Life and Beauty” was held on the evening of Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Ahvaz BookCity, featuring a lecture by Dr. Ghodrat Ghasemipour and a dialogue with Dr. Bahman Saki. The speakers emphasized the multi-layered nature of Hafez’s ghazals and the mirror-like quality of his text, viewing the […]

The first session in Ahvaz BookCity’s new series on translation was held on the evening of Tuesday, October 7, 2025, featuring Dr. Abbas Emam — translator, researcher, and faculty member at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz — and hosted by Jalil Jafari. The discussion focused on how to identify an “outstanding translation,” the relationship between […]

A one-day workshop titled “The Art of Calligraphy in the Age of Technology” was held on the evening of October 11, 2025, at the Royan BookCity Café, organized by the Khat Honar Art Group. Guided by Master Gholian and attended by Dr. Ghasemigarami — sociologist and member of the *Khat Honar* faculty — the session […]

The inaugural *Sand Fox Book Award* concluded with the announcement of its winners in two categories—original fiction and translation. The closing ceremony was held on Friday evening, October 3, 2025, at the Central BookCity. The novels *The Gate of the Dead* by Hamidreza Shahabadi and *Scythe* by Neal Shusterman, translated by Arezoo Moghaddas, were selected […]

Monday, August 11, 2025 — BookCity Central hosted Tamaki Tsukada, Ambassador of Japan to Iran. His half-hour tour of the bookstore’s various sections was accompanied by warm and friendly conversations about books and the future of cultural cooperation between Iran and Japan. The Ambassador began his program with a tour of BookCity Central. Accompanied by […]

Tehran, Iran – The official introduction ceremony for the new Chief Executive Officer of the Book City Institute was held on the evening of Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Members of the board of directors, store managers, and staff gathered at the Central Book City branch to mark this significant transition. The event commenced with a […]

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the Specialized Workshop on Children’s Rights and Business was held at Book City Central in collaboration with UNICEF Iran and the Book City Academy. The event brought together managers, supervisors, and sales personnel from the children’s and young adult sections of Book City bookstores, along with other stakeholders in the […]

The executive secretary of the “Sand Fox Prize” emphasized that adults have been kept from interfering in the award process: “We made every effort to ensure that the screening committee refrained from personal judgments when compiling the book list, so as not to hinder children’s opinions.” Tayebeh Ejei, in an interview with IRNA, spoke about […]

Pedram Alvandi, manager of BookCity Central, says: “At BookCity Central, children are free to do anything, and we are not worried about books or products getting damaged. We consider it part of the cost of running the store.” In an interview with the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA, Persian), Pedram Alvandi discussed the challenges of […]

A unique literary prize—for young readers, chosen by young readers! The Sand Fox Book Award is an innovative literary initiative inviting teenagers to select their favorite book of the year. Held over ten weeks in the summer of 2025, this award will honor one original (Persian) book and one translated title—both selected exclusively by teenage […]

BookCity Institute launches the first edition of the Sand Fox Book Award with a focus on meaningful youth participation. As part of its initiative to design and organize the inaugural Sand Fox Book Award, the Children and Youth Department of BookCity Institute conducted a comparative benchmark study on major international book awards selected by children […]

During the darkest and most turbulent days of war, we stood firm—not just as a cultural institution, but as a sanctuary of light, dialogue, and resilience. With unwavering dedication, BookCity worked to keep the flame of culture alive in every neighborhood and every corner of our land. What you see in this short film is […]

In a groundbreaking move that has sent ripples through Iran’s literary community, Hermes Publishing House hosted an unveiling ceremony for their innovative “Edge of Knowledge” book series on May 3, 2025. This pioneering collection represents one of the first structured attempts in Iran to integrate artificial intelligence into the traditional book translation process. A Bold […]

In a groundbreaking move that signals a new era for the Iranian publishing industry, Hermes Publishing has unveiled its first series of AI-assisted translated books, marking a significant leap forward in the integration of artificial intelligence within literary translation. On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Hermes Publishing, under the leadership of Director Morteza Kardar and Chief […]

In a recent meeting between Ali Jafarabadi, Deputy Director of the Book City Institute, and Archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz, the Vatican’s ambassador to Iran, it was announced that the Persian translation of Pope Francis’s autobiography, Hope, will soon be published in Iran. Jafarabadi expressed his condolences on the passing of Pope Francis, the late leader of […]

Hermes Publishing is poised to release Hope, the Persian translation of Pope Francis’s autobiography, offering Iranian readers a profound glimpse into the life and thoughts of the leader of the Catholic Church. Hope chronicles Pope Francis’s journey from his childhood in Argentina to his ascension to the papacy, exploring his experiences within the Society of […]

In a vibrant celebration of children’s and young adult literature, the BookCity Institute recently hosted the concluding ceremony for the 13th annual Flying Turtle Awards. This esteemed event, a true highlight in Iran’s literary calendar, brought together a passionate community of writers, illustrators, publishers, esteemed jurors, and devoted lovers of children’s books on Tuesday, April […]

The second edition of the Qeshm National Oud Festival reached its final stage, culminating in a series of captivating stage and street performances held on the evening of Wednesday, April 15, 2025 (Farvardin 27 in the Iranian calendar), just ahead of the festival’s official closing ceremony. This festival, a landmark event for Iran’s cultural landscape, […]