The first edition of the Kitchener Kitab Book Fair 2026 arrives in April, Arab Heritage Month, in collaboration with the Levant Foundation. What began as a simple idea, looking for space for the Arabic book beyond major cities, has grown into an initiative and now into a yearly gathering that opens a new window for the book in a city shaped by diversity and held together by culture.

This year, we carry the line “We must therefore read,” not as a decorative slogan, but as a meaning we hold onto. We repeat it with Edward Said, who links reading to a deeper understanding of the world, and to a cultural and intellectual awareness that strengthens our ability to listen, to discern, and to build a free and thoughtful point of view.