The Department of English was please to participate in a trip to the Jeddah International Book Fair on Thursday 15 December 2022, which was organised by the College of Social Sciences’ Student Club in cooperation with the Deanship of Student Affairs, and with the attendance of over 60 students from the department and under the supervision of a number of its faculty members. The trip has aimed to promote cultural literacy among students and spark a passion for reading by allowing them to explore rare books and recent publications of various literary and scientific disciplines. It has also aimed to offer them an opportunity to learn more about the Book Fair’s cultural program, and all the seminars, workshops and poetry readings lined up for this year.