Case study · Web Development · Publishing
Let Them Know She Is Here
Bilingual English/Arabic book website for Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi's memoir, with an immersive custom design, store links, reviews, events and a stockist finder across 11 countries.
- Industry
- Publishing · Author & book launch
- Location
- Sharjah, UAE · readers worldwide
- Platform
- Custom front end + WordPress REST API
- Services
- Website development, Custom front end, Bilingual EN/AR
The challenge
Where they started
Let Them Know She Is Here: Searching for the Queen of Mleiha is the memoir of Bodour Al Qasimi, the Emirati author, publisher and founder of Kalimat Group, who is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and former President of the International Publishers Association. The book weaves memory, myth and Sharjah's heritage, so its website needed to feel as evocative as the writing, introduce the author, gather reviews and events, point readers to the book in English and Arabic wherever they live, and prepare for the audiobook and journal releases.
Goals
- An immersive design worthy of the book
- Reach readers in English and Arabic
- Lead readers to the book wherever they are
Our solution
What we built
We designed and built a custom, single-page experience in warm desert tones with elegant serif typography, an animated Arabic calligraphy intro and a vinyl-style audiobook player. Content is managed in WordPress and delivered through a dedicated REST API, so the team can update reviews, events and stockists without touching code. The full site is available in English and Arabic with a right-to-left layout and Arabic typefaces, and sections cover the author, the book, the upcoming audiobook and journal with notify-me sign-ups, a store linking to Kalimat's shop, reader reviews, events, social highlights and a stockist finder by country.
Immersive custom design
Desert tones, serif typography and an animated Arabic calligraphy intro that set the mood of the book.
English & Arabic
The whole site in both languages, with a right-to-left Arabic version and dedicated Arabic fonts.
Author profile
Bodour Al Qasimi's story and credentials, from UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador to former IPA President.
Audiobook player
A vinyl-style audiobook section with chapter artwork and a notify-me sign-up ahead of release.
Journal pre-launch
A coming-soon companion journal with its own notify-me sign-up.
Store
English and Arabic editions with order links to the publisher's online shop.
Reader reviews
A carousel of reviews from authors, critics and readers, plus a way to share a review.
Events
Book launches, signings and readings, from SIBF to the Polish edition.
Social highlights
A carousel of Instagram reels from readers and creators talking about the book.
Where to find the book
Stockists organised by country, across 11 countries in the region and beyond.
Results
The outcome
2
Languages, with a full right-to-left Arabic version
11
Countries listed in the stockist finder
3
Formats presented: book, audiobook and journal
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A closer look
On mobile
Tech stack
Tools & platforms
Front end
- Custom single-page front end
Content
- Custom REST API
Languages
- English + Arabic (RTL)
- Google Fonts
Social
Hosting
- LiteSpeed
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