Book fairs

It's a common question in our constantly evolving digital world: are publishers adapting quickly enough? Yet through a decade of rapid technological change, a global recession, and ever-shifting consumer expectations, the global book business has shown its resilience. And one needs look no further than the Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two. for an example of the industry's strength.

The Bologna Children's Book FairThe Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world. 2018 has been a broadly positive event, with non-fiction on the rise and the UK market's Middle Grade mania continuing, though Bonnier Publishing's shock decision to shutter its Australian children's division sent ripples of concern through the halls.

A personal view of this year's London Book Fair from BookBrunch joint editor Neill Denny

Frankly, I thought this was one of the better LBFs of recent years. Inevitably, there are flies in the ointment, and I'll come to those later, but let's start with the pluses.  Read more

The Zimbabwe Book Fair, once the key event in African publishing, has recently declined. This year, a focus on growing the knowledge economy is giving it new life.

At The Herald, Stanely Mushava covered the opening of this year's Zimbabwe International Book Fair, which opened on Monday with the theme "Growing the Knowledge Economy through Research, Writing, Publishing, and Reading."  Read more