One of the Largest Book Fairs in Europe Opens in Deventer, Netherlands

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For one day each year the renowned 'Boekenmarkt', one of the largest annual book markets in Europe opens in the Netherlands. Literature and poetry abound, and there are special events for children.


Reading about Book Fairs takes me back to the Frankfurt Buchmesse that I had the privilege of getting invited to back in 1999. Held each year in October, it is the largest in the world.

Local as well as international book fairs are held in many countries. I wonder if  there are any statistics available as to a surge of book readership in those countries where they are held. In Pakistan we hear parents and teachers blaming the Internet for the decline in book-reading.