The Leipzig Book Fair is focusing on common ground and cohesion with its program this year. The fair's motto "Where stories connect us" sends the message that readers are part of a community, said Director Astrid Böhmisch. "We were and are a huge community event."
Around 2,000 events are on the program at the fair and the accompanying "Leipzig liest" festival from 19 to 22 March. These include numerous readings, as well as discussion panels and award ceremonies. In terms of exhibitor numbers, the trade fair is slightly "above the previous year", when 2,040 exhibitors were in Leipzig. This is a great vote of confidence from the industry, said Böhmisch.
