Leipzig Book Fair: Visitor record and exciting events on Saturday!

Leipzig Book Fair: Visitor record and exciting events on Saturday!

The Leipzig Book Fair is enthusiastic this year with an impressive number of visitors. On Saturday, the most visitor day, long snakes formed before admission, while waiting times were also recorded on the previous days. Felix Wisotzki, spokesman for the fair, reported on the enormous rush on Saturday and noticed a change in visitor behavior: Many guests came to opening at 10:00 a.m. on time, which led to traffic jams at the admission. With around 96,000 visitors on the first two days - around 8,000 more than at half -time in the previous year - the fair enjoyed far -reaching popularity. It is still open until Sunday.

Norway as a host country

This year Norway functions as a host country of the Leipzig Book Fair under the motto "Dream in Spring". The opening of the Norwegian host country stand took place on the first day of the fair in the presence of the Norwegian Cultural and Equal Opportunities Minister Lubna Jaffery as well as the authors Maja Lunde and Karl Ove Knausgård. Almost 50 other Norwegian authors take part in over 80 events in Leipzig, which strengthens the connection to the Nordic literature.
The central point of contact for the Norwegian literary and cultural scene is the Schaubühne Lindenfels, which also remains open until Sunday.

diverse program and award ceremonies

This year's program includes many highlights, including a signing lesson with the musician and author Bela B. Felsenheimer and a author talk with the bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek. Several prizes were awarded on the first two days of the fair, including the Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair and the Alfred Kerr Prize for Literature Critics. The nominees for the German Youth Literature Prize were also announced. In addition, the newly introduced Franz Hessel Prize for contemporary literature was presented to German and French-speaking authors.

A new discursive conversation forum deals with the topics "Man and AI: beautiful new world?" And invites you to discuss current social debates. In addition, the Audiowelt offers live experiences with prominent speakers and hearing islands for new audio productions at the fair. The Manga-Comic-Con (MCC) takes place in parallel to the book fair, which ensures additional entertainment with signs, readings, workshops and shows.

Book lovers and specialist audience have the opportunity to discover the innovations of spring until the last day of the fair on Sunday. The high number of visitors shows the growing interest in literature and cultural events in Germany.

parallel to the Leipzig Book Fair, numerous other literary events take place throughout Germany, such as the Speyer.lit in Speyer and reading. Listening in Mannheim, which also underline the importance of book fairs and literary events.

For more information about the Leipzig Book Fair, please visit Kleine Zeitung , Leipziger Buchmesse and Schöne Books .