Art zone, a platform for discussions and a huge selection

FRANKFURT. The 68th book fair has opened.

The Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the leading trendsetters in world book fashion, will run from October 19 to 23. The last two days - in an accessible mode for everyone. In the status of an honored guest - the Netherlands and Flanders. Among the main advantages of this fair are universality in the choice of topics, a huge assortment and an abundance of events, orientation to the global market, and not to some local niche. Among the main directions of the fair are books for children, scientific, educational, antique, culinary publications, literature from Asian countries. Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 will provide a platform for authors choosing a self-publishing format that allows them not to depend on the goodwill or responsiveness of large publishers. The Weltempfang Center is a popular platform for discussions on not only reading issues, but also on many pressing topics: the problem of migrants, European identity and Islam, the Internet and communication.

The instability of demand for paper-based intellectual products dictates the rules of the game, without which it is impossible to stay afloat. Monitoring reader preferences and current trends in this area, the ability to operational transformations. The president of the fair, Juergen Boos, emphasizes in his interviews the need for change, close cooperation and communication between representatives of various creative professions. At the current fair, the art zone debuted in which a huge assortment of books on art is presented. Among the publishers, and this is the trend of recent years, are luxury brands that are also working to expand their areas of activity. Among the presented novelties is a unique catalog of David Hockney’s works with his personal signature. The British artist is one of the star guests of the current fair.

A large number of events, meetings with authors and presentations are provided for professionals and ordinary guests. In the Russian section - about 1000 titles of books of various genres from metropolitan and regional publishers. The exhibition features publications dedicated to the anniversaries of this year - Mandelstam and Bulgakov. Among the authors invited to participate in the Frankfurt Book Fair are Evgeny Vodolazkin, Leonid Yuzefovich, Alexey Makushinsky.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru