A Book Fair

A book fair is an event focused on the sale and display of all kinds of books. It has become very popular nowadays. In fact a book fair is regarded as an occasion of great festivity to the book lovers. The tradition of book fair originated from Bangla Academy which meant to commemorate the language movement. A book fair usually held in the winter season on an open place in most of the major cities of the country. It is organized by various institutions on various occasions namely the martyrs’ day, the victory day, the Independence Day, etc. The leading publishers of the country set up stalls of their recent publications as well as old ones. Some importers of foreign books also set their own stalls. Thus a book fair usually becomes a meeting place of a large number of attractive and well-decorated book stalls. Various kinds of books novels, poetical works and science fictions are mainly presented in a book fair. A festive look prevails all around. The prominent poets, artists, intellectuals of the country gather there and take part in the seminars and cultural programs. The most important thing about a book fair is that is can play an important role in developing the habit of reading books among the people. At the fairs, people can buy books on tempting commission. Thus book-fairs widen the forum of reading public. People can also find shops selling snacks at the corner of a fair. It is a tool to spread culture, education and knowledge. It changes our viewpoint on life and widens our domain of learning. After all book fairs are a noble enterprise and it can prove a success.