French Book Fair
COVID-19: Main French book fair canceled for 2nd year
Paris/UNI: France’s biggest book fair Livre Paris will not take place for a second year in a row due to persisting COVID-19 concerns, the organizers said.
The country's main literary event had been held in Paris every March since 1981 but the French Publishers Association broke with that long tradition last spring after the pandemic began.
"Livre Paris 2021, which was initially set for March, was first delayed until the end of May due to the evolution of the COVID-19 epidemic. The decision to annul the fair this year was eventually made because it seemed impossible to mobilize thousands of people… at a later date," a statement read.
Some 160,000 visitors, 3,000 authors as well as publishers, government officials and other stakeholders from 50 countries were expected to attend. The organizers said they hoped to celebrate the literary arts next year.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
