Beijing International Book Fair Now Open, After COVID-19 Delay


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By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson After a Sudden Pandemic Postponement [what appeared to be an unexpected short-notice COVID-related postponement] in late August, the 28th [Beijing International Book Fair] is to have gotten underway Tuesday (September 14) to run to Saturday (September 18). While organizers talk of it being “one of the first hybrid international book fairs with physical events since the start of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic ,” there are other major such shows to have done this before now, of course. - [Sharjah International Book Fair was held in the autumn of 2020] , with a reported attendance...