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| The newsletter of Frankfurter Buchmesse
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Only a few days until the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018 will open its doors. From conferences for trade visitors to readings by major authors, cooking shows in the Gourmet Gallery, and a new area for children's books – the book fair week is packed to the brim. Here we present some highlights.
Enjoy reading!
Your newsletter editorial team
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| left: Stefan Hertmans, © Thomas Andenmatten; middle: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, © Bundesregierung | Steffen Kugler; right: Ivana Sajko, © Maja Bosnić
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| Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to attend the 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse
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| Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will attend the 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse: In a festive ceremony on Wednesday, 10 October 2018, he will open the Frankfurt Pavilion. Under the title “On Opining. How to Defend Freedom in Turbulent Times”, the Federal President will speak with Croatian author Ivana Sajko and Belgian writer Stefan Hertmans.
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| Tips from the Frankfurter Buchmesse team
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| So many publishers come to the book fair and never get to explore beyond the hall where they exhibit. Try to take at least an hour a day for a book fair safari, and experience other parts of the fair.
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| My advice would be to always wear sensible shoes and plan some time in your calendar for something to eat – if you are hurrying from meeting to meeting, it can be easy to forget lunch.
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About 80% of a visit to
Frankfurter Buchmesse should be planned, with a clear idea of where you’re going and when you need to be there. But set aside 20% of your time to see what else is out there.
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Book fair parties are great
places to meet new people.
Even if you just know one
person there, go along and
they will introduce you to
ten more. Talk to them and extend your network.
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| Add personal highlights to your business trip: Fly in early to visit the reconstructed historic city centre of Frankfurt and join us on the Sunday before the fair for the Kickoff Run.
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| The Frankfurt restaurants get very busy during book fair week, so make sure you get organised and put some reservations in your diary to enjoy the evening with friends and colleagues.
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| © Frankfurter Buchmesse / Alexander Heimann
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Frankfurt Kids: Networking and events for children's books publishers
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| Discover Frankfurt Kids – our new 500 square metre area for children's and young adult media between Hall 5.1 and Hall 6.1. Here you can network with international publishers and companies, learn about new content and trends and take part in interesting events.
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| So much to see: exhibitor highlights
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| #theartsplus18 not only offers an amazing programme with extraordinary speakers, but also an exciting mix of exhibitors. Join us in hall 4.1, take a look at everything, experience and get in touch with all the cool people at the stands. They’ll be happy to chat with you. You might even get the chance to talk to Maya Kodes, the virtual singer …
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| © Georgia Made by Characters
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Discover "Georgia – Made by Characters" on the fairgrounds
and in the city
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| The heart of the Georgian Guest of Honour appearance is the Guest of Honour Pavilion. There you can experience the "characters" of the Georgian alphabet spatially and get to know the special characters of the Georgian authors at exciting events.
Georgia can also be found in THE ARTS+, in the new Frankfurt Pavilion, the Gourmet Gallery, on the Education Stage and in many other places.
Furthermore, Georgia will be present in the city with exhibitions, performances, music, films, readings and culinary delights. And on the Saturday of the fair, a big Georgian party will take place in Atelierfrankfurt: Bassiani@Frankfurt with DJs from one of the most popular clubs in Tbilisi!
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| © Frankfurter Buchmesse / Bernd Hartung
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| First-hand information from publishing experts
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| Which revenue models really work and can subscription models increase sales? How do publishers adapt to the demand for audio content? At Frankfurter Buchmesse’s trade conferences, industry players, including Charlie Redmayne (CEO of HarperCollins UK), provide insights and expert information. Get your Business ticket now to be part of THE MARKETS and the Frankfurt Rights Meeting on 9 October and the new Frankfurt Audiobook Conference on 10 October.
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| © Frankfurter Buchmesse / Bernd Hartung
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| Celebrate the up and coming talents in publishing
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| Mark your calendar and join us on 10 October at 5 pm for the Young Talent Reception in the book fair’s Business Club! The Young Talent initiatives of Frankfurter Buchmesse, in cooperation with trade magazines and partners from seven countries, aim to promote up and coming talents of the publishing industry. Celebrate with us the winners of the Young Talent programmes. To participate please register via e-mail: press@book-fair.com.
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| We need to talk: Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Weltempfang
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| What has led to the current trends of populism and anti-political sentiment? How can we develop more positive social perspectives and turn them into reality? With its Weltempfang programme Frankfurter Buchmesse shines a spotlight on urgent and worthwhile topics. Weltempfang is a joint project of Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
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| Attend the award ceremony at Frankfurter Buchmesse
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| The LiBeraturpreis is the only German literary prize to be awarded only to women from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Arab world. In 2018, the Vietnamese writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu will receive it for her collection of stories Endlose Felder (Endless Fields). The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, 13 October 2018, at 4.30 pm at the Weltempfang (Hall 4.1 B 81) at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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| © Frankfurter Buchmesse / Alexander Heimann
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| Food trends and culinary delights
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| Deceleration, zero waste and sustainability are this year's trend themes in the Gourmet Gallery. Visitors can also look forward to cooking shows, tastings, lectures and culinary highlights from all over the world, including Georgia, the Guest of Honour country of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018.
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| © Lars Petter Pettersen, Oda Berby, Ivar Kvaal
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| Guest of Honour 2019: Norway – "The Dream in Us"
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| Next year, Norway will present itself as Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019) with the slogan "The Dream in Us". At this year's book fair, the Norwegians will be giving a taster: on Friday, 12 October 2018, at 7 pm in the Frankfurt Pavilion, the authors Monica Isakstuen, Linn Ullmann, Tomas Espedal and Matias Faldbakken will talk about Norwegian literature. On Sunday, 14 October 2018, at 3.30 pm, in the Guest of Honour Pavilion, the Guest of Honour 2018, Georgia, will be handing over the GuestScroll (symbolising the role of the Guest of Honour) to Norway .
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| Towards a barrier-free fair: Be part of the project “Frankfurter Buchmesse for All”
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No steps or kerbs, but tactile models and large writing instead – in the “test lab” for inclusive design of the research project “Frankfurter Buchmesse for All” (Hall 3.0 K 83), book fair visitors can learn about concepts for reducing barriers at the book fair, try out an almost barrier-free stand design and provide feedback. The stand is also connected to a barrier-free café.
The aim of the research project “Frankfurter Buchmesse for All” by Frankfurter Buchmesse and Technische Universität Darmstadt is to improve the accessibility of the book fair for all visitors.
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| © Frankfurter Buchmesse / Marc Jacquemin
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| Open-air feeling at Frankfurter Buchmesse
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| At the Agora, the open space in the centre of the exhibition grounds, Frankfurter Buchmesse turns into a festival. In the new Frankfurt Pavilion and the YOGI TEA® Lesezelt (Reading Marquee), visitors can experience reading events by famous authors and other performances. The new Food Court offers refreshments and culinary highlights. There will also be an art and creative quarter, exhibitors such as Amnesty International, Stadt Lesen and Deutscher Cartoonpreis as well as many authors' signing sessions in the new Signing Boxes. When the weather is fine, the Agora also invites visitors to linger and relax.
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