Book Fairs

50 exhibitors from Spain, Italy, France, Denmark, and Germany show treasures of the trade from incunabula to modern illustrated books. The Barcelona International Antiquarian Book Fair is supported by the Spanish Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (AILA) and located in the beautiful Casa Batlló, a masterpiece of architecture built by Antoni Gaudi.

The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan the book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state's public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996; the Festival has quickly evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country, annually hosting over 200 Texas and nationally known authors.

NIBF 2010 International Conference will focus on: Publishing, Education and the Global Economic Trend. The aim of the Conference is to examining the roles publishing and education can play to impact positively on the subsisting global economic trend. Experts in Finance, Manufacturing and the Book sectors from Nigeria and outside the country will dissect this all important theme on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Afe Babalola Auditorium, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

The 2010 Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is one of the oldest and most respected antiquarian book shows in the country. It will take place November 12 through November 14, 2010, at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center.

Over 120 rare book dealers from the United States, England, Germany and The Netherlands are expected to exhibit and sell rare, collectible and antiquarian books, modern first editions, manuscripts, autographs, maps, atlases, and a plethora of other literary ephemera. Fine and decorative prints will also be featured

The appointment with the Salone returns every year in May at Lingotto, the famous Fiat plant with the spiral ramp and roof-top test track, a masterpiece of industrial archaeology. Designed between 1915 and 1922 and admired by Le Corbusier, since 1985 it has been transformed by Renzo Piano into an exhibition, conference and commercial centre.