Book fairs in Bangkok set Oct 17-28

BANGKOK, October 3 (TNA) - People from all ages and walks of life, especially "bookworms", are welcome to visit the Book Expo Thailand, the 32nd of its kind, and the Book Festival for Young People, the 12th of its kind, to be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok during October 17-28. Suchada Sahasakul, President of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat), announced the scheduled Book Expo Thailand & Book Festival for Young People 2018 in the capital on October 2, saying it is the first time that the two book fairs will be organized at the same venue, where members of families of all ages and genders can go along at the same times. "There will be over one million books on public display at 931 booths at the twin fairs, to be located on a vast space of over 20,000 square meters inside the main structure of the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, from 10am to 9pm during the 12-day events and visitors are welcome to buy their chosen books at specially-offered prices", the Pubat president told journalists. According to the Pubat president, there will also be relevant exhibitions, one of which is an imagination of an innovative future library when there will be no longer paper-based books or other documents. Besides, there will be public speeches and forums to be organized as part of the upcoming book fairs and exhibitions. (TNA)