Our visitors want to meet authors, discover new books and immerse themselves in all kinds of topics. This provides tremendous opportunities for publishers to find new readers and generate interest in their books", says Astrid Boehmisch, Director of the Leipzig Book Fair.
Listening options such as audiobooks and podcasts continue to enjoy increasing popularity, and social media channels such as BookTok, Bookstagram and BookTube have become significant in accelerating awareness of the book market. Genres such as "Young Adult" and "Romantasy" are favourites with young readers, and fantasy, young adult and children's literature represent growing markets.
At the Leipzig Book Fair, new formats are planned to ensure all these trends are on prominent display. How does artificial intelligence affect social interaction? What risks and opportunities can we expect from AI tools?
How can we take a confident and reflective approach to AI? At the next edition of the Leipzig Book Fair, a new and exciting exhibition space is dedicated to these questions and more. In addition, as the major visitor attraction at the last two book fairs, the Open Society Forum will once again provide a platform for discussing the defining issues of our time, including democracy and freedom of speech, social justice and discrimination, and war and integration.
This year's successful design of Halls 1 and 3 will be repeated in The space dedicated to fantasy and children's and young adult literature is directly linked to Manga-Comic-Con in Hall 3. Hall 2 continues to be the main area for books on religion, travel and education, together with textbooks and academic literature. Furthermore, the exhibition space for music, with its wide selection of material for music teachers, is moving to Hall 2 to make it even more attractive to educators.
