Three reasons it's good to be a book lover in Bangkok right now
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Fairies are hiding free books around Bangkok
The Book Fairies is an international movement that leapt into life in March this year, in which people leave books in public places for others to discover. The campaign, which grabbed headlines when British actress Emma Watson left copies of books like Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou on London's Underground, has since spread to more than 26 countries—and now Bangkok. Already there have been reports of titles like Tuesdays with Morrie, The Little Prince and Cat in the Rain and Other Selected Short Stories popping up at events like TEDxBangkok and BTS stations like Siam and Sala Daeng. The Book Fairies Bangkok group announces its titles and drop-off locations via social media, namely Faceook, Twitter and Instagram. After finishing a book, readers are then supposed to share the love by passing it on to others.
We're about to get an art book fair
The city's independent and small publishers will converge on Sathorn next month for the first Bangkok Art Book Fair. The event taking place on Sep 7-10 at Bangkok CityCity Gallery (13/3 Sathorn Soi 1) will feature 28 exhibitors from Bangkok including names like screenprint studio The Archivist, Japan-born design space FabCafe, design magazing Art4D and rising illustrators Tae Parvit x MM. x Bloody Hell Big Head. Aside from art book launches, the event promises a series of talks and lectures, though the complete schedule is yet to be confirmed. The activities start at 6pm on Sep 7 and run from 1-9pm on Sep 8-10. Admission is B60 per day. See more event details here.
There's a 24-hour book sale going on
Held for the first time in Bangkok last year, The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns for its second edition this Aug 11-27 offering more than three million English-language books at heavily discounted prices. The 17-day event will take place 24 hours a day at Hall 9 (Impact Forum) at Impact Muangthong Thani giving book lovers a chance to pore over fiction and non-fiction titles covering cooking, sports, children books, graphic novels and much more, all at 60-80-percent discount. This self-described biggest book sale in the world originated in Malaysia before moving onto Indonesia and Thailand. The event can be reached via taxi or Impact Link van service from BTS Mo Chit (exit no.4) or MRT Chatuchak (exit no.3).
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