Frankfurt Book Fair 2021: A Quieter Affair

After a year's hiatus as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two. returned October 20-22 as a hybrid event, featuring a mix of online programming, in-person presentations, exhibit halls, and the agents center. The number of participants for the in-person fair was significantly scaled down from previous years, with daily capacity limited to 25,000 to accommodate social distancing. In all 36,000 trade visitors from 105 countries attended the fair. A further 37,500 private visitors from 85 countries also attended. More than 2,013 companies from 80 countries participated, as part of the Literary and Agents Center, rented one of the fair's new workstations, or rented a booth. By way of comparison, the 2019 fair attracted more than 300,000 people and 7,500 exhibitors.