It’s a rendezvous that no bibliophile in Hyderabad wants to miss. Mid-December every year, the Hyderabad Book Fair (HBF) opens the doors to an event that brings much-awaited joy to those in love with books.
The 37th Hyderabad Book Fair is on at NTR Stadium and Saturday saw the crowds starting to swell at the venue from the afternoon itself. From fiction to non-fiction, drama to sci-fi, philosophical discourses to political documentation, the venue has all sorts of compilations.
More than 330 stalls dot the stadium for the book fair which is open till December 29 from 12 noon to 9
pm. Classics to latest, one can thumb through the best of the titles loved by all age groups – from children to the elderly. Some of the participating publishers include Sage, Penguin, PalaPitta, Emesco and the list goes on. There are also discounts offered at the event.
The Hyderabad Book Fair also has lined up literary events, guest sessions with renowned authors, poets, debates and discussions, book launches and also cultural events. And then, there are also food stalls to ensure one does not have to starve while browsing through the huge collection, and picking up works of their choice authors and titles.