London Book Fair 2016 was ‘a testament to publishing's twin pillars: optimism and indefatigability'

Dotti Irving from four - colman getty writes: If you ever thought that the book was dead – and there are quite a few of you out there – you would have done well to visit the London Book Fair at Olympia earlier this month. Olympia, drenched in sunshine for all five days of the fair, was positively humming with activity. Wherever you turned, deals were being struck, authors were being feted, glasses were being raised. As Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller commented, London 2016 was ‘a testament to publishing's twin pillars: optimism and indefatigability.’ Read  More