As construction to revamp the Olympia convention center is due to wrap up over the next year or so, the London Book Fair will move to Excel in east London starting in 2027, scheduled for March 16–18. The move is part of a multi-year deal. LBF tried Excel for one year in 2006, when it was widely disliked (and briefly gave rise to plans for a competitive event organized in London in the Frankfurt Book Fair). The Fair details their unusual set of priorities in a statement, “After careful and extensive consultation with the industry, the LBF Advisory Board felt […]
