Geneva Book and Press Fair, Switzerland
6 – 10 March
The Geneva Book Fair brings together readers, authors, publishers and booksellers every spring for five days.
The largest publishers’ fair in French-speaking Switzerland, it also strongly carries the literary news of its country thanks to the presence of numerous authors and publishers, numerous Swiss authors and publishers.
Website: https://salondulivre.ch/
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