Highly regarded as the biggest book fair of the entire Asian region, the Colombo International Book Fair 2017, organized by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association for the 19th consecutive year, was inaugurated last week by President Maithripala Sirisena, at the BMICH, Colombo.
The exhibition will run till September 24, from 9 am to 9 pm every day.
The exhibition, which has over 300 local and foreign book stalls, is attended by large crowds every day.
This has been a very popular event in Sri Lanka where adults and children buy novels, non fiction book, textbooks and even exercise books, as there is a wide selection and good discounts. All popular booksellers have stalls at the exhibition.
The best-selling book in the history of the book exhibition was 'Rana Maga Osse Nadikadal' and 'Road to Nadikadal', written by Major General Kamal Gunaratne.
Social events and discussions food stalls and other entertainment and meeting authors are added attractions.
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