The KL Alternative Bookfest 2015 and Art For Grabs


There were controversial book launches, thoughtful forums, quirky art, and award-winning films at this annual meeting of book lovers and culture vultures. Though some food would’ve sealed the deal.

A book fair and a bookfest are not the same thing. Where a fair denotes the simple buying and selling of books, perhaps at discounted or promotional prices, a fest connotes the engaged exchange of books and the ideas they carry.

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