Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown and Nicholas Sparks are among the big names descending on Frankfurt this week as the world’s oldest book fair glams up for the Instagram generation, hoping to wow the crowds with “live events” by star authors.
And with France as this year’s guest country it’s not just writers who are getting top billing – President Emmanuel Macron formally opened the fair with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, accompanied by a who’s-who of the French literary scene.
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