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Gothenburg Book Fair draws more than 106,000 visitors this year
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Gothenburg Book Fair draws more than 106,000 visitors this year

The interest in the Gothenburg Book Fair this year appears to have been great - the number of registered visits reached over 106,000. Over a hundred thousand
Jamaica Kincaid receives standing ovation at Gothenburg book fair
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Jamaica Kincaid receives standing ovation at Gothenburg book fair

Quietly and with dignity, Jamaica Kincaid accepted the book fair's honorary award, The Mermaid, and was greeted with a standing ovation.
Gothenburg Book Fair opens after new row over Israel-linked program items
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Gothenburg Book Fair opens after new row over Israel-linked program items

The book fair has been inaugurated, just like last year, after debate and a police report over the Sweden-Israel Friendship Association's program items. It is important to be able to meet and talk, says the association's chairman, David Lega
Book Fair's Mermaid 2026 award goes to Jamaica Kincaid
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Book Fair's Mermaid 2026 award goes to Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid will receive the Book Fair's major literary prize, the Mermaid 2026. The 76-year-old, a perennial Nobel Prize nominee, will travel to Gothenburg to receive the award in September
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