Bibliophiles make a beeline for Load the Box book fair in Chandigarh
Hindustan TimesTricity bibliophiles, the one-of-its-kind book fair, Load the Box, is back at Lajpat Rai Bhawan in Chandigarh till April 16. Book lovers can pick and choose from over 10 lakh carefully curated new and pre-owned books available in multiple genres One can buy a box and fit as many books as they can in it, as long as it closes flat. Book lovers can pick and choose from over 10 lakh carefully curated new and pre-owned books available in multiple genres including fantasy, romance, crime, non-fiction, self-help books, young adult, children’s books, etc. On the decline of reading habits in the social media age, Rahul Pandey, co-founder of Delhi-based start-up Kitab Lovers, which is organising the event, says, “I don’t think there’s much decline. Also, book-reading culture keeps growing strong despite the digital media onslaught.” “This is because a large section of readers still prefer reading physical books because of the touch and feel associated with it.
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