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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Shaffi

What will we be reading next year? Five biggest trends from the London book fair

Richard Coles, Shirley Ballas and Richard Osman.
Richard Coles, Shirley Ballas and Richard Osman. Composite: Fabio De Paola/Shutterstock/Getty/Antonio Olmos

After two years off because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the London book fair, one of the biggest international literary events, returned in full force last week.

Publishers, authors and illustrators gathered at Olympia in Kensington to buy and sell the books we will all be reading next year.So what did we learn from the deals made at the fair?

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