Hall Eight

18. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

Day five – The FAZ blog reaches out to the world

I received an email last night from Mexico City. Macmillan de Mexico published a book with the absolutely scintillating title "Basic Junior Active Context English". It might not win the prize for the oddest title but it must be one of the most boring. Weiterlesen →

18. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

17. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

Day four – The descent of the testes

There is a great tradition throughout the book world of sniggering over strange book titles. The title of this posting was a book published in the 1980s by... Weiterlesen →

17. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

16. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

Day three – Eat, Pray, Love

We had a traditional book fair Wednesday dinner at the much-loved Casanova restaurant. A tip. Ignore the menu and simply ask for the mushrooms followed by loup... Weiterlesen →

16. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

15. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

Day two – E-books

The guest of this year's Fair is Turkey and the theme is e-books. Or is the theme Turkey and the guest an e-book? I know next to nothing about Turkey... Weiterlesen →

15. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

14. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin

Day one – actually my 171st Frankfurt book fair day

In the words of Irving Berlin: The snow is snowing, the wind is blowingBut I can weather the storm!What do I care how much it may storm?I've got my love... Weiterlesen →

14. Okt. 2008
von Richard Charkin