The annual Helsinki Book Fair For 2020 was done completely electronically this year. You still had the chance to see everything - but from home this year.
By getting a full time ticket it was possible to see hundreds of shows either live or afterwards until the 8th of November. Though there were some technical difficulties, I was able to see everything I wanted to, and hopefully so could everyone else!
If you’ve seen my book fair posts from previous years (2019, 2018, 2017) I usually overview what the theme was and what I saw, with an emphasis on the books I saw and got. This year my experience was completely different, and not just the fact that it was online. This year I wanted to actually watch the shows, and almost skimmed through the books I saw. (Don’t get me wrong though, I now have a longer tbr list!)
Some of the shows I saw:
- True Crime (as a concept, ethics, audio format)
- Miika Nousiainen (new book, and humorous talk of regular people)
- Thomas Kyrö (10-year book character anniversary)
- Lars Kepler (new book, writing as a couple)
- Perttu Pölönen (first book, future if technology and being prepared for changes)
+ others e.g. being an audiobook reader, Jo Nesbo and Tarja Halonen
I definitely enjoyed being able to see so many shows, with lots of variety and I look forward to next year like always.
Thank you again to @helsinginkirjamessut for the tickets!
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