A book fair is a place where books of various kinds are brought for display and sale.It is a very popular fair.In fact,a book fair is considered to be an occasion of great festivity to the book lovers.It is usually held in the winter season on an open place in most of the major cities of the country.The main thing about a book fair is not sale but display of books on different subjects.It is organized by various institutions on various occasions,namely,Martyrs Day,Victory Day,Independence Day,etc.The leading publishers of the country set up stalls of their recent publications as well as old ones.Various kinds of novels,poetical works and science fictions are available in a book fair.A festive look prevails all around.The renowned artists, poets,intellectuals,etc. gather there and take part in the seminars and cultural programmes.Last year,I paid a visit to the Ekushey Boi Mela,the most popular book fair held on the premises of Bangla Academy.