34th edition of Deventer Book Market kicks off on Sunday

Deventer is preparing for the 34th edition of its famous book market. Dozens of stalls of booksellers and antiquarians from all over the country will sell their new and old books along the 6-kilometer-long streets in the city center on Sunday.

The route runs from the Brink via the Zandpoort to the Welle and Onder de Linden. Book stalls will also be set up in the streets around the Lebuïnus church.

The Deventer Book Market is considered the largest in Europe. It attracts more than 100,000 people every year. Last year, the number of visitors was disappointing because it was raining.

The book market is the highlight of the Woordwaarde Festival, a four-day "experience for language lovers" that includes writing workshops, performances, and lectures.

To ensure that children also get a taste of the literary fun on the day, the Deventer Book Market has transformed the "Bird Island" into the "Children's Book Island," which is dedicated to children and children's books. For this event, children's book authors Iven Cudogham and Rob Koops will come and read excerpts from their most popular books and answer questions, the Stentor reports.

Roderic Rosenkamp, who organizes the children's book event on Bird Island, is already looking forward to it, especially as it is the first time such an event has taken place for them: "This is the first time that we have organized something in cooperation with the book market, precisely because there is not much for children and young people to do on this day," he says.

The popular book market opens its doors and book stalls from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to the public.