by Jeremy Carson
The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) kicked off its 54-date annual calendar of fairs at York Racecourse with what it bills as the UK’s biggest one-day event of its type.
Visitor numbers exceeded 1000 for the first time – up 25% on last year – bolstered by an impressive number of younger buyers. The view along the aisles was regularly punctuated by pink hair and piercings. Book collecting is not just a sport for the middle-aged: the internet and the vogue for retro is helping to pull in the millennials.