Where Books and Business Meet
Global publishers flock each year to a seven-centuries-old institution in Germany June 2008
During my years at Penguin Canada I went to the Frankfurt Book Fair about twelve times. On my first visit, my feet swelled to such an extent that I had to walk around shoeless, in my stocking feet; later experiences included a serious case of food poisoning. I always felt intimidated when I was there: by the Italian women who dressed so beautifully and never looked…