For the first time in the 49-year history of the International Kolkata Book Fair, there is a slim possibility of an official US pavilion coming up at the event this year, the organisers said on Saturday. The fair will be held from January 22 to February 3 at the Central Park grounds in Salt Lake. While Argentina is the theme country of the fair this year, several other nations, including the UK, Germany, France, Australia and Spain are participating. "There will be over 1,000 stalls featuring large and small publishers and booksellers from the state, across the country and from different parts of the world, including several international publishers," Chatterjee said. The US was the theme country of the book fair in 2011.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 12:23 UTC