The Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), Taiwan’s largest annual literary event, which attracted 580,000 visitors in 2019, is officially postponed as fears about the coronavirus 2019-nCoV epidemic grow. Initially scheduled to commence February 4 through 9, the dates May 7-12 have been set for the event, which must be seen as bravely optimistic given the … Continue reading Taiwan’s international book fair the first major publishing casualty of the coronavirus