Are books becoming a rare species in the face of digital predominance?
This year, Ljubljana, the world book capital, will be all about making books cool. The digital era and the flood of electronic media aside, the fact is people still read and love books. There is something deeply intimate about curling up under a duvet with a good book. Try doing that with a laptop – not the same thing. Ljubljana has a long and rich literary history. As the capital and the country’s cultural hub, it has been home to Slovenia’s most prominent writers. The city boasts a wealth of bookshops, book-related festivals and events. Bookshops are mushrooming all over town and the trend shows no signs of stopping. From huge department store-like bookshops, to intimate personal ones for true connoisseurs, everyone can find their own favourite shop. Books are respected items. To throw a book away seems unimaginable; they have to be sold second hand, given as a present or otherwise recycled and reused. Old book sales are really popular; there are at least six working second-hand book
