2023 UPDATE: The Big Bad Wolf is Back !

The World's Largest Book Fair BIG BAD WOLF is back in Cambodia
Feb 16, 2023

( Phnom Penh) : The World's Largest Book Fair BIG BAD WOLF is back in Cambodia after a hiatus of two years, due to Covid -19 restrictions.

The book fair starts on February 22 and will continue until March 5, 2023 at the Olympia mall and will feature a wide range of great books at affordable prices starting at $ 1. All book lovers from all over Phnom Penh are invited to take the opportunity to purchase books at special discount prices.
The fair is open every day from 9am to midnidnight with multiple options ranging from novels to non-fiction, children's books to books for teens and adults.
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The 2023 Big Bad Wolf Book Fair was declared open yesterday, 22 February, and will be open every day at Olympia Mall in Phnom Penh until 5 March.

Annual National Reading Day to be Celebrated Next Saturday
AKP Phnom Penh, March 02, 2023 --

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in collaboration with its partners, schools, teachers and parents will celebrate the National Reading Day next week to emphasise the significance of reading.

The National Reading Day will be observed on Mar. 11, along with a book fair from Mar. 10 to 12 at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, according to a press release of MoEYS made public yesterday.

The annual celebration, themed this year “Reading is the way for education revolution”, is aimed to cultivate reading habits, promote reading culture, enhance reading and writing skills to contribute to the protection and strengthening of Khmer culture and civilisation.

The winners of reading, poetry and composition of the "Samdech Techo HE Awards" and the winners of the interpretation of literature will be announced on the occasion.

Besides, there will be a research lecture on "Assessing students' learning outcomes in the context of education in the 21st century” by H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of MoEYS, as well as a presentation and a discussion on the importance of reading in the studies.
By Phal Sophanith
AKP

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Cambodia Book Fair back with Khmer author focus
Hong Raksmey | Publication date 05 March 2023 | 20:46 ICT
The Cambodia Book Fair returns on the occasion of the 8th National Reading Day on March 11. The event, which will run from March 10 to 12, is organised by the Cambodia Book Fair commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Ministry of Information.

The fair, which focuses on works by Khmer authors, will be held at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) from 8 am to 8 pm.

Ngin Mischel, coordinator of the fair’s team of volunteers, said the event will feature 110 display stands.

“We have a wide range of books, from children’s books to novels in Khmer and English, but our focus is on Khmer poets, who make up around 70 per cent of the works that will be on display,” she told The Post.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... thor-focus

June 1, 2023
International Children’s Book Day set to return
Taing Rinith / Khmer Times
The highly anticipated International Children’s Book Day 2023 will be held for three days at Boeung Trabek High school in Phnom Penh.

Hosted by IBBY Cambodia, the event aims to promote reading and bring children closer to the world of books and reading.

According to a press announcement, the 8th International Children’s Book Day will be held in the school compound from tomorrow to Sunday.

The fair will be featuring 24 publishing and distribution houses throughout the three-day event, which will include publishers, authors, librarians, education professionals, and other passionate proponents of reading promotion. The event is expected to bring over 3,500 guests, both young and elderly, who will be able to browse through a wide assortment of literature.

Sok Kimsa, a tourism management student at the Royal University of Phnom Penh who volunteered to organise International Children’s Book Day 2023, emphasised the relevance of the event.
He stressed the necessity of parental involvement in developing their children’s reading habits and encouraged them to participate in the events of the day.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501300042/ ... to-return/

Library on wheels drives Kampong Chhnang book crazes
Chea Sokny | Publication date 06 August 2023 | 21:57 ICT
In the tranquil province of Kampong Chhnang, primary school children are discovering the joy of reading, trading mobile screens for the written word. This shift is thanks to the establishment of mobile libraries in their schools and communities.

Hoeun Sokkean, an 11-year-old sixth-grade student at Speanpor Primary School, recalls spending her free time playing with other village children before the mobile library’s arrival. Now, the library’s diverse book selection, particularly fairy tales she’d never encountered before, has captivated her attention.

“I’ve found myself drawn to books on fairy tales, life skills, cooking, and even ghost stories,” Sokkean gleefully expressed.

She also voiced her desire for an even broader book selection in the mobile library, with poetry, educational texts, and more life skills books topping her list.

After reading four or five books daily [sic] in the mobile library, Sokkean noticed a significant shift in her habits.
Article: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national- ... ook-crazes