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 BookFest@Malaysia made its comeback at the end of 2021, bringing excitement and delight across Malaysia for 10 days! By Renukha Selvaraja (Malaysia) 文:雷努卡·西华拉嘉(马来西亚)  马来西亚海外华文书市在2021年终强势回归,为期10天的盛会精彩纷呈! After a hiatus for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BookFest@Malaysia – dubbed “Malaysia’s Largest Trilingual Book Expo” by the Malaysia Book of Records in 2016 – returned in 2021 to mark the 15th edition of Popular Malaysia’s signature event from 10-19 December 2021. However, there was an apparent difference in the format as BookFest@Malaysia 2021 was held concurrently at 47 POPULAR Bookstores across Peninsular Malaysia for the very first time! Instead of organising “Malaysia’s Largest Trilingual Book Expo” as a mega fair at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Popular Malaysia opted to prioritise the safety of our customers and our staff by spreading out the excitement across the country. Let us recreate BookFest@Malaysia 2021’s magical journey for all members of our POPULAR family as we unveil the many surprises that the BookFest@Malaysia 2021 had to offer! Gateway to “Mind-Enriching” Wonders The theme of BookFest@Malaysia 2021 was “Gateway to Wonders”, which loyal readers of Popular News will no doubt find familiar, as it was the same theme as BookFest@ Singapore 2020 reported in the 132nd issue. This was no coincidence as the theme, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s all-time classic Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, captures the very essence of the wonders of reading that the POPULAR has always sought to promote in both countries. The “Gateway to Wonders” theme was incorporated into BookFest@Malaysia 2021 through iconic characters from Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, such as the White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Card Soldiers, and Dodo. The White Rabbit, symbolising a 4 - popularnews 138   


































































































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