Popular to hold largest book fair in Sarawak

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File photo shows the Popular Mega Bookfair at Expo @ Danga City Mall. Covering 20,000 square feet, the book fair at CityOne Exhibition Centre from tomorrow will be the largest in Sarawak.

KUCHING: Popular Book Co (M) Sdn Bhd will hold its Popular Mega Bookfair here for the first time.

The largest book fair in Sarawak will run from tomorrow (Dec 19) until Dec 28 at the CityOne Exhibition Centre

The 10-day event covering a space of 20,000 square feet will have Chinese, English and Malay books, stationery, CDs, multimedia products and more with super low-priced products starting from RM2.

Many local and overseas authors and personalities will make special appearances during the mega book fair.

They include renowned travel photojournalist Chok Yen Hau, who will share with visitors the never-before-seen beauty of Malaysia; award-winning webcomic blogger and author Ernest Ng, who will share on his latest book ‘Bro, Don’t Like That Lah, Bro!: Back to School’; and renowned health author Huang Mu Chun from Taiwan, who teach some hands-on methods to improve health.

Malaysia’s food ambassador and celebrity chef Datuk Chef Wan will also hold a special cooking demonstration for visitors, as well as share his tips and tricks on cooking a delicious meal.

He will be at the stage event area on Saturday (Dec 20) from 3pm.

On Christmas Day, Chef Yu will share about baking delicious cheesecakes, while Chef Zaidah will demonstrate traditional Malay cuisine.

For children aged five to 12, there is the ‘Travel the World’ Colouring Competition with prizes worth RM1,700.

Children can also meet Astro’s Happy Dragon and the renowned Geronimo Stilton, as well as attend creative workshops and storytelling sessions.

Every weekend the Popular Quiz Show from 1.45pm to 2pm and the daily Kuiz Jawab Dan Menang from 6pm to 6.15pm will offer prizes of books and cash vouchers.

The Daily Specials promotion offers over 100 selected products at very low prices including multilingual books, stationery, audio-visual products, multimedia and gift products.

Visitors can also get a free RM10 voucher with a purchase of RM100 at the book fair.

Popular Card holders can enjoy additional benefit such as members-only prices on various products.

Visitors applying for a Popular Card or renewing their memberships during the book fair will be rewarded with exclusive free gifts.

For more information go to www.popular.com.my or call the Customer Service Hotline on 1-300886336 during office hours.