Definition of Bookfair

1. Noun. Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books.

Exact synonyms: Book Fair
Generic synonyms: Fair

2. Noun. Bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause.
Exact synonyms: Book Fair
Generic synonyms: Bazaar, Fair

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bookfair

bookcraft
bookcross
bookcrossed
bookcrosses
bookcrossing
bookdealer
booke
booked
bookend
bookended
bookending
bookends
booker
bookers
bookes
bookfair (current term)
bookfell
bookful
bookfuls
bookhoard
bookholder
bookholders
bookhood
bookhound
bookhounds
bookhouse
bookhouses
bookie
bookier
bookies

Literary usage of Bookfair

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fanfare for Words: Bookfairs and Book Festivals in North America by Bernadine Clark (1991)
"Many share wonderful bookfair images: two nuns leaving a birthday message for Snoopy on a huge card; children breaking into a spontaneous dance on hearing ..."

2. More Than Guided Reading: Finding the Right Instructional Mix, K-3 by Cathy Mere (2005)
"Taking my kindergarteners to the library for our school bookfair is always an exciting time (once they get over the fact that they can't check out books ..."

3. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard (2005)
"Green Valley bookfair, in the town of Mount Crawford south of Harrisonburg, features three floors of showroom space and a half-million new books filling two ..."

4. Rebel Bookseller: How To Improvise Your Own Indie STore And Beat Back The Chains by Andrew Laties (2005)
"... when Laura brought her along to help with Children's bookfair Company. No one knew what to make of Esmé but everybody liked her. ..."

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