Meet & Dance Part 1
Speed Dating with Books Close to the Heart and Silent Disco
Personal recommendations are still the best way to discover the gems in the flood of new releases. That's why our new infotainment format “Meet & Dance” at the Leipziger Buchmesse gives a whole dozen bloggers a chance to have their say. In speed-dating style, they will each briefly and succinctly present their three individual favorites from the publishers' spring programs. To keep the momentum going, the participants switch between four stations so that they get to know twelve new books within an hour. Afterwards, everyone gets together to dance to the bloggers' favorite songs at the Silent Disco.
“Meet & Dance” is organized by the companies of the Börsenvereinsgruppe: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Frankfurter Buchmesse, Mediacampus Frankfurt and MVB.
This event will be held in German language.
Venue: Leipziger Buchmesse | Zentrum Börsenverein | Hall 5, H 600
All the information on the participating bloggers and further "Meet & Dance" dates here.
Following booklovers will present themselves and their favourite books at this "Meet & Dance" timeslot:
der.buchhaendler
Thomas Becker is a trained bookseller and has been active on social media as @der.buchhaendler since 2020. He hosts book-related events, collaborates with publishers and authors and is a sought-after guest at industry events. In 2024, he was nominated for the Young Excellence Award of the Börsenblatt and discovered by a literary agency. Since then, he has worked successfully as a literary agent and bookfluencer.
My Socials:
- Instagram: der.buchhaendler
- Threads: der.buchhaendler
dontdisturb.iamreading
My name is Annemie, I am 30 years old, married, have a son and three cats. I work as a nurse in residential care for the elderly and live in Saxony. I read a lot as a child. I started with the Fear Street books and later the Twilight novels. Today, immersing myself in fictional stories in connection with my Bookstagram profile is the perfect balance for my often very stressful everyday life.
My Socials:
- Instagram: dontdisturb.iamreading
madame_anett_liest
I'm Anett, 36 years old, and I've been blogging about my great passion for books on Instagram as madame_anett_liest since February 2023. I've been reading everything that comes my way for as long as I can remember. Only fantasy is rather rare. I live near Chemnitz and work as a journalist.
My Socials:
- Instagram: madame_anett_liest
- TikTok: madame_anett_liest
mikareads96
Isabelle Grundig was born in Bad Homburg in 1996, is on TikTok and Instagram under the pseudonym “@mikareads96” and shares her love of books there. Even as a child, she spent most of her time with books. As a mother of two children, she spends the little free time she has immersing herself in foreign worlds and likes to lose herself in her favorite books for long periods of time. Several genres are represented on her channel, including dark romance, romantasy and romance. However, she feels most at home in the dark romance genre.
Apart from reviews and recommendations, you can also find funny videos and memes on her channel, in which many readers are likely to find themselves.
My Socials:
- Instagram: mikareads96
- TikTok: mikareads96
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