Chennai Book Fair or Madras Book Fair is an annual book fair organized in the Chennai , India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India ( BAPASI ) . The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year-Pongal season . The fair is usually held between the last week of December and the third week of January . In 2016 , following the 2015 South Indian floods , for the first time , the book fair was rescheduled to be held in May . Instead , an alternate low-key Pongal Book Fair was held between 13 and 24 January for book lovers and tourists
2015 South Indian floods
2015 South Indian floods
Chennai Book Fair