Chennai Book Fair

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). This is the largest exhibition for Tamil book publishers to showcase their books. The fair typically lasts for about 10 days during the New Year-Pongal season. The fair is usually held between the last week of December and the third week of January.

The Chennai Book Fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the country with almost all major publishers of India participating in it. All major Tamil publishing houses participate in this fair including Kizhakku Pathippagam, South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society Ltd., Tamil Puthgalayam, Paari Nilayam, Vanathi Pathippagam, Thirumagal Nialayam,Ainthinai Pathippagam, The Alliance, Prema Pirasuram, Narmadha Pathippagam, Nakkeran Pathippagam, Viva books, Sura Books, Tiger Books(Ideal Guides), Kavitha Pathippagam, Uma Pathippagam, Sri Indu Publications, Poongodi Pathippagam, Kaalachuvadu, Bharathi Puthkalayam, Kannadasan Pathippagam,Arunodhayam, Palaniappa Publication, Sree Shenbaga Pathippagam, Periyar Self Respect, Sri Ramakrishna Matt, ISCKON, Thamarai Noolagam, Universal Publisher participate in this exhibition. Multinational participants include Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Pustak Mahal, Higginbotham's, Orient Longman, Macmillan Publishers, Tata McGraw-Hill, S. Chand and Co., India Book House, British Council, The Hindu and Asian Educational Services. The 2009 fair had over 600 stalls representing most major publishing companies in India and was held between January 8 and January 18, 2009.

The Chennai Book Fair is considered to be one of the events in the Chennai cultural calendar along with the Chennai music season.