Big Bad Wolf Books (The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale or BBW Books) is a Malaysian book fair frequently held in Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The books were majorly taken from the stocks of BookXcess, a book store dealing in excess or remaindered books from international distributors. The sale was the brainchild of BookXcess founders Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng. It was first held on 13–18 May 2009 for 5 days at Dataran Hamodal, Petaling Jaya.
The book fair sells all kind of books genres, for example fiction, non-fiction, novels, literature, children's literature and young adult fiction. It also sells merchandise including collectible books and posters, wallpaper, movie posters, tin-plated signs and their own merchandise.
Fairs held
Year Date Venue 2009 13–18 May Dataran Hamodal, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 26 November–2 December Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2010 12–17 November South City Plaza, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 2011 7–15 October Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 24–28 November South City Plaza, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 2012 7–23 December Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC) in Mines Resort City, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 2013 28 February–4 March MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 22–31 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 25–29 April The Zenith Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia 27 May–2 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia 24 July–4 August Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 6–15 December MIECC, The Mines, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014 15–23 February MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 20–30 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 19–27 April Malacca International Trade Centre, Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia 23–25 May Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia 30 May–8 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia 19–24 June The Zenith Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia 24–29 July Perfect Home Living Convention Centre, Menglembu, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 26 September–1 October Pasaraya Rapid Seremban 2, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 5–21 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 2015 2–9 February MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 13–23 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 24 April–4 May Malacca International Trade Centre, Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia 6–11 May Gong Badak Campus (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia 28 May–7 June Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia 29 May–7 June Mines 2, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 10–20 July PHL Convention Centre, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 27 August–1 September Pasaraya Rapid Exhibition Hall, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 24 September–4 October Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 4–14 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 2016 23 January–1 February Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 26 February–6 March Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang, Malaysia 30 April–8 MayIndonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, Indonesia 16–26 June One City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 20-31 OctoberJX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia 9–19 December MIECC, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia 201710–19 FebruaryImpact Forum Hall 6, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand21 April–2 MayIndonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, Indonesia28 September-9 OctoberJX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia5–15 OctoberSri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka201816–25 FebruaryWorld Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay, Philippines29 March–9 AprilIndonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, Indonesia28 June–8 JulySri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka7–15 JulyBorneo744, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia13–23 JulyIEC Convention Center, Cebu City, Philippines10–20 AugustImpact Forum Hall 9, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand27 September–8 OctoberJX International Convention, Surabaya, Indonesia18–28 OctoberDubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates2–12 NovemberAndromeda Building, Medan, Indonesia7 November–8 DecemberInternational Convention and Exhibition Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand201917–28 JanuaryMyanmar Event Park, Yangon, Myanmar1–11 MarchIndonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD City, Indonesia19–29 AprilExpo Centre, Lahore, Pakistan5 MayMydin Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia30 May–9 JuneSabah Trade Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia7–17 JuneNew Taipei City Exhibition Hall, New Taipei City, Taiwan28 June–8 July Kota Baru Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia31 May–10 JuneMandalay Convention Centre, Mandalay, Myanmar26 July–5 AugustExpo Center, Karachi, Pakistan2–12 AugustJogJa Expo Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia6–16 SeptemberAndromeda Building, Medan, Indonesia05–15 OctoberDubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates18–28 OctoberSri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka202214–24 AprilDubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates24 August–4 SeptemberHatten Square Level 1, Melaka, Malaysia9–18 SeptemberDiamond Jubilee Hall, Dar es salaam, Tanzania7–18 DecemberImpact Arena Hall 4, Bangkok, Thailand202324 June–3 JulyPhilippine International Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines15 September–1 OctoberSM Seaside City, Cebu City, Philippines13–23 OctoberSM City Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines20247-15 August Trinoma, Quezon City, Philippines18–23 SeptemberRobinsons Manila, Manila, Philippines13–19 DecemberSunway Pyramid, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Gallery
References
External links
Official website
BookXcess website