Hayakawa Publishing plans to bring a new Agatha Christie paperback promotion to 500 bookshops nationwide from early December. The fair is expected to continue until around February 2027, with dates varying by participating store. Ten invited readers from the worlds of fiction, criticism and entertainment have selected books for special recommendation bands.
The programme marks two anniversaries in 2026: fifty years since Christie’s death and a century since the publication of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Hayakawa identifies itself as the official Japanese publisher of Christie’s works. The campaign introduces those books through contemporary recommendations without changing the works themselves.
There is also a separate Tokyo talk on November 29 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Japan Publishing Club hall in Jimbocho. Admission is free but requires an advance application, with capacity stated as 150. That event has its own date and entry arrangements, distinct from the nationwide retail fair.
The publisher additionally plans three A5-format volumes of its manga adaptation of And Then There Were None for November 18, priced at 2,310 yen per volume including tax. Those books and the talk are related parts of the anniversary programme; attending the Tokyo event is not a requirement for finding the fair’s books at participating shops.
早川書房のクリスティーフェア、12月から全国500書店で展開予定
早川書房はアガサ・クリスティー没後50年と「アクロイド殺し」刊行100年に合わせ、推薦コメント入りの特別帯を付けた文庫のフェアを12月上旬から全国500書店で予定する。展開は2027年2月ごろまでで店舗ごとに異なる。11月29日14時30分～16時には神保町で定員150人の無料・要事前申込のトークを別途開催。11月18日には「そして誰もいなくなった」のコミック新装版A5判全3巻を各税込2,310円で発売予定。全国フェアと東京イベントの日時・参加条件は別となる。
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