At the risk of sounding completely dorky, the Frankfurt Buchmesse is fun. Some people who’ve been going for ages will disagree, and I can see why. It’s the same people every year, doing the same thing at the end of the day. But this is also the time of year when all the people with clever glasses, quirky shoes, and outlandish stockings all gather to chat books. As much as it’s a boring trade show on one hand, on the other hand, it’s nerd heaven. Where else do you get to see books from 1470?