People ride a rollercoaster during the XXIV Semana Negra (Noir Week) book fair in the northern Spanish town of Gijon July 25, 2011. One of Europe's biggest literary festivals convenes for the 24th time in Spain until next July 31st in its annual bid to convince all comers that books are fun by mixing literary events with a fun fair. A million people a year visit ferris wheels and merry-go-rounds at the week-long "Semana Negra", but they also buy 50,000 books and rub shoulders with scores of writers from Europe, Latin America and North America. As well as readings and book launches, the Semana Negra also stages concerts, a photo-journalism exhibition and awards prizes for poetry, crime writing, science fiction, reporting, historical and fantasy novels.
REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)