Czechia:
A Country on the Coast
From October 7 to 11, 2026, the Czech Republic will be the Guest of Honour at the world's largest book fair held in Frankfurt am Main.
The Year of Czech Culture, comprising dozens of events about literature and other arts, will take place in the German-speaking countries until December 2026.
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A Slight Loss of Loneliness is heading to the prestigious Books at Berlinale. An interview with Eli Beneš
Congratulations! Eli Beneš' debut „A Slight Loss of Loneliness“ in the prestigious „Books at Berlinale“ selection
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!
Czechia 2026 Travel Grants – Deadline March 31, 2026
Triple success for Czech authors around the world
Autumn had much more to offer than just the Frankfurt book fair: Czech literature was featured in a series of other events abroad!
A Month as a Literary Resident in Brno. An Interview with Claudia Rikl
Czech literature for children and young people in the decade 2015–2025
Literary translations of Petr Hruška's poems at the handover ceremony of the “Guest of Honour” role at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
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Wellenwelten: Neue Realitäten
Goethe-Institut Praha
reading
Tschechien erlesen | Iva Procházková: Die Spur der Kälte. Ein neuer Fall von Kommissar Holina
Hansabibliothek, Berlin
reading
Jaroslav Rudiš - Gebrauchsanweisung für Bier
Buchhandlung Weltenleser
reading
Miloš Doležal: 1945: Léto běsů (1945: Sommer der Dämonen)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin
exhibition
LUSTR On Tour: Scratchy Lines, Missing Bubbles. Rare Genres in Contemporary Czech Comics
Valoušek Chrudoš
Kukovičová Michaela
Lučanská Lucie
Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst
screening
Nebelkind – The End of Silence
Arena-Kino, München
screening
Nebelkind – The End of Silence
Bundesplatz-Kino, Berlin
workshop
Schulworkshop Comics erzählen Migration
Bibliothek im Märkischen Viertel, Berlin
workshop
Schulworkshop Comics erzählen Migration
Bibliothek am Luisenbad, Berlin
reading
Markéta Pilátová: Hnízda (Nester)
Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin
Czech book market in 2024
Number of published books
12 100
Proportion of books published in Czech
> 88 %
Extent of the Czech book market
CZK 8.2 bn
Number of registered publishing houses
6 321
Number of translations into Czech
5 684