The Philippines’ Guest of Honour presentation at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 has drawn to a close with resounding success. Under the motto “The imagination peoples the air”, the guest country, the Philippines, showcased in the Guest of Honour Pavilion and on other stages of the fair the extraordinary richness of its literature, with more than 100 authors, illustrators, creatives and diverse voices from across the archipelago. Under the motto “A Country on the Coast” Czechia will take centre stage as Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Guest of Honour 2026. With this motto, inspired by a phrase from Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, the country will present itself, marking the start of an entire year of Czech culture with its Guest of Honour presentation in Frankfurt in 2026.