Czechia 2026, debate
The Czech-German Future Fund presents: Off the beaten track – German authors in Czechia in search of new themes
Hermann Judith
Sander Gregor
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
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.
Programme
Guest of Honour
Přeskočit programCzechia 2026, live painting
Live Drawing: R.U.R., with Kateřina Čupová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
Czechia 2026, presentation
HAVEL at 90: I Hid It Somewhere
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
reading
Buchpräsentation "Fritz Seemann. Wir sind hier in einer Mausefalle."
Stand des Deutsch-Tschechischen Zukunftsfonds, Halle 3.1 C74
book signing
Meet the Czech Author Jiří Dvořák – Signierstunde zu MYKO
Meet the Czech Author Jiří Dvořák – Signierstunde zu MYKO
Czechia 2026, presentation
Milan Kundera Library: a vibrant centre for literature, education and international dialogue three years in the making
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
“And what do those close to you think?”: the self in comics
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Kafka one hundred years on, and the Kafka in us
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Silent Books – Loud Stories
Bartolj Marta
Trchová Martina
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
Histories of family, lineage and place
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
News
Přeskočit novinky
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 at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
“Success Is a Journey, Not a Destination”: An Interview with Literary Agent Carlota Torrents
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
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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