
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 program

Meet the Czech Author Jiří Dvořák – Signierstunde zu MYKO

Milan Kundera Library: a vibrant centre for literature, education and international dialogue three years in the making

“And what do those close to you think?”: the self in comics

Kafka one hundred years on, and the Kafka in us
Silent Books – Loud Stories
Bartolj Marta
Trchová Martina

Histories of family, lineage and place

Alice Horáčková liest in Frankfurt
I emerge from madness. Contemporary voices from Czechia
Háblová Anna Beata
Hamplová Kristina
Czech voices in translation
Cikán Ondřej
Höppner Ruben
Hornbogner Erika
Koch Hans
Pliske Roman
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

