Czechia 2026, reading
From central Europe to distant worlds
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, debate
Ivan Klíma, the best-known unknown Czech author, his life, and his book My Prague
Klíma Michal
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, concert
Milli Janatková
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Who tells Czechia’s stories? Literature, books, and the image of a country abroad
Siering Danuše
Tučková Kateřina
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach am Main
Czechia 2026, reading
Ernst und Lustig - Arnošt Lustigs Lebensreise
Lustigová Eva
Pilátová Markéta
Soffer Podzimek Eliška
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Imagination Stage, Halle 4.0
Czechia 2026, reading
Literature as a bridge: Kateřina Tučková at the KULTÜR 2026 festival
Internationales Theater, Frankfurt am Main
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