Czechia 2026, reading
Buch&Wein: Iva Procházková
Buch & Wein, Frankfurt
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: The Beach, with Lucie Lomová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
Czechia 2026, reading
Am Wannenrand. Contemporary Czech Drama. Book Presentation and Readings from Three Plays by Tomáš Dianiška, Hana D. Lehečková and Tomáš Ráliš
Dianiška Tomáš
Lehečková Hana D.
Naumann Matthias
Popig Jürgen
Ráliš Tomáš
Schnelle Barbora
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, reading
Imaginary worlds in contemporary Czech literature
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, get together
Where on earth is the Czech seaside?
Luňáková Anna
Macl Ondřej
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
reading
»Menschen hören überhaupt nur sehr wenig« Marie Iljašenko präsentiert ihren Lyrikband
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3, Stand D87
Czechia 2026, reading
From central Europe to distant worlds
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Ivan Klíma, the best-known unknown Czech author, his life, and his book My Prague
Klíma Michal
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 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
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