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

Czechia 2026, debate

Czechs writing in German past and present – from Rilke and Kafka, through Kisch and Eisner, to Reinerová and Rudiš. And beyond?

Rudiš Jaroslav
Wagnerová Alena
Zbytovský Štěpán

11. 10. 2026 (12:30)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage

Czechia 2026, reading

Buch&Wein: Iva Procházková

11. 10. 2026 (13:00)

Buch & Wein, Frankfurt

Czechia 2026, live painting

Live Drawing: The Beach, with Lucie Lomová

11. 10. 2026 (13:00)

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

11. 10. 2026 (13:15)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65

Czechia 2026, reading

Imaginary worlds in contemporary Czech literature

11. 10. 2026 (13:15)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage

Czechia 2026, get together

Where on earth is the Czech seaside?

Luňáková Anna
Macl Ondřej

11. 10. 2026 (13:45)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage

reading

»Menschen hören überhaupt nur sehr wenig« Marie Iljašenko präsentiert ihren Lyrikband

11. 10. 2026 (14:00)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3, Stand D87

Czechia 2026, reading

From central Europe to distant worlds

11. 10. 2026 (14:15)

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

11. 10. 2026 (14:15)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65

Czechia 2026, concert

Milli Janatková

11. 10. 2026 (15:00)

Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage

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News

All News

75 authors for FBM 2026

List of authors

About the project

Czech Republic, Guest of Honour

The Year of Czech Culture

Programming Committee

Grants and support

Translators

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

Source: SČKN

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

Czechs writing in German past and present – from Rilke and Kafka, through Kisch and Eisner, to Reinerová and Rudiš. And beyond?

Buch&Wein: Iva Procházková

Live Drawing: The Beach, with Lucie Lomová

Am Wannenrand. Contemporary Czech Drama. Book Presentation and Readings from Three Plays by Tomáš Dianiška, Hana D. Lehečková and Tomáš Ráliš

Imaginary worlds in contemporary Czech literature

Where on earth is the Czech seaside?

»Menschen hören überhaupt nur sehr wenig« Marie Iljašenko präsentiert ihren Lyrikband

From central Europe to distant worlds

Ivan Klíma, the best-known unknown Czech author, his life, and his book My Prague

Milli Janatková

↓ News

↓ 75 authors for FBM 2026

About the project

↓ Video spot for the Guest of Honour

↓ Czech book market in 2024

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

News

75 authors for FBM 2026

Video spot for the Guest of Honour

Czech book market in 2024