Czechia 2026, reading
Telling Her Story: Women, Trains, and the Weight of History
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour 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
Grants supporting publication of books in translation: Czech Republic and EU
del Mar Martín María
Fojtík Michal
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
When Czech books speak Spanish
Gonzálesová Iveta
Pérez Héctor F. Santiago
Tarrida Joan
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
debate
Gespräch mit Jan Drees (Deutschlandfunk Kultur)
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Stand von Deutschlandradio, Halle 3.1 H 15
Czechia 2026, debate
Translating Europe: The ENLit Network and its Support for Literary Translation and Translators
Arretxe Izaskun
di Blasio Eleonora
Vanoosthuyse Elise
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
How Czech literature is received in the Francophone world
Agullo Nadege
Meulemans David
Sirotchouk Tatiana
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, lecture
AI in translation and publishing practice: new research by HumanAId and CEATL
Novajra Francesca
Pořízková Lenka
Šmejkalová Jiřina
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
debate
Die 30-Minuten-WG. Auf ein Buch mit Jaroslav Rudiš
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3
Czechia 2026, live painting
Live Drawing: De-evolution, with Stanislav Setinský
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
Czechia 2026, debate
The digital sovereignty of knowledge: the new role of libraries between big tech and social responsibility
Bonte Achim
Foltýn Tomáš
Scholze Frank
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Programme
the Year of Czech Culture
Skip newspresentation
Kafka in der Buchkunst
Gutsch Herbert
Horne Corbeyran
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach am Main
exhibition
Garden Utopias – A Look at the Landscapes of the Future, with Works by Veronika Richterová, Jan Kamensky and malatsion
Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
exhibition
Anna Hulačová
SCHIRN Kunsthalle Frankfurt
reading
Lange Nacht der tschechischen Literatur
Denemarková Radka
Hlaučo Miroslav
Horáčková Alice
Kaprálová Dora
Nitra Nelly
Rudiš Jaroslav
Topol Jáchym
Wajda Jura
Literaturhaus Köln
exhibition
Nothing Compels Me but Love (B. N.) – Literature from Czechia from Božena Němcová to Radka Denemarková
Haus am Dom, Frankfurt
exhibition
Freude und Zuflucht / Joie et refuge
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main
exhibition
The bronze beauty from Kladina – The oldest beer offering in the central Europe
Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt
debate
Die Mitte Europas. Was ist mit ihr los?
Literaturhaus München
reading
Ein Abend mit Alena Mornštajnová
Holzhausenschlösschen Frankfurt am Main
reading
„Und ich sah mein Gesicht“ – Neue Lyrik aus Tschechien mit Petr Hruška
Galerie Be Poet Offspace, Frankfurt
News
Přeskočit novinky
Photo Report from the Exhibition “Samizdat: Words of Freedom in Czechoslovakia, 1939–1989”
On Kafka, creative writing and children’s books: An interview with Radek Malý
Studio JinJan will bring a small rock city to the Frankfurt Book Fair. An interview with the architects
Our translators: Patrik Valouch
Put the fly swatters aside. Dora Kaprálová Brings “Mariborská hypnóza” to Frankfurt
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in July
Czechia’s Guest of Honour appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair will be accompanied by ten major exhibitions
Photo feature: The Czech Republic as Guest of Honour at texttage.nuernberg
Our translators: Katharina Hinderer
Our translators: Martina Lisa
Video spot for the Guest of Honour
Turn on subtitles from the bottom bar of the video.
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