debate
Die 30-Minuten-WG. Auf ein Buch mit Jaroslav Rudiš
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3
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: 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
Czechia 2026, debate
Conditions for young translators and what the future holds
Briefjes Małgosia
Frankenberg Christina
Futoran Olha
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
It's All Czech to Me: Translating Contemporary Literature from Czechia
Kraetsch Mirko
Profousová Eva
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Zentrum Wort, Halle 5.0 / C115
Czechia 2026, debate
The roles of the translator: publisher, agent, organizer, activist
Miesenböck Julia
Räty Susanna
Siska Veronika
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, lecture
PPF Foundation: Czech Talent on Its Way to the World / Meandering Through Prague / Jenseits von Prag
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
book signing
Signierstunde mit Jaroslav Rudiš
Buchhandlung Hugendubel, Frankfurt
Czechia 2026, debate
CEE Book Market Prague: Presentation & Coffee
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
The fragile ecosystems of literary magazines
Heller Jan M.
Luňáková Anna
Willingham Heike
The fragile ecosystems of literary magazines
News
Přeskočit novinky
Our translators: Martina Lisa
Czech Literature in the German-speaking Media in June
Alena Wagnerová, who just celebrated her 90th birthday, is an essential figure in Czech literature
Miloš Doležal and Jakub Grec: Looking Back on Their Residency in Berlin
Photo Report: Czechia at the Erlangen Comic Salon
Dora Kaprálová and Eva Profousová are artists-in-residence at Villa Concordia in Bamberg
Photo Report: Iva Procházková and Marek Torčík at the literaTurm Festival
Our translators: Lena Dorn
Which literary works were selected for Book-to-Screen at KVIFF?
Our press conference in June: media coverage
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