Czechia 2026, debate
Zero VAT and fixed-price books – guarantees of a sustainable book market?
Föger Benedikt
George Nina
Vopěnka Martin
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
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, presentation
Dora Kaprálová: The Maribor Hypnosis. Winner of the EU Prize for Literature and Magnesia Litera awards
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
AI and the future of European literature
Novajra Francesca
Portell Sebastià
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
reading
Radka Denemarková liest aus ihrem Roman »Schokoladenblut«
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3, Stand D87
Czechia 2026, reading
Dahin – contemporary Czech surrealism
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Leseinsel der unabhängigen Verlage, Halle 3.0 / C69
Czechia 2026, debate
The Czech literary landscape in data and figures
Diestlerová Petra
Patočková Radka
Vopěnka Martin
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
How Czech literature is received in the Anglophone world
Janeček Martin
Nagpal Diven
Sherwood Julia
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, live painting
Live Drawing: The Frog, with Karel Osoha
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
book signing
Radka Denemarková signiert am HOFFMANN UND CAMPE Stand
Frankfurter Buchmesse
Czechia 2026, presentation
A Novel for Frankfurt
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
News
Přeskočit novinky
Results: Czech Literary Centre Travel Grants
The "Czechia 2026" videospot was a hit at Anifilm festival. Jakub Kouřil won the award for Best Czech Commissioned Work
Photo Report: "Wellenwelten / Příliv příběhů" in Berlin
Online Bestseller: How Instagram Helped the Book “O hvězdách víš h*vn*” Succeed
Our translators: Zuzana Finger
Czech artists are heading to Bamberg. Villa Concordia will welcome six artists in 2026
According to Ondřej Cikán, Czech poetry deserves patient care, not submission to foreign demand
A residency featuring four pairs of artists is currently taking place at Wiepersdorf Castle
The Czech Republic at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026: the national stand, a live drawing session with Marita Kelbl, and an exhibition of young female illustrators
We’re here, even though you often overlook us. In her new collection, Marie Iljašenko captures the city through the eyes of animals and plants
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