Czechia 2026, reading
With Wittgenstein in a Gay Sauna: author’s reading and discussion, with Vratislav Maňák
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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
By the lake, in the garden, among the mushrooms: where do Czech illustrators look for inspiration?
Illnerová Kateřina
Lučanská Lucie
Stibitzová Petra Josefína
Tachezy Andrea
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
How does the Creative Europe programme support the Czech book-publishing industry?
Asik Natasa
Čičváková Michala
Kaprálová Dora
Laura Serrao
Luchetti Alessandra
Mornštajnová Alena
Raimbault Anaïs
Vybíralová Sára
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, debate
TO THE SEA! Where is (contemporary) Czech poetry heading?
Krásová Adriana
Macl Ondřej
Miesenböck Julia
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
The Czech-German Future Fund presents: Czech voices in Germany – publishing Czech literature in Germany
Heftrich Urs
Pester Nora
Pliske Roman
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, concert
Theresa Clauberg and Lucie Steiner
Clauberg Theresa
Steiner Lucie
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Images of darkness and hope in literature for older children and young adults
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Writing our own lives and the lives of others
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Introducing children to the world of books
Březinová Ivona
Havlínová Hana
Vaníčková Makosová Edita
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Tschechischer Nationalstand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, reading
Dystopia as a mirror of the present
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
News
Přeskočit novinky
From Book to Film: KVIFF’s New Book-to-Screen Project Opens the Door to Literary Adaptations
“A sense of belonging and community should definitely not be overlooked,” emphasizes Iryna Zahladko
Books as a Safe Space for Children Searching for Their Own Identity: An Interview with Marita Kelbl
Marek Torčík on his novel "Rozložíš paměť": “We are hungry for stories that reflect the full spectrum of human experience.”
A lecture in Leipzig will showcase the life’s work of the Šalamouns
From southern Bohemia to the Leipzig Book Fair. About the novel "Rybí krev" and more with Jiří Hájíček
Vratislav Maňák on his book With Wittgenstein in a Gay Sauna: "This time, I'm not building the text around a story, but around an idea."
The Leipzig arcades became the setting for Michal Ajvaz's new novel
"I've learned a lot about living in the here and now, because that's the only thing we really have," says writer Petra Dvořáková
Lucky on the first try. Miroslav Hlaučo's award-winning debut novel "Letnice" is being published in German, and there is also interest in a film adaptation
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