Czechia 2026, reading
Büchergilde Salon: Čapek, Ajvaz and the future of humanity – a discussion on Czech literature
Ajvaz Michal
Kaube Jürgen
Klävers Janna
Zehlike Meike
IG Metall, Frankfurt am Main
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 programreading
Exklusiver Abend mit Radka Denemarková und Tilmann Spreckelsen
Union Internationalclub, Frankfurt
reading
Lírica y Duende: Open-Mic-Reihe in spanischer Sprache. Spezialausgabe zur Buchmesse: Tschechische Lyrik
Instituto Cervantes Frankfurt, Bibliothek
Czechia 2026, reading
BePoet Offspace Gallery: Petr Hruška
BePoet Offspace, Frankfurt
Czechia 2026, debate
Conspirators – German-language novel, Czech literary discovery
Jelínková Eva
Meckel Markus
Deutsche Nationalbibliotek, Frankfurt am Main
debate
Jaroslav Rudiš zu Gast bei "Literatur im Römer"
Frankfurter Römer
Czechia 2026, reading
With Wittgenstein in a Gay Sauna: author’s reading and discussion, with Vratislav Maňák
Bar.Café.Kultur. Switchboard
Czechia 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 - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
debate
Jaroslav Rudiš im Gespräch mit Tilla Fuchs auf der ARD-, ZDF-, 3-sat-Literaturbühne
Frankfurter Buchmesse - ARD-, ZDF-, 3-sat-Literaturbühne, Forum, Ebene 0
News
Přeskočit novinky
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
"Bába Bedla" comes to Leipzig: A story that strengthens children's empathy and creates space for discussions about war
"We are attracted to him as a concept, not as an author whose texts move the world." About Kafka with Zuzana Říhová
Our translators: Christina Frankenberg
Bigger national stand at Leipzig Book Fair
Czechia at the Leipzig Book Fair: 14 authors with 17 events
Volia: Special Programme for Publishers from Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries
Czechia will again be present at the London Book Fair this year
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