Czechia 2026, reading
Dystopia as a mirror of the present
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore 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
To serve the truth, to bear witness, to make the world a more humane place
Lustigová Eva
Mann Jindřich
Rudiš Jaroslav
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
Czech literary successes on the German-language book market
Blatná Dana
de Bruin Edgar
Hadas Hana
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
Czechia 2026, reading
Ondřej Buddeus: Fahr Rad!
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Raum Illusion (CMF)
Czechia 2026, debate
Books in search of readers: writing for children and young adults in an age of distraction
Böhmisch Astrid
Matocha Vojtěch
Procházková Iva
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, reading
Czechs and Germans living together
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Harbour Stage
Czechia 2026, debate
What do authors want from their writing?
Ambrožová Dorota
Zbořil Jonáš
Zeithammerová Sára
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
get together
Opening Remarks by Karolinum Press, Guest of Honour, Czechia
Opening Remarks by Karolinum Press, Guest of Honour, Czechia
Czechia 2026, debate
The Czech-German Future Fund presents: Off the beaten track – German authors in Czechia in search of new themes
Hermann Judith
Sander Gregor
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
Czechia 2026, live painting
Live Drawing: R.U.R., with Kateřina Čupová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
News
Přeskočit novinky
Contemporary Czech Prose 2020–2024
Between ‘New Weird’, anime and Harry Potter: Michal Ajvaz's ‘The Other City’ transports us to a fascinating Prague
Open call: Support for the participation of translations from Czech at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
How was the video spot for the guest of honour's appearance created?
Photo report: Ich spreche von Zwetschgen wie über das Holzhacken
A Slight Loss of Loneliness is heading to the prestigious Books at Berlinale. An interview with Eli Beneš
Congratulations! Eli Beneš' debut „A Slight Loss of Loneliness“ in the prestigious „Books at Berlinale“ selection
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!
Czechia 2026 Travel Grants – Deadline March 31, 2026
Triple success for Czech authors around the world
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