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:
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: R.U.R., with Kateřina Čupová
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion
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 - Czech National Stand 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 - Czech National Stand 3.1 / C65
book signing
Meet & Greet: Štěpán Kučera und Mirko Kraetsch
Stand des BALAENA Verlags im Bereich SCHÖNE BÜCHER NETZWERK / Halle 3.0 B60
Czechia 2026, reading
Dystopia as a mirror of the present
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Czechia 2026 Pavilion - Shore Stage
reading
»Tausend Fenster« Nassir Djafari präsentiert seinen Roman über den Prager Frühling
Djafari Nassir
Frankfurter Buchmesse - Halle 3, Stand D87
News
Přeskočit novinky
Czech literature at the Munich Security Conference
Photo report: Wellenwelten
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!
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