The seventy-seventh edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), the largest book fair all over the world, will physically take place this year from 15 to 19 October 2025. The Czech Republic will not be absent from the fair.
The Czech national stand includes a presentation of Czech literature and Czech book culture, prepared on behalf of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic by the Moravian Library in Brno. It acquaints you with the current form and themes of Czech literature through a selection from current book production that has received awards in literary competitions (for example, Magnesia litera, Zlatá stuha). You can see publications from the Most Beautiful Czech Books collection, which received awards in a competition organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Museum of Czech Literature. The exhibition features new books of contemporary Czech prose, poetry, comics and literature for children and youth, as well as new translations supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and books from Milan Kundera’s Library.
At the same time, the national stand offers the current production of some important Czech publishers. Exhibitors will present specialist and popular science books, scientific monographs, encyclopedias, language publications, textbooks, books on art and architecture, children's literature, fiction, science fiction, fantasy books and poetry.
Click here for the press release on the programme in German.
Program 2025
FBM 2025 CZECHIA
Bianca Bellová
Martin Vopěnka
Literature by filipino authors in the Czech Republic and by czech authors in the Philippines
With Bianca Bellová, Martin Vopěnka, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, Kristian Sendon Cordero
Moderation: Jaroslav Olša, Jr.
Thursday 16. 10. 15:45
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D78
FBM 2025 CZECHIA
HAPPY HOUR CZECHIA
Comics Business Centre
Thursday 16. 10. 17:00
Comics Business Centre
hall: 6.1
FBM 2025 CZECHIA
Jindřich Janíček
Graphic Novels in Germany, Czechia and Slovenia: Exploring the Evolution of the Genre
With Jindřich Janíček, Tanja Skale, Jakob Hoffmann and Rita Fürstenau
Friday 17. 10. 11:00
International Stage
5.1/6.1 Foyer
FBM 2025 CZECHIA
Viktorie Hanišová
Sonntagnachmittag
(translated into German by Raija Hauck, Wieser, 2025)
Saturday 18. 10., 16:00
Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
Moderation: Hadwiga Fertsch-Röver
Reading: Stephan Wolf-Schönburg
Sunday 19. 10., 11:00
Bookstore Weltenleser
Moderation: Mirko Schwanitz
Reading: Stephan Wolf-Schönburg
FBM 2025 CZECHIA
Michal Ajvaz
Die andere Stadt
(translated into German by Veronika Siska, Allee Verlag, 2025)
Saturday 18. 10., 16:00
Czech national stand, hall: 4.1, stand: D78
Moderation: Mirko Schwanitz
Reading: Elna Lindgens
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FBM 2025 CZECHIA
Petr Hruška
I Caught Sight of My Face
(translated into English by Joshua Mensch, Kulturalis, 2024)
Sunday 19. 10., 16:00
FBM, Guest of Honour Pavillion
GastRollenÜbergabe
Exhibitors 2025
CREW, s. r. o.
The largest and oldest comics publishing house in the Czech Republic presents the work of local comics creators!
Čáslavská 15, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic
sera@crew.cz
VUTIUM PRESS
VUTIUM Press is an academic publishing house of the Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic. Since its foundation in 1996, it has been focusing on publishing university textbooks and technical literature, as well as books on art and architecture. The publications of VUTIUM Press have been awarded for high professional standards as well as for high-quality graphic design.
Kolejní 4, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Tom.Velcovsky@vut.cz
BAOBAB
Baobab, an alternative publisher of children's illustrated books, is dedicated to publishing original texts and interesting translations. In their artistic elaboration, he collaborates with the upcoming generation of artists.
Plavecká 14, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
bara@baobab-books.net
EUROMEDIA GROUP, a. s.
Euromedia Group (founded in 1991) is one of the largest companies operating in the Czech book market. It publishes over 700 new titles per year in a wide range of genres in various imprints, including an imprint for audiobooks. EMG also owns the largest book distribution network in the Czech Republic, supplying the booksellers, bookselling networks and e-shops with the production of the majority of Czech publishers. In addition, it has a chain of bookstores (Luxor) and a subscribers book club (Knižní klub).
Nádražní 762/32, 150 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic
diestlerova.petra@euromedia.cz
GRADA PUBLISHING, a. s.
Grada Publishing is the most prominent Czech publishing house in non-fiction. Since 2015 GRADA has also been focusing on fiction with the new imprint COSMOPOLIS to publish important foreign titles and the best contemporary Czech literature. In 2015 GRADA introduced BAMBOOK for children’s literature and ALFERIA for alternative schools of philosophy, lifestyle and self-help. In 2018, Grada acquired METAFORA which brings together fiction, biographies, hobby and body-mind-spirit. Now, GRADA is one of the three biggest publishers in the country with more than 400 new titles/year.
U Průhonu 22, 177 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
antonin.koci@grada.cz
NATIONAL TECHNICAL MUSEUM
The National Technical Museum in Prague is the largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic, focused on preserving and presenting technical and industrial heritage. It holds over 60,000 objects, 135,000 archival items, and 250,000 books. NTM also publishes expert monographs, exhibition catalogues, and journals, including Jan Blažej Santini and the World of His Architecture.
Kostelní 42, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
petr.soucek@ntm.cz
HOST Publishers
Host is one of the largest independent publishing houses in the Czech Republic, established nearly 30 years ago. Host currently publishes about 150 titles annually, in genres including general fiction, SF and fantasy, crime fiction, thrillers, children’s literature, popular science, specialist literature, poetry. Host Czech authors are among the top performers in the Czech Republic – in terms of copies sold, awards won, reception by critics and readers alike, and a number of translations.
Radlas 5, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
blatna@hostbrno.cz
PERKMAN Publishing House
PERKMAN Publishing House is a young, progressive Czech publishing house founded in 2017, focusing on books for families, leisure, and children. Their best-known title is the fairy tale "Offliner", which became a bestseller in the Czech Republic, capturing the hearts of children and parents alike due to its inspiring message of spending quality time offline, away from technology.
Na Výrovce 658, 417 41 Krupka, Czech Republic
vaclav@perkman.cz
KAROLINUM PRESS
Karolinum Press, part of Charles University, publishes scholarly monographs, journals, and textbooks. Our independent series present prestigious publications on the history and art history, language textbooks, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary series, including translations of foreign books focusing on literary science, history of culture, linguistics, and philosophy. Our special projects include books on Prague and Modern Czech Classics, particularly foreign languages translations.
Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36 Prague 1, Czech Republic
vit.krobot@ruk.cuni.cz
LINGEA s.r.o.
Lingea s.r.o. has been developing language applications and creating its own language titles since 1997 as a software company, publishing house and a translation agency. We operate in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia. Our range contains over 500 printed titles. We are also a leading supplier of language technologies and a partner of renowned world publishers such as HarperCollins Publishers, Pearson Education, Oxford University Press and others. Our applications are used by customers in Europe, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, China and Korea.
Palackého třída 35, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
mirkak@lingea.sk
MASARYK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Masaryk University Press is one of the largest academic publishers in the Czech Republic. We publish over 300 books as well as 54 scientific journals annually. We specialize in scientific and professional literature, from purely academic to popular science non-fiction books. All manuscripts submitted for publication are reviewed thoroughly.
Rybkova 19, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
kasap@rect.muni.cz
NATIONAL GALLERY PRAGUE
The Publishing Department is a special-purpose facility administering National Gallery Prague’s publishing activity in close cooperation with art historians, curators, lecturers, collections, and the Gallery’s library. The department’s expert output is determined by its specialist focus. Apart from traditional printed matter - exhibition catalogues, collection inventories, guides, professional journals, conference proceedings, artist monographs - we also publish specialist books about art and related fields (art theory and philosophy, museology, art history archives, etc.), books introducing the Gallery’s collections, and children’s books.
Staroměstské náměstí 12, 110 15 Prague 1, Czech Republic
obchodni@ngprague.cz
LABYRINT & RAKETA
The Labyrint publishing focuses on art books, fiction, and comics. The sublabel RAKETA is dedicated to children’s books. Labyrint also publishes RAKETA, an original children’s magazine.
Dittrichova 5, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
petra@labyrint.net
SVĚT KNIHY / BOOK WORLD
Company founded by the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers. Its main activity is the organisation of the annual Book World Prague Fair, the promotion of books and literature and export of Czech books.
Fügnerovo nám. 1808/3, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
radovan.auer@svetknihy.cz
PRAGUE CITY GALLERY (GHMP)
Prague City Gallery (GHMP) publishes catalogs for exhibitions, monographs of important artists and publications presenting its exhibition spaces in architecturally interesting buildings. The books are dedicated not only to experts but also to the wider public, including children and teenagers.
Staroměstské náměstí 605/13, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
petra.bezdekova@ghmp.cz
PETRKOV
Petrkov publishing house mainly publishes children's literature and poetry. Pavel Čech belongs to the main authors.
Havlíčkovo náměstí 180, 580 01 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
peternovotny@centrum.cz
WO-MEN
Wo-men is an awarded Czech independent publishing house of artistic literary and photographic documentary books with a focus on gender and political topics. We enjoy making books that are ambitious in content and appearance. www.by-wo-men.com.
Čechova 23, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
barbora@by-wo-men.com
The exhibition catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair can be downloaded here.
Selection of Publishers for children and young adults
Selection of other Publishers
| Cesta domů, z. ú. | Knihkupectví a nakladatelství Ryšavý Šimon | Mgr. Jana Kostelecka - jakost |
| Novela Bohemica | Spolek pro vydávání revue Prostor | ŠULC-ŠVARC |
Participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair dates back to 2017. You can also take a brief look at previous years.
