Books on Tour: Your Books at international book fairs.

Present your content worldwide – with our collections

If you want to present your books abroad then there's no more efficient format than our book collections.

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This is how you benefit from our international network

We take care of the organisation, the publishers concentrate on their business.
The books are exhibited in over 20 countries.
The collections are presented to an international audience of experts at selected trade fairs.
The collections are sent to Frankfurter Buchmesse's offices abroad in China, India, the USA and Russia, as well as to their other trade fairs.
Our local colleagues put all interested parties in contact with German publishers.
The books will be given to German institutions abroad after the trade fairs.

Top German Titles Marking the 250th Birthday of a Genius

This exhibition catalogue does full justice of the visionary genius and revolutionary of music.

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Current German Novels, Children’s & YA and Non-Fiction Books in English Translation

This selection of German titles is show-cased at book fairs all over the world on the German
collective stands organized by the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2020.

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Stories Between East and West

Top German Titles Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Compiled by Alyson Coombes and Rosie Goldsmith

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Anthropocene – the age of human influence on nature and climate

Books recommended by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin

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A Century of Inspiration for Art, Design and Architecture

We have chosen about 40 attractive titles to highlight the much celebrated anniversary of Bauhaus. The Bauhaus School has had a strong influence on architecture, handicraft, theatre, dance and many more areas of creative life.

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Graphic Adaptations, from Babylon Berlin to Marcel Proust

The book industry has been talking about value-adding multimedia applications of texts for many years now. We have selected 32 titles to show how this kind of publishing is increasingly empowering German comics, which are now often based on templates taken from already published novels, biographies, internet comics, computer games, and the like.

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New Books on Artificial Intelligence

Lately, the media has been discussing artificial intelligence on a wide scale. Based on 36 titles, we concentrate on the impact of artificial intelligence on society and, in particular, on democratic coexistence.

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25 German Children’s Books and Picture Books in English Translation

This collection introduces German children’s and picture books to the international publishing world with 25 titles recently translated into English. These books have been selected by “New Books in German” and the German Book Office in New York.

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A selection of about 20 titles examining different aspects of human rights, freedom of speech and press freedom.

This collection concentrates on various aspects related to human rights: freedom of press, Pressefreiheit, power and responsibility of media, the digital transformation of the social order and human rights in the 20th and 21st century.

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German crime fiction is thriving.

Here, you`ll find everything from light-hearted regional detective stories to serious historical thrillers and gritty dystopian crime.

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1968: 50 years after the turbulent revolts!

This collection sheds light on the origins, the events and the repercussions of the German student movement, and places it in an international context..

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Photography, looted art, modernism, contemporary art and "100 years of Bauhaus".

25 catalogues for current exhibitions show the broad diversity of the gallery scene in the German-speaking countries.

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50 original German titles from 26 publishers and their English translations from 53 publishers in the United States, Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

The selection showcases the broad spectrum of recent English translations of German novels, children's books and non-fiction. The collection was compiled jointly by "New Books in German" and the German Book Office, New York.

Exemplary design, concept and workmanship.

A collection of titles honoured by the Stiftung Buchkunst. The best designed titles demonstrate the high quality of books "made in Germany".

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International and wide-ranging

With “German Stories” you can explore Frankfurter Buchmesse’s activities abroad. From specialist programmes to German Collective Stands and the latest industry information – access more information, inspiration and networking. Free of charge and available all year round.

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The collection on a world tour.

Every year we organise book collections on current topics that attract attention across national borders - and provide an insight into German cultural and literary events.
The books are presented at the collective stands of German publishers at international book fairs - for trade visitors and private visitors alike.
After the trade fairs they are displayed in Goethe Institutes, libraries, German reading rooms and universities, while Frankfurter Buchmesse's international offices continue to present them all year round at various exhibition venues.