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There is always something new to discover about the world’s largest content fair. Here is where you can find out more about current fair events and contests, as well as read relevant interviews with interesting people.
2025
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“The more women we gather around books, the better.”
Creative Women Publishing is more than a publishing house - it is a movement. It was founded by seven Ukrainian women who are breaking taboos with their books, strengthening voices and creating a new reading community. They were honoured with the Frankfurter Buchmesse special award at the Ukrainian Chytomo Award.
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„The monster is a beautiful creature. That's the heart of the story, a beautiful monster."
Monsters and Folklore Horror: An interview at the Books at Berlinale 2025 Pitching Event. Filipino Screenwriter and Author Angelo Lacuesta book IRÔ (DOG).
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‘We also have post-feminist body horror on offer!’
The advantages of nerd culture for a publishing house and why a table in the Comics Business Centre protects against collapse: An interview with Sam Birkett, Rights Manager at Rebellion Publishing.
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“Our listeners are a source of inspiration”
The international audiobook market has grown continuously over the past 15 years. At Frankfurter Buchmesse, the audio area has almost doubled in size in 2024 compared to the previous year. What is a good audiobook? What developments are emerging in the market? What about the use of AI voices? An interview with Colin Hauer, CEO of Hörbuch Hamburg.
2024
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“There’s no one who can’t become a reader”
Mkuki Bgoya, participant of the book fair's invitation programme, runs one of the few publishing houses in Tanzania. His goal is to establish a culture of reading in his native country.
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Juergen Boos talks about “connecting and exchanging in peace and security"
Juergen Boos, president and CEO of Frankfurter Buchmesse, talks about ‘connecting and exchanging in peace and security" in Publishing Perspectives Interview.
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"Comfy runners, layers of clothes and a powerbank..."
Jennifer Kim, CEO and founder of Nooroongji Books (Canada), is a passionate FBM visitor and bookseller. From her last visit at Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2022, she shares valuable tips for booksellers and visitors who are planning their trip to #fbm24.
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‘I believe in the cinema as a hub. It's a space for coming together, a place for exchange.’
Gesine Mannheimer (Jetzt & Morgen) and Jutta Feit (jip film & verleih) are responsible for ensuring that films receive the greatest possible visibility. The two filmmakers are particularly active in the field of literary film adaptations. In this interview, they give an insight into their work on film projects and describe what cinema means to them and which literary adaptations they particularly admire.
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‘Literary film adaptations are and always have been a trend.’
For 18 years, the Bavarian regional association of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association has been organising the Book meets Film event as part of the Munich Film Festival. Barbara Voit, responsible for press and public relations at the regional association, has been organising this event since the beginning and tells us in an interview how ‘Book meets Film’ has changed over the years, which titles have entered the race this year and which books she would personally like to see made into films.
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"Literary fiction is having a hard time because of this..."
In advance of the Frankfurt Rights Meeting at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024, Lisanne Mathijssen talks about the challenges facing Dutch publishers, and possible ways to tackle them in an interview with BookBrunch.
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