Yuval Noah Harari, Elif Shafak, Anne Applebaum, John Strelecky, Patricia Evangelista: international authors at FBM24
Events with Roberto Saviano, Chloe Gong, Dmitry Glukhovsky and others
In October, thousands of literature fans will once again celebrate reading at the place where countless good stories from 100 countries begin: at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024).
Award-winning authors Yuval Noah Harari, Elif Shafak and Anne Applebaum, recipient of the 2024 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, will present their latest books and are part of talks on the book fair’s stages. Dmitry Glukhovsky and Fabrício Corsaletti, winner of the 2023 Jabuti Award (Brazil’s most important literary prize) will also be among those coming to Frankfurt. John Strelecky, whose books have been sold more than nine million copies worldwide, will talk about his latest novel. Authors of the currently popular genres of New Adult, Romance and Fantasy, will also meet their fans at the fair. Among them: Julia Quinn, author of Bridgerton, Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of the Secret Shanghai novels and the Flesh and False Gods trilogy, and US fantasy writer Stephanie Garber. From Italy, the fair’s 2024 guest country, more than 90 authors will be attending the fair, including Roberto Saviano, Claudio Magris, Dacia Maraini, Paolo Rumiz, Nicola Lagioa, and the 2024 Premio Strega winner Donatella Di Pietrantonio and many others.
Frankfurt International Stage
The whole world of books meeting in one place: at the Frankfurt International Stage, in the foyer between Halls 5.1 and 6.1. Throughout the entire book fair week, there are exciting events and readings by authors from different continents, countries and regions. Here, Patricia Evangelista will present Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country, which was one of the ten best books of 2023 selected by The New York Times. Further speakers include the French bestselling novelist Timothée DeFombelle, the poets Logan February and María Negroni from Nigeria and Argentina, and Tash Aw, author of The Harmony Silk Factory. Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti presents Erinnerungen von Ilse an Colonia Dignidad, where she unveils the story of Colonia Dignidad from the perspective of her adoptive mother who lived in the colony. Stella Gaitano, a literary writer and activist from South Sudan speaks about The Forgotten War in Sudan– its impact on women and literature.
More information and events: https://www.buchmesse.de/themen-programm/publikumsprogramm/buehnen/frankfurt-international-stage(opens in a new window)
Event highlights (selection):
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 1 pm: Patricia Evangelista: “Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country”
Friday, 18 October 2024, 4 pm: Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti: “Erinnerungen von Ilse an Colonia Dignidad”
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 1 pm: „Resisting Reality" with Argentinian writers Ariel Magnus, Marina Dimopulos, María Negroni and Carlos Gamerro
Asia Stage
Asian literature and culture in Frankfurt: At the new stage (Hall 5.1 A 100) visitors can take part in events with organisations and authors from various Asian countries. With Mary Jane, Paolo Herras, Bambi Eloriaga-Amago and others.
NEXUS - into the future with a system reboot?
Historian Yuval Noah Harari became world-famous with his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. His new work Nexus is about the future, and the danger of soon being destroyed by the very information networks on which present-day society relies. Is “degrowth”, as the Japanese philosopher and capitalism critic Kohei Saito demands, the only way to attain a future worth living? At the event on Wednesday evening, 16 October, organised in cooperation with Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurt’s Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, the two authors discuss these big questions. More information and tickets:
https://www.buchmesse.de/en/highlights/public-events/stages/open-stage(opens in a new window)
Meet The Author
Get close to your favourite authors, receive a dedication in your favourite book or take the opportunity to take a selfie together: That's what the Meet The Author area is all about. This year it is located on the Agora at the Open Stage to create the perfect place for authors and their fans to meet. Here you can meet Lauren Roberts, John Strelecky, Chloe Gong and Jim Field and Rachel Bright, among others.
Info & Services
Tickets can be purchased online: https://www.buchmesse.de/en/visit/tickets(opens in a new window)
Frankfurt Connect App: The Frankfurter Buchmesse app will be available for download in the stores at the end of September.
Fair Guide: All important information about Frankfurter Buchmesse can be found in the Fair Guidehttps://www.buchmesse.de/en/visit/fair-guide(opens in a new window)
Website: All information on events and tickets at https://www.buchmesse.de/en(opens in a new window)