Press releases

230,000 visitors, more than 4,300 exhibitors, over 3,300 events and a sold-out book fair weekend – Director Juergen Boos: “Our internationality creates relevance”.

The Handover Ceremony at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024 took place on the last day of the Fair: The Guest of Honour Italy bids farewell and hands over to the Philippines. The Philippines will step into a central role at the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse as Guest of Honour.

More than 4,300 exhibitors and an expected 114,000 trade visitors from 131 countries / Elif Shafak about the power of storytelling / A platform for democratic discourse / Tickets for Saturday sold out

The Philippines will step into a central role at the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse as Guest of Honour ( (15-19 Oktober 2025). During today’s press conference, the curators gave an insight into their work and the motto.

The new Frankfurt Connect app is now available free of charge in the app stores. It contains all the events, exhibitors and speakers. This and other important information for visitors to Frankfurter Buchmesse in our press release.

As part of Frankfurter Buchmesse (16 - 20 October 2024), the Comics Business Centre will become a platform for international exchange in the comics industry. Meanwhile, visitors can look forward to a diverse weekend with an exciting programme featuring comics, manga and cosplay.

The 76th Frankfurter Buchmesse (16–20 October 2024) will put a spotlight on current topics in the world of international publishing and on today’s socio-political issues. At the same time, it is expanding the venues that allow readers and authors to interact – with an emphasis this year on the growing desire younger readers have to engage with literature.

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. 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.

At the Book-to-Screen Day on Friday, 18 October 2024, filmmakers from around the world will have the chance to discover new stories, characters and ideas from the international book trade. Frankfurter Buchmesse will be using the event to highlight film and series adaptations and promote an exchange between publishers and the film and streaming industry through masterclasses, matchmaking, networking events, talks and panel discussions.

With the new Stage 4.0 (H 104), the international Hall 4.0 at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024) now has its own event stage. Everything here revolves around trends, products and market developments in the fields of science, education and publishing services.

The Brazilian poetry subscription platform ‘Círculo de Poemas’ has won the Aficionado Award 2024. The Aficionado Award is the first international award to promote individuals, organisations and initiatives that are making a lasting difference in the publishing industry.

FBM24 is now presenting its cultural-political programme together with its partners under the title “Frankfurt Calling – Perspectives on Culture and Politics.” It will take place throughout the entire week of the fair in the iconic Frankfurt Pavilion on the Agora, and on other stages.

Is a system overhaul the only way to a future worth living? Israeli historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari and Japanese philosopher and critic of capitalism Kohei Saito will be discussing this question at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024).

At the trade programme at the 76th Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024) decision-makers and experts from the international publishing industry will be discussing the topics that are currently defining the industry.

Frankfurter Buchmesse brings the industry together in October: as a place for international encounters, a trading centre, a literary showcase and a platform for democratic exchange. With Frankfurt Connect, it also brings the players in publishing together digitally and bundles their digital business services in one place.

Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Bologna Children's Book Fair are cooperating on a new games area at both fairs. Frankfurt and Bologna are now working together to expand their existing film and licensing offerings to include games.

Cornelia Funke is keynote speaker at our Frankfurt Kids Conference "Paving the Way for the Future: Responsibility in Children’s Book Publishing".

Italy is the Guest of Honour at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024). The literary and cultural programme and the design of the Guest of Honour pavilion were presented at a press conference in Frankfurt am Main today.

On 3 May 2024, representatives of Frankfurter Buchmesse and Messe Frankfurt signed the extension of the contract until the end of 2028. This continues a good tradition: the largest international book fair has been held in the halls of Messe Frankfurt since 1951 – even during the pandemic years and under challenging conditions.

New Adult Stage in Hall 1.2 for fans of New Adult, Romance and Fantasy

Under the motto "#fbm24 is reading - Read. Reflect. Relate.", the 76th Frankfurter Buchmesse will celebrate reading in all its facets from 16 to 20 October 2024. It is about celebrating reading where stories begin: at the centre of the publishing industry. After all, it is stories that connect people.

German will be the Guest of Honour Language at this year’s international book fair in Turin (Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, 9-13 May 2024 (#SalTo24)). Twenty-five German-language authors will be featured as part of “Literature Parade. Guest Language German at #SalTo24”, the theme of the exhibition stand and programme on the fairgrounds and in the city, which is being jointly organised by Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 

Frankfurter Buchmesse invites international publishing professionals to intensive training and networking programmes to mark #fbm24.

Together with the Berlinale Co-Production Market, Frankfurter Buchmesse is organising Books at Berlinale for the 19th time. This year, the event takes place on Sunday, 18 February 2024, at 2.30 pm in the Berlin House of Representatives.

Official agreement signed today in Santiago, Chile / “Through the clear skies of literature” will be the motto of the Guest of Honour presentation

The marketing expert, who holds a doctorate, joins Frankfurter Buchmesse after working for Cornelsen.

Die 75. Frankfurter Buchmesse (18.-22. Oktober 2023) hat ihre einzigartige Stellung als wichtigster internationaler Treffpunkt der Buch- und Medienbranche abermals gezeigt: Mit 105.000 Fachbesucher*innen (Vorjahr: 93.000) aus 130 Ländern und 110.000 Privatbesucher*innen (Vorjahr: 87.000) gelang der Frankfurter Buchmesse nach den beiden Coronajahren 2020 und 2021 erneut ein deutlicher Wachstumsschub.

Today, Friday, marks the end of the official trade visitor days at the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023) and now the fair opens to the general public.

Slavoj Žižek's speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse has provoked strong reactions. Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse, spontaneously took the floor after Žižek's speech and addressed the audience in the Frankfurt Congress Centre.

In its anniversary year, the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse (18–22 October 2023) will offer a high-profile programme of cultural and political events – as a forum for literature and social debate.

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