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Two studies by Aldus Up, the European book fairs network co-founded in the framework of the Creative Europe programme and coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), which were published on the network's platform on 16 June during the Bologna Children's Book Fair show: Europe is not united yet when it comes to statistics on the book world. From reading habits to translations data, each country performs surveys independently, making it difficult to carry out an overall analysis of trends.

Stages & further event formats at Frankfurter Buchmesse: Present your brand, your experts and authors to a diverse audience at the heart of the international publishing industry.

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.

For the 75th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse (18 - 22 October 2023) will open its doors in October and celebrate hundreds of stories and the authors behind them. Among those taking part are Marc-Uwe Kling, Cornelia Funke, Deborah Feldman, Rafik Schami and Christopher Clark. Tickets for public and trade visitors are now available online.

Two studies by Aldus Up, the European book fairs network co-founded in the framework of the Creative Europe programme and coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), which were published on the network's platform on 16 June during the Bologna Children's Book Fair show: Europe is not united yet when it comes to statistics on the book world. From reading habits to translations data, each country performs surveys independently, making it difficult to carry out an overall analysis of trends.

Customer loyalty is like love: expectations must be fulfilled, otherwise there’s frustration instead of passion and book buyers start to bail. Every second book is currently a case of false advertising. Time for an interview about the new standard Reading Rationales with Stephanie Lange from MVB.

In its second year, BOOKFEST once again has exceptional readings, concerts, parties and performances planned that will create a week-long festival atmosphere in Frankfurt - with Margaret Atwood, Ken Follett, Maja Lunde, Jo Nesbø, Elif Shafak, Colson Whitehead and many more.

Valérie Levy-Soussan, founder of the French audiobook publishing company Audiolib, about her experiences in the French audio industry and significant market changes, trends and challenges from the early start of the 21st century until today.

Whether performance art or the sound of flamenco, whether high culture from the Prado or fun culture in the form of tapas – Spain’s “spilling creativity” can be experienced not only at Frankfurter Buchmesse from 19 to 23 October 2022, but this summer as well in the city of Frankfurt and many other places in Germany.

Sara Nović - Author of the New York Times-Bestseller novel "True Biz" (2022, Random House, German Translation from Judith Schwaab, "Klartext", 2025, btb) teaches Deaf studies and creative writing and lives in Philadelphia with her family. In our interview, Sara shares her experience of becoming an author and writing "True Biz", she talks about the power and humour of American Sign Language (ASL) and her hopes for the representation of marginalized voices like people with disabilities and the LGTBQ+ scene in literature.

THE MARKETS - Global Publishing Summit 2016 / Flanders and the Netherlands

The prize is a trip to this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse (11-15 October 2017).

A diverse programme with international stars and bestselling authors awaits visitors on the event stages at Frankfurter Buchmesse.

The bestselling Norwegian author Jo Nesbø will present his new book "Knife" (Penguin Random House, publication date: 9 July 2019) at BOOKFEST at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019).

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.

As the leading trade fair for the international publishing and content industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse (20-24 October 2021) is further developing its in-person events and digital offerings.

As the leading trade fair for the international publishing and content industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse (20-24 October 2021) is further developing its in-person events and digital offerings.

Winners are five young female publishers with books, podcasts and events / No international Wildcard awarded due to travel restrictions

Die Frankfurter Buchmesse (15. bis 19. Oktober 2025) lädt Aussteller ein, sich für das Bühnenprogramm der #fbm25 zu bewerben. Anmeldungen für die kostenpflichtigen Bühnenslots sind ab dem 31. März bis zum 9. Mai 2025 möglich.

There will be 80 events from 9 to 14 October as part of Bookfest, the festival of the Frankfurter Buchmesse