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This year the Agora will once again present an attractive programme at the geographical heart of the fair. The Open Stage and Lesezelt (Reading Tent), the Frankfurt Book Fair’s two largest event stages, will host prominent figures including Miroslav Nemec, Wolf Biermann, Bosse, DJ BoBo, Ross Anthony, Hella von Sinnen and Pater Anselm Grün. International authors such as Leon de Winter and Connie Palmen, the author duo behind the Iny Lorentz historical novels, and the fantasy-novel writer Markus Heitz will make literature a real experience for visitors.

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”.

This year’s Guest of Honour presents its varied literature at Frankfurter Buchmesse | Delegation of 200 to travel to Frankfurt | Spanish royal couple will visit the fair | Irene Vallejo and Antonio Muñoz Molina to speak at Frankfurter Buchmesse opening ceremony | Programme showcases multilingualism and diversity | Strong female voices | Cultural programme in the city

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TikTok puts #BookTok community in the spotlight with stage programme / Talks, workshops and performances with creators, authors and publishers / Livestreams and Creation Corner will bring the community digitally to #fbm22

On the last day of Frankfurter Buchmesse, the current Guest of Honour traditionally says “good bye” by presenting the coming year’s Guest of Honour with the GuestScroll. During a festive ceremony held in the Festhalle on the fairgrounds today (24 October), Caroline Fortin, representing Canada as the 2020/2021 Guest of Honour, handed over the GuestScroll to Maria José Gálvez, director general of Books and Reading Promotion in Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sport.

The timeline of Frankfurter Buchmesse lets you experience transformation: from the first fair in the Paulskirche in 1949 to the most important international meeting place for the industry and a leading cultural event. And the story goes on...

Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse will present new books and authors from Georgia

“German Stories” is the theme of Germany’s role as Guest of Honour at the Taiwanese book fair from 12-17 February 2019. The German delegation traveling to Taipei includes 13 authors, who will present their work in tandem with Taiwanese authors.

Take part in events with regional organisations and readings by authors on the Asia Stage at the weekend.

With Donna Leon, Wladimir Klitschko (digital), Elvira Sastre and many more  
In 2022, BOOKFEST will once again present a programme full of literature, inspiration and compelling encounters. The literature festival will offer more than 60 events featuring authors, poets, translators, illustrators and moderators at more than 20 different locations throughout Frankfurt. Over 20 publishing houses and 9 booksellers and cultural institutions will participate in the programme.

Next year, 246 candidates from 64 countries will be in the running for the world’s largest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Visit the new International Stage and experience readings by authors from all over the world. Discover our multi-facetted programme for the general public.

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.

From 26 to 28 April 2019, the German-Norwegian literary festival “Towards Frankfurt” in Oslo will offer a preview of what’s to come. Over 90 writers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway will read from their books and discuss the themes they explore in their works. Never before have this many German-language authors come together in Norway at the same time.

Frankfurt Kids Festival is the book fair highlight for young fans of reading.

Sonja Vandenrath, Head of the Department of Literature of the City of Frankfurt am Main

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.

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.

Book lovers never go to bed alone. Or they don’t go to bed at all. Lesungen, Performances und neu interpretierte niederländische Küche zur Booknight.