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Canadian Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon opens Frankfurter Buchmesse | 2,000 companies from 80 countries exhibit on site | Spotlight on over 300 authors | Guest of Honour Canada creates first hybrid pavilion | Focus topic: “How do we want to live our lives?” | International industry leaders participate in “Frankfurt Studio – Inside Publishing” trade programme

Axel Scheffler is among the most well-known children's book illustrators in the world. His books - from ‘The Gruffalo’ to ‘Pip and Posy’ - reach children in over a hundred languages. In October, he will be speaking at the Frankfurt Kids Conference about the responsibility of children's books in a fragile world. In this interview, he explains why kindness is not a naive idea, how subtly stories show attitude - and why his new book ‘Welcome’ aims to champion friendship and togetherness.

Information, events and networking for the next generation

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.

Discover the public programme with numerous literary and cultural highlights - on site and 365 days a year free of charge in Frankfurter Buchmesse's media library.

The European Union Prize for Literature was awarded as part of the Foire des Livre du Bruxelles (3-7 April 2024). The prize aims to promote the diversity and visibility of the European literary scene internationally. Author Deniz Utlu was honoured with a Special Mention and spoke to us in Brussels about European reading and the potential beauty of difference.

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.

Frankfurter Buchmesse is the recipient of this year’s Julius Campe Prize, awarded by publisher HOFFMANN UND CAMPE. 
The prize is given to individuals and institutions that have rendered outstanding services in the fields of literary criticism and literary communication. The winner receives 99 bottles of fine wine and a facsimile of Heinrich Heine’s »Französische Zustände« (French Affairs), published by HOFFMANN UND CAMPE. 

Fans of podcasts from “Die ZEIT” can look forward to an exciting line-up of events in Frankfurter Buchmesse’s cultural programme.

Lea Kaib, Book blogger

In the Gourmet Gallery, food is a global language. Making waffles together with refugees sends a signal.

At a press conference in Leipzig, Norway, Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019, celebrated the start of its literature programme. 18 Norwegian authors and their works will be in the spotlight over the next few days.

Katrin Deike, Visitor

Discover Frankfurter Buchmesse's programme highlights - on site, digitally and in our media library: 365 days a year.

Give literature lovers a beautiful Easter gift: Private visitor tickets to the Frankfurter Buchmesse are available beginning 10 April 2017. These tickets ar

Michel Friedman, Lawyer, publicist and philosopher, Frankfurt am Main

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.

500-sqm area for children’s and young adult media at the Frankfurter Buchmesse

Once again, this year's German-language "Novel of the Year" award will be presented at the opening of Frankfurter Buchmesse. Experience the awards ceremonies live from home.

Podcasts, readings, interviews and masterclasses on book markets and industry trends: experience the highlights of Frankfurter Buchmesse free of charge in our media library.