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The 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse (15–19 October 2025) continued the book fair’s growth trajectory. As of the last afternoon the fair, 118,000 trade visitors and 120,000 private visitors (2024: 115,000 trade visitors and 115,000 private visitors) from 131 countries (2024: 153 countries; 2023: 130 countries) visited the fair, more than in the previous year. This underscores Frankfurter Buchmesse’s position as the leading event for the international publishing industry and as a festival for literature fans.

Annette Hess, along with seven other authors, will travel to Turin for the 32nd Salone Internazionale del Libro (9-13 May) to present her novel "Deutsches Haus", the rights of which have already been sold in over 20 countries. In the interview she talks about the reappraisal of one's own history, the challenge of an adequate translation, and the impact of her book abroad.

As a sign language interpreter, Katharina Nickel and her colleague Beate Neumann will once again be working for us at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse and will be translating numerous events into sign language during the weekend of the fair. We wanted to find out more about the interpreting profession and her work at events.

Diverse programme/Regional focus on Lazio and Piedmont

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.

Frankfurter Buchmesse supports young professionals and high potentials in developing international networks. We are looking forward to your application.

Trade visitors can look forward to various stages at Frankfurter Buchmesse with insightful events on important cultural and political topics.

At an exclusive "live" event Dan Brown will present his new thriller Origin on Saturday, 14 October 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Frankfurt Kids brings together experts and the public. From 15 to 17 October 2025, international publishing professionals, authors, and illustrators will discuss the future of children's and young adult books.

We talked with Katja Stergar, Acting Director of the Slovenian Book Agency, about Slovenia's 2023 Guest of Honour presentation, the Slovenian language and the role of translators.

Booksellers from all over the world can now apply to participate in the new digital programme Frankfurt International Booksellers offered by Frankfurter Buchmesse (14–18 October 2020). Organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse with financial support from Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, the programme is designed for booksellers who stock foreign-language titles in their bookshops. Applications being accepted until 28 September 2020.

Today the Handover Ceremony where Spain, Guest of Honour 2022, handed over the GuestScroll to Slovenia, Guest of Honour 2023 of Frankfurter Buchmesse took place at the book fair in Frankfurt.

German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar will open the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.

The Frankfurt Book Fair New York/German Book Office just announced it is kicking off a campaign to showcase new German children's books.

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

Sustainability, translation and audiobooks on the Spanish-language market: the CONTEC meeting was held in Mexico City at the beginning of the July to share experiences and reflections from the context of Frankfurter Buchmesse with the Latin American region. At the lectures, discussion panels and workshops, 33 experts from different countries discussed. Journalist América Gutiérrez Espinosa summarised her findings for us.

The 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse will feature the internationally renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the keynote speaker during the prestigious Opening Press Conference on Tuesday, 9 October.

Live at last: visitors to Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 will experience acclaimed authors, inspiring talks and stimulating discussions live on the main stage in the Congress Center, in the Frankfurt Studio, in the Frankfurt Pavilion and, during the evening, at BOOKFEST city events throughout Frankfurt.

October is all about literature and networking. Two locations beckon with an exclusive programme, and a whole neighbourhood celebrates on Saturday.

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.