Throughout this year, the Czech literary scene has been living and breathing the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Czechia takes centre stage as the Guest of Honour this October.
Host – one of the most prominent contemporary Czech publishers, celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year – will be presenting its own dedicated stand for the very first time (Hall 3.1, C70). We warmly invite you to visit us!
The stand will present a selection of several dozen titles by Czech authors, alongside an impressive printed catalogue showcasing Host as a highly successful publisher on both the domestic and international stages. The hundreds of translations of Czech authors into over forty languages speak for themselves...
This year features also an impressive lineup of Host authors in Frankfurt, with appearances by Alena Mornštajnová, Kateřina Tučková, Petra Soukupová, Jiří Hájíček, Petra Klabouchová, Petr Šesták, Anna Beata Háblová, Jakub Stanjura and Patrik Banga. And many more.
We look forward to seeing you in Frankfurt – not only at the Host Publishers stand, but also at the Czech Pavilion (F.1) and the Czechia stand (Hall 3.1, C65), where you are warmly invited. And, of course, please do join us for our authors’ events!
Selected events (Host authors marked in bold):
WEDNESDAY 7. 10.
17.15, Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
LiteraturBahnhof
Háblová Anna Beata, Janka Kathrin
THURSDAY 8. 10.
15.15, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
A Novel for Frankfurt
Hadj Moussa Iva, Svozilová Ludmila, Opatřilová Veronika
15.30, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Shore Stage
Young, strong European voices
Háblová Anna Beata, Stanjura Jakub, Kuznetsova Eugenia
16.30, Czech National Stand 3.1, C65
Bestsellers and Treasures
Mornštajnová Alena, Cikán Ondřej, Siering Danuše
FRIDAY 9. 10.
10.00, Czech National Stand 3.1, C65
How does the Creative Europe programme support the Czech book-publishing industry?
Mornštajnová Alena, Kaprálová Dora, Luchetti Alessandra, Raimbault Biret Anaïs, Asik Natasa, Čičváková Michala, Vybíralová Sára, Serrao Laura
10.00, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
By the lake, in the garden, among the mushrooms: where do Czech illustrators look for inspiration?
Tachezy Andrea, Illnerová Kateřina, Stibitzová Petra Josefína, Lučanská Lucie
11.15, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Shore Stage
Images of darkness and hope in literature for older children and young adults
Hanel Petr, Matocha Vojtěch, Osoha Karel, Hadas Hana
16.00, Czech National Stand 3.1, C65
Silent Books – Loud Stories
Trchová Martina, Bartolj Marta
16.30, OFF Bühne Schweiz, Halle 3.0, F86
I emerge from madness. Contemporary voices from Czechia
Háblová Anna Beata, Hamplová Kristina
17.15, Haus des Buches, Frankfurt
LiteraturBahnhof
Hájíček Jiří, Faulerová Lucie
SATURDAY 10. 10.
10.00, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
What Does Literature from the Margins Bring? Stories of Czech and Slovak Roma from the Second World War to the Present
Tučková Kateřina, Banga Patrik, Ryvolová Karolína
11.15, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Shore Stage
The child as uncompromising comic book critic
Illnerová Kateřina, Čupová Kateřina, Stibitzová Petra Josefína
12.00, Halle 4, C12
Meet and Greet Petra Soukupová
13.00, Halle 3.0, B60, BALAENA Verlag
Meet and Greet Olga Steglíková, Andrea Tachezy, Jana Krötzsch
Stehlíková Olga, Tachezy Andrea, Krötzsch Jana
14.15, Czech National Stand 3.1, C65
Contemporary Stories with social motivation
Soukupová Petra, Procházková Iva, Březinová Ivona
14.30, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
Humans and work: precarity and working poverty
Šesták Petr, Háblová Anna Beata, Čechová Miřenka, Miesenböck Julia
15.30, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
Decaying landscapes and dismal places: new ruralism in Czech fiction
Hájíček Jiří, Klabouchová Petra, Bolavá Anna
16.15, Czech National Stand 3.1, C65
Illustrated stories about intergenerational living
Tachezy Andrea, Stehlíková Olga, Hášová Truhelková Lucie
19.30, Naxos Halle, Frankfurt
Books & Beers, An Evening with parasitenpresse
Šesták Petr, Wang Tylová Klára, Aids Elsa
SUNDAY 11. 10.
11.30, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Harbour Stage
Gerta: from the page to the screen
Tučková Kateřina, Ondřejková Kateřina, Karavias Nikos
14.15, Czechia 2026 Pavilion – Shore Stage
From central Europe to distant worlds
Hořava Matěj, Wang Tylová Klára
15.00, Klingspor Museum, Offenbach am Main
Who tells Czechia’s stories? Literature, books, and the image of a country abroad
Tučková Kateřina, Siering Danuše
19.15, Internationales Theater, Frankfurt am Main
Literature as a bridge: Kateřina Tučková at the KULTÜR 2026 festival
27. 8. 2026
