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Frankfurt Book Fair
Germany's biggest annual book fair.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Adult fiction booming
This year has seen record attendance at the festival. 'Romantasy' and 'Dark College' top the list of popular genres.
German Book Prize for Martina Hefter
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'.
Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa
In her writing, Igiaba Scego tells of Italy's repressed colonial past.
Literature Special — the power of words
Interesting authors at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Autumn is the season for literature fans!
75 years of Frankfurt Book Fair: World stage for protests
The Cold War and Iran's fatwa on Rushdie had an impact on the book fair, which opens with a controversy from Italy.
Italy's spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair sparks controversy
As guest of honor of the book fair, Italy has prompted fury by not inviting anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano.
Martina Hefter wins 2024 German Book Prize
Hefter won with her story of a woman caring for her ill husband while chatting online with a Nigerian love scammer.
War for children: Armed conflict in picture books
First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — war stirs fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war?
Touring Slovenia's literary landscape
The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
Strong Voices. A Literature Special - Arts Unveiled
Salman Rushdie at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German novel of the year, and a trip to Slovenia.
Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'
After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
Drago Jancar puts Slovenia on the literary map
As the Frankfurt Book Fair celebrates Slovenia, DW spoke to Drago Jancar about his new novel, and an unresolved past.
Israel-Hamas war impacts Frankfurt Book Fair
Different publishers from predominantly Muslim countries are withdrawing from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
Frankfurt Book Fair postpones award for Palestinian author
Hamas' terror attacks on Israel are overshadowing the book fair. The event honoring Adania Shibli has been called off.
Eckhart Nickel: Spitzweg
A book of characters usually found in a Spitzweg painting – art is their subject of choice.
Jan Faktor: Jerk
Jan Faktor illuminates the upheaval of Prague and bohemian East Berlin during the 70s and 80s.
Daniela Dröscher: Lies about my mother
A child’s-eye view of a disastrous marriage in the German countryside during the 1980s.
Kristine Bilkau: Next Door
"Next Door" is a story about the desires and fears of two women in rural northern Germany.
Fatma Aydemir: Djinns
A polyphonic story about Turkish immigrants and their children, dreams and trauma
Frankfurt Book Fair Special - Arts.21
The Frankfurt Book Fair features award winning authors and Spain as this year’s guest of honor.
Ukraine in the spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair
Ukraine's President asked authors to write on the terror unleashed by Russia. DW talked to authors at the event.
Nonbinary author wins German Book Prize
Kim de l'Horizon shaved their head during the award ceremony in Frankfurt and dedicated the prize to women in Iran.
Frankfurt Book Fair to run without Iran
Iran won't attend the annual event, saying it has interfered in domestic affairs. Organizers have denied the accusation.
8 Spanish authors you need to know
Spain is the Guest of Honor at the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair. Here are some of the country's literary stars.
400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio
In 1622, the Frankfurt Book Fair helped launch the British playwright's collected works, which are as relevant as ever.
Re:connect - The Frankfurt Book Fair returns
After the pandemic, can the Frankfurt Book Fair's organizers and visitors go back to normal?
Arts 21 - Literature Special
The Frankfurt Book Fair returns, with Canada as guest of honor and award-winning authors.
Tsitsi Dangarembga on freedom of expression
Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
Author Vivek Shraya: ‘What I love about being Queer’
Canadian author and artist Vivek Shraya tells DW about coming out as a trans woman and how she finds solace in her work.
No far-right publishers at the book fair, please!
Stefan Dege
Protest over far-right exhibitors at the Frankfurt Book Fair is justified, says DW's Stefan Dege.
Inside Europe 21.10.2021
NATO-Russia relations at post-Cold War low - Assault on democracy: the murder of a British MP - Food for thought at the Frankfurt Book Fair - An apology to the Algerian auxiliaries abandoned by France - Hungary's opposition unites against Orban - How to Restore an ecosystem near you - A seasonal peek into an Italian wardrobe - Scottish climate politics as Glasgow prepares to host COP26
Controversy over right-wing publishers at book fair
"No space for Nazis" urges Jasmina Kuhnke — a Black writer who has canceled participation in the fair.
Frankfurt Book Fair: Canada spotlights diversity
As the guest of honor at the world's largest book fair, Canada is showcasing its multicultural literature.
Antje Ravik Strubel wins German Book Prize
"Blaue Frau" is a novel about Europe, women and men — and the power of the past in East and West.
Frankfurt Book Fair: 25,000 visitors daily
Organizers of the world's largest book trade fair have obtained a special permission to welcome 25,000 people daily.
What's on in 2021?
We'll be in the throes of COVID in 2021 as well, but here’s an overview of cultural events planned in the New Year.
Joshua Wong on Hong Kong: 'The situation is a nightmare'
Amid a growing crackdown, the activist is counting on international support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
Amartya Sen wins German Book Trade Peace Prize
Indian scholar Amartya Sen has received the German Book Trade's peace prize for his work combating social inequality.
Frankfurt Book Fair goes virtual
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the most important event in the international book industry. The 2020 fair will take place online, leaving the event’s large halls empty. How will that work? Arts.21 interviews the fair’s director Juergen Boos.
Indigenous voices in Canadian literature
Indigenous authors add to diversity in the literature of Canada, guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Challenges and opportunities at the Frankfurt Book Fair
With most offerings online, this year's fair is defying the coronavirus pandemic. It's also more inclusive than ever.
Anne Weber wins the German Book Prize 2020
Germany's prestigious literary prize has been awarded to Anne Weber for her novel "Annette, ein Heldinnenepos."
Can the Frankfurt Book Fair inspire digitally?
The fair's head, Juergen Boos, spoke to DW about the new format and why it's more important than ever to talk politics.
Mario Vargas Llosa on the power of literature
Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa opened the 20th International Literature Festival Berlin — live and in person.
How the coronavirus impacts the book industry
The corona crisis has dramatically impacted the publishing industry. How are publishers and book stores dealing with its
From baroque to modern: Germany's most impressive libraries
Tour our favorite German libraries, from Rococo to unadorned modern.
Norwegian melancholy
We visit Bergen, hotbed of gloomy writing in Norway, guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Artificial Intelligence goes literary
The Arts+ at Frankfurt Book Fair explores the future of culture and creativity in the digital age.
From imprisoned dissident to president: Vaclav Havel
At the beginning of 1989, Czech dissident Vaclav Havel was in prison but became president of his country that same year.
Frankfurt Book Fair — 10 facts
The Frankfurt Book Fair offers five days filled with books, cultural events and discussions.
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