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Book illustration showing a shoe carriage shooting at frogs holding an umbrella.

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?
ConflictsNovember 2, 2023
Landscape in Slovenia. A lake with an island in its center surrounded by mountains

Touring Slovenia's literary landscape

The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
CultureOctober 21, 202307:47 min
DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

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.
CultureOctober 21, 202326:06 min
A man with a patch on his glasses stares back at the came

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.
LiteratureOctober 19, 2023
Author Drago Jancar. A man with a gray shirt and hair stares ahead.

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.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2023
Slavoj Zizek giving a speech at the Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Israel-Hamas war impacts Frankfurt Book Fair

Different publishers from predominantly Muslim countries are withdrawing from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2023
very high presentation of books at the Frankfurt Book fair.

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.
LiteratureOctober 13, 2023
Writer Eckhart Nickel

Eckhart Nickel: Spitzweg

A book of characters usually found in a Spitzweg painting – art is their subject of choice.
LiteratureOctober 25, 202201:52 min
Book cover | Trottel | von Jan Faktor

Jan Faktor: Jerk

Jan Faktor illuminates the upheaval of Prague and bohemian East Berlin during the 70s and 80s.
LiteratureOctober 25, 202202:14 min
Writer Daniela Dröscher

Daniela Dröscher: Lies about my mother

A child’s-eye view of a disastrous marriage in the German countryside during the 1980s.
LiteratureOctober 25, 202202:02 min
Book cover | Kristine Bilkau Nebenan

Kristine Bilkau: Next Door

"Next Door" is a story about the desires and fears of two women in rural northern Germany.
LiteratureOctober 25, 202202:01 min
Book cover | Dschinns | von Fatma Aydemir

Fatma Aydemir: Djinns

A polyphonic story about Turkish immigrants and their children, dreams and trauma
LiteratureOctober 25, 202202:07 min
DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Composite)

Frankfurt Book Fair Special - Arts.21

The Frankfurt Book Fair features award winning authors and Spain as this year’s guest of honor.
CultureOctober 22, 202226:06 min
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video address at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

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.
LiteratureOctober 20, 2022
Deutscher Buchpreis 2022 - Kim de l'Horizon

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.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2022
A person placing a book in a stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair

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.
Human RightsOctober 18, 2022
A potrait of author Najat El Hachmi.

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.
LiteratureOctober 18, 2022
Exhibition "Will’s Book – 400 Jahre Shakespeare’s First Folio": a copy of the "First Folio"

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.
LiteratureOctober 12, 2022
Opening German book fair Frankfurt 2021Deutschland

Re:connect - The Frankfurt Book Fair returns

After the pandemic, can the Frankfurt Book Fair's organizers and visitors go back to normal?
LiteratureOctober 23, 202102:43 min
DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Kultur.21 englisch)

Arts 21 - Literature Special

The Frankfurt Book Fair returns, with Canada as guest of honor and award-winning authors.
LiteratureOctober 23, 202126:01 min
​Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga on freedom of expression

Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
LiteratureOctober 22, 2021
Vivek Shraya, transgender Autorin

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.
CultureOctober 22, 2021
Dege Stefan Kommentarbild App

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.
LiteratureOctober 22, 2021
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

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
PoliticsOctober 21, 202155:00 min
Author Jasmina Kuhnke looking toward a window.

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.
CultureOctober 21, 2021
Kim Thúy

Frankfurt Book Fair: Canada spotlights diversity

As the guest of honor at the world's largest book fair, Canada is showcasing its multicultural literature.
LiteratureOctober 20, 2021
Antje Ravik Strubel leaning on a banister.

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.
LiteratureOctober 19, 2021
Frankfurt Book Fair banners waving in the wind

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.
LiteratureSeptember 1, 2021
Neon sign of 2021

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.
CultureJanuary 1, 2021
Hongkong Proteste

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.
CultureOctober 20, 2020
Amartya Sen

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.
CultureOctober 19, 2020
Juergen Boos, Director Frankfurt Book Fair 2020

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.
CultureOctober 15, 202003:43 min
Tanya Tagaq

Indigenous voices in Canadian literature

Indigenous authors add to diversity in the literature of Canada, guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
CultureOctober 14, 2020
Deutschland | Buchmesse Frankfurt - Eröffnungspressekonferenz

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.
CultureOctober 14, 2020
Anne Weber Author

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."
CultureOctober 12, 2020
Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair

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.
CultureOctober 12, 2020
 Mario Vargas Llosa

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.
CultureSeptember 10, 2020
Buchhandlung "Die Buchkönigin" in Berlin Neukölln

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
CultureApril 23, 2020
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa

From baroque to modern: Germany's most impressive libraries

Tour our favorite German libraries, from Rococo to unadorned modern.
CultureOctober 24, 20197 images
Norwegen Bergen | Historische Häuser Bryggen

Norwegian melancholy

We visit Bergen, hotbed of gloomy writing in Norway, guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
CultureOctober 20, 201906:36 min
Künstliche Intelligenz und Jobs

Artificial Intelligence goes literary

The Arts+ at Frankfurt Book Fair explores the future of culture and creativity in the digital age.
CultureOctober 19, 201905:31 min
Bilder von der Václav Havel Ausstellung in der Frankfurter Buchmesse

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.
LiteratureOctober 17, 2019
woman browsing at Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 | Gastland Norwegen

Frankfurt Book Fair — 10 facts

The Frankfurt Book Fair offers five days filled with books, cultural events and discussions.
CultureOctober 16, 2019
Karl Ove Knausgard norwegischer Schriftsteller

9 literary stars at the Frankfurt Book Fair

With Norway as the country of honor, Norwegian authors are in the spotlight at the world's largest trade fair for books.
LiteratureOctober 15, 20199 images
Eröffnung der Frankfurter Buchmesse 1949. Ein Mann blickt auf ein Bücherregal.

70 years of the Frankfurt Book Fair

After the Second World War, the first book fair in autumn 1949 also stood for an intellectual new beginning.
LiteratureOctober 14, 201911 images
Symbolbild Literatur Bücherstapel

A life without reading or writing?

Nothing could be cozier than snuggling up with a book, but more than 12% of adults in Germany can't enjoy that luxury.
CultureOctober 7, 2019
Salman Rushdie mit seinem Roman Mitternachtskinder

Salman Rushdie: A selection of works

As Salman Rushdie's latest novel, "Quichotte" is released in the US, here are some of his most famous works.
LiteratureSeptember 3, 20198 images
Literaturfest München 2016

How do independent publishers in Germany survive?

After the bankruptcy of Germany's largest book wholesaler, small publishers are on red alert.
CultureApril 4, 2019
Stock photo of a man holding a book beside another man holding a tablet

German book market: Between crisis and hope

Is readership on the decline? Are books dying? A look at the facts that show developments in Germany's book industry.
CultureJanuary 11, 2019
Detail of Georgia's Frankfurt Book Fair presentation

A discovery: Literature from Georgia

This year’s guest of honor is Georgia, whose literature delves deep into conflicts.
CultureOctober 14, 201811:31 min