The retiring Frankfurt Book Fair President and CEO reflects on two decades leading the world’s flagship international book fair through some the most complex times in publishing history.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026: A conversation with Czech author and European Prize for Literature winner Dora Kaprálová
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026: A conversation with Czech author and European Prize for Literature winner Dora Kaprálová
Internationally Award-winning Novel Taiwan Travelogue Signals a New Generation of Taiwanese Writing
Taiwan Travelogue represents universal themes appealing to today’s readers. (Sponsored)
Rights Agents Share Their Top Literary Picks for Frankfurter Buchmesse
Ahead of the book fair in two weeks, agents highlight some of the books they will be selling in Frankfurt.
AUPresses Launches Fundraiser to Help Ukrainian Publishers Attend the Frankfurt Book Fair
AUPress officials said the first $6,000 collected will be used to send three Ukrainian publishers to the International Convention of University Presses at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 9.
IPA Announces Shortlist for Inaugural Freedom of Expression Defenders Award
“These are all initiatives showing how we can fight for freedom of expression, for the freedom to publish and for the freedom to read,” said IPA President Gvantsa Jobava.
Frankfurter Buchmesse CEO Juergen Boos Looks Ahead to the 2026 Fair, and Reflects on his 20-Year Tenure
Publishing Perspectives caught up with Frankfurter Buchmesse CEO Juergen Boos, who will retire this fall after 20 years of guiding the fair through one of the most eventful periods in recent publishing history.
Frankfurt Guest of Honor: Czech Publisher Readies Top Titles for German-language Readers
Prague-based publishing house Paseka has been focusing intensely on its foreign rights sales.
Ukraine’s Chytomo Celebrates Its 2025 Publishing Award Winners
Amid a brutal war, bone-chilling subzero temperatures, and widespread blackouts, the winners of the third annual Ukrainian Chytomo Awards, given to individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in book publishing, were honored at an awards ceremony held in Kyiv on January 29.
IPA Seeks Nominations for Inaugural ‘Freedom of Expression Defenders’ Award
Nominations for the award honoring companies or organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to what IPA officials call the “trinity” of freedoms will be accepted until March 31.