Frankfurt Bookfair
 Read and Listen

© Goethe-Institut / Illustration: Tobias Schrank © Goethe-Institut / Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Every year in October, the literature and publishing industry meets in Frankfurt. What do literary professionals talk about? What are the wishes for the future? We try to find answers: with texts, interviews – and of course with the literature itself.

Festive opening at Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 Photo (detail): © Frankfurter Buchmesse/Marc Jacquemin

Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
 A licence to read

Every October, the media and publishing industry gathers in Frankfurt – at the world’s foremost fair for print and digital content, deals are done, networks are established, and of course literature is celebrated to the full. Karin Janker is only too happy to be overwhelmed.
Hauke Hückstädt at the Literaturhaus Frankfurt Photo (detail): © Domenic Driessen

Literature on the stage
 Please just give me one picture!

Reading at home is also quite nice, but ...  Hauke Hückstädt, director of the Literaturhaus Frankfurt, in an interview with pictures – about his favourite new publications and the future of literature.
Sebastião Salgado, brasilianischer Fotojournalist Foto (Detail): © picture alliance/TT News Agency

Sebastião Salgado
 For services to humankind

This year’s Peace Prize of the German Book Trade goes to the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. An artist who makes human suffering the theme of his photographs – and who believes he has a duty to protect the environment.
Tristan Marquardt talking with Regine Hader. Photo (detail): © Emma Film

Video interview
 Dare to be diverse!

In which direction is the literary industry developing? Tina Lurz, Tristan Marquardt and Zoë Beck are helping to shape this change. As literary bloggers, literary mediators and publishers they talk about diversity in the literary world – and about the influence we as readers can have.

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