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The call for participation in our stage programme is open and we are looking forward to our exhibitors' ideas for #fbm24! The event stage in Hall 4.0 and the New Adult Stage are making their debut this year. The latter is located in Hall 1.2, which we are opening up for the first time to all exhibitors, authors and communities from this genre.
If you have the opportunity, don't miss the live session of The Hof at the Society of Illustrators in New York. But we will also be meeting again online in May. The topic this time is: Succeeding Together - How To Bridge Generational Gaps in Publishing.
Enjoy reading!
Your Newsletter Team
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| The Frankfurt Pavilion © FBM | Marc Jacquemin
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Submit your programme proposals for the #fbm24 stages
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| Exhibitors at Frankfurter Buchmesse have until 15 May 2024 to submit their event ideas to be part of the #fbm24 stage programme. Both specialised and entertainment topics are welcome. The programme is spread across the following stages: Frankfurt Pavilion, Frankfurt Studio, Open Stage, International Stage, Stage 4.0 and THE ARTS+ Stage. New additions are Stage 4.0, named after its location, and the New Adult Stage on the new hall level 1.2.
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| Eleanor Dubinsky und Dario Acosta Teich © private, Felix Zeltner © Helga Traxler
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| The Hof live on stage in New York City - and online
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Attention US residents and travellers: On 14 May from 6.00 pm, the networking series "The Hof" will take place live in New York City for the first time! The publishing community will meet at the 128 Bar of the Society of Illustrators. Judy Clain (Summit Books, Simon & Schuster) and Aaron Robertson (Spiegel & Grau) will discuss "The Next Generation: Passing the Publishing Torch" on stage. The moderator is Felix Zeltner, live music will be provided by Eleanor Dubinsky and Dario Acosta Teich. The discussion will be followed by networking and drinks. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited. First come, first served. RSVP here.
Just two days later, on 16 May, The Hof will take place as usual via Zoom. Topic: Succeeding Together - How To Bridge Generational Gaps in Publishing. One of the guests will be Anne Friebel, Founder & Publisher of Palomaa Publishing, Germany.
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The German language as a guest in Turin and Prague - meet our team!
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| From Aalen to Zermatt: Germany, Austria and Switzerland are joining forces to present the German language and German-language literature at the book fairs in Turin (9-13 May) and Prague (23-26 May). More than 40 authors will be showcasing the many facets of German-language literature at the two fairs and engaging in dialogue with the reading public on site. Among them: Tonio Schachinger, Fatma Aydemir, Peter Stamm, Judith Hermann, Shelly Kupferberg and many more. Programme items for the specialist audience, in particular on the subject of "Book-to-Screen Adaptations", round off the Guest of Honour appearances of the German language. Meet our staff at the collective stands!
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| Arthur Derrouaz spoke to us about the international comics business © A. Derrouaz
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"Creating international spaces for comics is commendable."
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| The Comics Centre at last year's Frankfurter Buchmesse will become the Comics Business Centre in Hall 6.1 in 2024. Arthur Derrouaz, Rights Manager at the Steinkis Group and an expert on graphic novels, will be there. How does he work? How does he experience book fairs? And what is solastalgia?
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Authors Anya Omah (l.) and Nikola Hotel (r.) pose with fans in the "Meet the Author" area
© FBM | D. Driessen
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| For the first time: New Adult hall at #fbm24
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| New Adult, Romance, Dark College and similar literary genres will have their own hall level for the first time at #fbm24: Hall 1.2 will bring together major genre publishers as well as communities such as the Self-Publishers Association, Fakriro and Books on Demand. Other points of contact are the "Meet the Author" area, the trainee café for up-and-coming industry professionals and the New Adult Stage. During the trade visitor days, this is the stage for "Everything to do with writing" and self-publishing. At the weekend, it is a meeting place for authors and their communities.
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| Independent publishers © FBM | Anett Weirauch
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Register now for the #fbm24 collective exhibitions
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| Shelves and other exhibition units can now be booked within the following collective exhibitions: Comics Business Centre, Stationery & Gifts, Audio Books, Independent Publishers and Self-Help Books. The exhibition packages also include Book Fair tickets, tables and chairs, a digital presence and other services. The exhibitions can also be used as a secondary presence in addition to the trade fair stand.
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| Miha Kovač presents the "Reading Manifesto" at BiblioCon © Sasa Kovacic
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| FBM at the SSP Annual Meeting and at BiblioCon
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Frankfurter Buchmesse is intensifying its cooperation with the academic world: as a partner of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, we will have a stand at the SSP Annual Meeting in Boston (29-31 May, stand 114). In June, we will be at BiblioCon in Hamburg (4-7 June 2024), the specialist congress for library professionals. Here we invite you to a discussion on the Ljubljana Reading Manifesto with book scientist Miha Kovač from the University of Ljubljana. We will discuss why reading at a high level is important and what this means for libraries.
At #fbm24 (16-20 October 2024), the area will have a new event stage, where the SSP will also hold a micro-conference.
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| Deniz Utlu was interviewed by Svenja Pütz © FBM | Mathilde Lagadu-Cleyn
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Deniz Utlu on European reading
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| The European Union Prize for Literature was awarded at the Foire du Livre de Bruxelles (3-7 April 2024). The prize aims to promote the diversity and visibility of the European literary scene on the international stage. Author Deniz Utlu was honoured with a Special Mention and spoke to us in Brussels about European reading and the potential beauty of difference.
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| Italy is Guest of Honour at #fbm24
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| Bestsellers and slow sellers: facts and figures
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| Which genres are read the most? Will the growth in the comics and audiobook markets continue? At the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, the Italian Publishers' Association presented the latest figures and trends from the book market of this year's Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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Ruined libraries and new bookstores
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| "There is one question Ukrainian publishers are routinely asked in international events and private conversations: How do you continue working during the war?" This is how Iryna Baturevych opens her report on the state of the book market in Ukraine, which can be read at https://chytomo.com/. According to the report, publishers and bookshops have continued their activities at a high level: 50 new bookshops were opened in the course of the year. The Ukrainian book market has also performed well in other areas during the Russian war of aggression.
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