This changes everything – when stories shape reality.

The Frankfurter Buchmesse is the world’s largest book fair and one of the most important global industry platforms and trading hubs. Here, we see how content, stories and ideas shift our perspectives and, in doing so, change our world. 

Under the motto “This changes everything”, the 2026 Book Fair will become a key stage for socio-political debates and a place where new alliances, business models and discourses emerge.  As a trade fair, the Frankfurter Buchmesse offers trade visitors from the literary, media, creative and technology sectors a space for fresh perspectives, inspiration and exchange. At the same time, the general public also shapes the Book Fair: literature enthusiasts, young authors, cosplayers and international communities are a central part of the experience.