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Reading literacy declining, Need for action is growing: Young people are buying fewer books
Book buyers aged 10 to 15 down by nearly one-third / Total industry turnover decline of 2.7 percent / Media and reading literacy must become a top political priority / Current market figures can be found at: www.boersenverein.de/buchmarkt
Philippe Sands to receive the 2026 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
French-British lawyer and author receives the Peace Prize / Award ceremony on 11 October
Konstantin Richter receives the German Non-Fiction Prize 2026 for “Dreihundert Männer. Aufstieg und Fall der Deutschland AG”
Jury states: “Richter exposes what lies behind the abstract notion of the ‘German economy’” / Award ceremony at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg
German Non-Fiction Prize 2026: presenting the nominees
239 titles were in the running / Awards ceremony on 8 June 2026 in the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
Book Market 2025: Ongoing consumer restraint now also impacting the book trade
Decrease in turnover of 2.9 per cent across central sales channels compared to 2024 / Fiction once again reports growth / Bookstores and publishing houses remain under pressure
Karl Schlögel awarded the 2025 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Award ceremony at Frankfurt’s Church of St. Paul / Laudatory speech given by Ukrainian-German author Katja Petrowskaja
Start of Frankfurter Buchmesse: “AI must serve people – not the other way around”
Opening of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 / Industry remains stable / Numerous challenges - including the risk of inadequate regulation of AI / Big tech companies must be required to play fair
Dorothee Elmiger receives the German Book Prize 2025 for “Die Holländerinnen” (“The Dutch Women”)
Dorothee Elmiger has won the German Book Prize 2025 with her novel “Die Holländerinnen” (Carl Hanser Verlag).
German Book Prize 2025: discover the shortlist – experience the award ceremony
Livestream of the award ceremony / Short films about the shortlisted authors coming soon
German Book Prize 2025: six novels on the shortlist
Awards ceremony in the Kaisersaal of the Frankfurt Römer on 13 October 2025