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Philippe Sands receives the Peace Prize of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 and criticizes in his speech Germany's silent stance on Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank, while advocating for a stronger public engagement with these issues. #Friedenspreis #PhilippeSands #Menschenrechte (translated)

The Frankfurt Book Fair, under the leadership of Joachim Kaufmann, aims to further optimize the fair experience with a concept that combines both professional meetings like in London and relaxed visitor weekends like in Leipzig, in order to attract both readers and exhibitors. #FrankfurterBuchmesse #Buchhandel #Lesen (translated)

Philippe Sands, a French-British jurist and professor, was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at the conclusion of the Frankfurt Book Fair and criticized in his acceptance speech Germany's indecent silence regarding violations of international law in the context of Israel. #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht #PhilippeSands (translated)

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 celebrated the Iranian-born author Shida Bazyar and her novel "The Gaps," which was awarded the German Book Prize, while the event reflected on topics such as social exclusion and current political developments. #DeutscherBuchpreis #FrankfurterBuchmesse #ShidaBazyar (translated)

KENAZ announced that selected items from the "Rose & Champagne" series will be offered at a discount at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The sale will take place on October 9 and 10 from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM in Hall 3.1 at Stand J23, Table 28, and is valid only while supplies last. #RoseAndChampagne #FrankfurterBuchmesse https://t.co/Dzy3omhKwy #Buchmesse #Frankfurt #Merchandise (translated)

Susanne Schröter reported that after a discussion between Alice Schwarzer and Constantin Schreiber about his new book at the Frankfurt Book Fair, she was with Schwarzer. Schröter wrote that the significance of Islam will increase worldwide as well as in Europe and Germany. Therefore, it must be urgently recognized what this means. Fundamentalism and extremism are on the rise, also because they are downplayed, while liberal and secular Muslims continue not to be perceived as a democratic resource. In her opinion, this must change quickly. #Europa (translated)

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German Youth Literature Prize 2026 was awarded, with Jutta Richter honored for her body of work and numerous winners recognized in various categories, while she simultaneously invited schools in Saxony-Anhalt to sign up for readings. #Jugendliteraturpreis #FrankfurterBuchmesse #Leseförderung (translated)

A fire has damaged a storage room of the aid initiative "Frankfurt for Ukraine" in Frankfurt, with the cause still unclear and investigations ongoing, while the Metropolis cinema was temporarily closed after a fire, and housing construction in the Rhine-Main area continues to progress despite challenges. #Frankfurt #Ukraine #Buchmesse (translated)

Constantin Schreiber reported great attendance and announced that he would talk with Alice Schwarzer about his book "The Power of Islam" during the Frankfurt Book Fair. https://t.co/polXRyJ5sC https://t.co/okHwzCC0xa #FrankfurterBuchmesse #AliceSchwarzer #DieKraftDesIslam (translated)

The book industry opposes the unauthorized use of its works for training artificial intelligence and is considering criminal measures against responsible AI managers, as Rainer Dresen from Penguin Random House explained at the Frankfurt Book Fair. #Urheberrecht #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Buchbranche (translated)

At the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026, Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel presented their new book "The Outrage Trap", in which they call for an open dialogue without speech bans and address the dangers of black-and-white thinking in social debates. #OpenBooks #FrankfurterBuchmesse #DieEmpörungsfalle (translated)

Daniele Ganser wrote that he met Albrecht Müller on the sidelines of the Frankfurt Book Fair and discussed his new book "Battle of the Giants," which was published by Westend Verlag. Müller is a former head of planning in the Federal Chancellery under Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt, as well as the founder of the NachDenkSeiten. Ganser appreciates him for his efforts for decades towards a dialogue with Russia. According to Ganser, Müller criticizes the rearmament under EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's demand for military readiness. He questions why von der Leyen does not propose disarmament and a dialogue with Russia. Ganser described Müller as one of many voices in Germany that reject the massive rearmament and war rhetoric of Chancellor Merz and Pistorius. #Frieden #Abrüstung #Kriegsrhetorik (translated)

Constantin Schreiber announced that he will discuss his book "The Strength of Islam" with Alice Schwarzer at 5 PM in the Historical Museum as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair. He wrote that the conversation could be exciting. https://t.co/cQpBfsTV3Y #FrankfurterBuchmesse #Bücher #Islam (translated)

Publisher Tom Kraushaar criticizes in his guest contribution that despite the attempt to promote understanding of right-wing authoritarianism through the book "Talking to the Right," the event and the book fair rather strengthened the extreme right, and ultimately they benefited from it. #Buchmesse #RechterDiskurs #Polarisierung (translated)

The French woman Gisèle Pelicot presented her book "A Hymn to Life. Shame Must Switch Sides" at the Frankfurt Book Fair, in which she reports on the abuse by her ex-husband and became an international symbol figure. #FrankfurterBuchmesse #GisèlePelicot #Autobiographie (translated)