The gate of Czech literature unlocked...
On the occasion of Bologna book fair, here comes again a new edition of the catalogue, showcasing a cross section of children’s titles published by Host. It contains seventeen books this time, both new and backlist titles.
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This catalogue contains carefully selected titles available for German language book market and includes reading samples.
The longlisted nominations include five books by authors from our literary agency – Michal Ajvaz, Emma Kausc, Petra Klabouchová, Vilém Koubek and Marie Domská – in two categories: the Luxor Litera for prose and the Litera for fantasy.
The Return: the title of Petra Dvořáková’s new novel set in a convent, but also a unifying theme for many of the Czech fiction titles published this spring by the prestigious Host house.
Martina Trchová has won one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for books for children and young adults, awarded by the Bologna Book Fair. She received the Bologna Ragazzi Awards (BRAW) in the Comics - Early Reader category for her book Babi, and will pick up the award at the end of March at the fair itself in Italy.
The prose debut by young author Emma Kausc (born 1998) has sparked a wave of unprecedented enthusiasm among critics, marking the emergence of an author with extraordinary talent for writing.
Which Czech books have been published in a foreign language this year? Which are now being prepared for publication?
One of the most followed columns on this website is the list of rights sales in the current year. So here comes the 2025 overview.
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