Everything will be cool (Všechno bude super): The new novel by Eli Beneš has been selected for the 2026 Susanna Roth Award—an annual competition in which young emerging translators work on a piece of contemporary Czech prose. Established in 2014, the award is named after the renowned Swiss translator Susanna Roth (1950–1997), who played a…

A major success for Eli Beneš: His novel A Slight Loss of Loneliness becomes the very first Czech book ever selected for presentation to film producers at Books at Berlinale. From nearly 100 submissions worldwide, only ten titles with the strongest cinematic potential were chosen — and his is among them. The project will be…

In the run-up to the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair, at which Czechia will be the guest of honour, the Haus am Dom in Frankfurt hosted a reading last Sunday. The author Iva Procházková read from her crime novel Girl, Uncovered (Dívky nalehko), which was published in German translation this year by Braumüller Verlag in Vienna…

Lucie Faulerová is the winner of the 2025 Italian prize Premio Salerno Libro d’Europa, which took place on 19 June in the atrium of Salerno Cathedral as part of the 13th edition of the festival Salerno Letteratura. This prize is open to European authors under the age of 40 whose works have been translated into…

The House on Matoušova Street, Tereza Boučková’s latest novel, has been honoured with the 2025 Miroslav Ivanov Prize for best historical novel. Since 2001, this prize has been awarded in the Czech Republic to the most outstanding publications in the field of non-fiction. It is announced by the Club of Non-fiction Authors. The historian Miroslav…

At the upcoming Leipzig Book Fair Eli Beneš will present his novel A Slight Loss of Loneliness (Nepatrná ztráta osamelosti) to a German audience. The award-winning debut has been published in German translation by Karl Rauch Verlag, Düsseldorf, this year. The author guides readers through post-war Europe as they follow a young Auschwitz survivor on…

The House on Matoušova Street—a brand new book by Tereza Boučková, has been very well received by Czech readers. The bestselling book came near the top in the poll for the most interesting book of the year 2024 by the renowned daily newspaper Deník N. The book came second in the readers‘ ranking and third…

On the International Stage of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the author Marek Toman talked about classic and modern children’s literature from Czechia. He also presented his own books for children: My Golem, Cross-Eyed Jim’s Coffeehouse and The Amazing Adventures of Florentin Flowers. The event, titled Children’s Books from Czechia: from past to present, was hosted by the US…

Literary agent Maria Sileny visited Brooklyn, New York, as a member of a group of agents and authors, to present Czech literature to US publishers. In face-to-face conversations with publishers during the Brooklyn Book Festival and a stage presentation at the follow-up event, held in the Czech Center New York, she had the opportunity to…

Prague Literary Agency’s new author, Eli Beneš, has won the prestigious Czech Magnesia Litera Award for Best Fiction. His novel The Slight Loss of Loneliness was chosen as “Debut of the Year”. This compelling account of the return from Auschwitz to post-war Prague reflects historical events with great accuracy. It is not just another reappraisal…