This page contains up-to-date resources for the German & Canadian-language publishing industry, booksellers, and book professionals. These downloads provide informational and promotional materials on the Canadian book industry, as well as information on Canada’s presence as Guest of Honour and the 300+ books translated in German.
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This newsletter is aimed primarily at German booksellers and provides information and promotional tools on Canadian books available on the German market as well as Canadian titles translated into German to discover.
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Canada FBM2021, in collaboration with MVB and the VLB-TIX platform, subsidiaries of the Börsenverein des deutschen Buchhandels (the German Publishers & Booksellers Association), published a list of Canadian titles recently translated into German.
This catalogue is available on the VLB-TIX platform, a tool for German publishers to advertise their new titles to booksellers, journalists, bloggers.
Below you will find social media material that can be used to promote new publications from Canadian authors and illustrators. These social media materials were used to promote the authors and illustrators who were part of Canada’s virtual program for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2020, as well as the 2021 Winter in Canada Campaign. You are welcome to use this for your channels.
Different formats for Facebook and Instagram as well as for your Facebook and Instagram stories are available. We also provide banners for your website.
Link to the promotional material kit

Preview of social media banners being offered.
To fully understand the depth of literary talent in Canada, it is vital to understand our unique publishing industry: its origins and its current state, how it’s evolving and where it will go next.
For our presence as the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, we offer you this snapshot of our vibrant industry.
Download the overview document on the Canadian book market here.
Curated by Canadian publishers and literary agents, the titles in the Canada FBM2021 online rights catalogue have rights available for the German market. The information in the online rights catalogue is updated regularly.
To see what the Canadian publishers and literary agents are showcasing on the online Rights Catalogue, follow this link: catalogue.canadafbm2021.com.
Canadian publishers and agents, please submit your books to our Rights Catalogue here!