New publications from the Book Institute publishing house

In 2026, some new translations of Polish books were published abroad, including the Croatian translation of Leo Lipski's Piotruś, the Italian translation of Szczepan Twardoch’s novel Null, and a selection of poems by Wojciech Bonowicz in English.

On March 10 one of the most important book fairs in the publishing world, London Book Fair, opened. The Book Institute, as every year, was organising the Polish stand to enable domestic publishers and literary agencies to make business contacts and sell rights.

The competitive rounds of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage’s programmes, administered by the Book Institute, are over. For the programmes “Magazines,” “Literature,” “Partnership for the Book,” and “Promotion of Reading,” 2,090 applications were submitted, of which 469 received funding totaling PLN 19,252,695.

We inform you that the competition for the curatorial concept of the exhibition showcasing Polish children's books and illustrations has concluded. This exhibition will be presented during the International Children's Book Fair in Bologna in 2027, one of the most important industry events in the world. The exhibition will be part of Poland's presence as the guest of honor at the fair.

The Book Institute has selected additional publications to receive funding from the Other Traditions programme. Out of 57 proposals submitted by publishers between January 14, 2026, and February 15, 2026, 35 were accepted. Support totaling over PLN 770,000 will be awarded to twenty publishers in total.

At the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, further translations of Polish books appeared abroad, including the Bulgarian edition of Ewa Lipska’s 'Wariacje Geldbergowskie', Henryk Sienkiewicz’s 'W pustyni i w puszczy' in Mongolian, and Stanisław Lem’s 'Powrót z Gwiazd' in Spanish.