Vibal showcases Philippine books to the world at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025

As one of the country’s leading publishers, Vibal will feature its wide range of titles—from children’s books and textbooks to literature, non-fiction, and scholarly works—at its own dedicated booth within the main pavilion of the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds. The display will highlight the breadth of Vibal’s publishing program, showcasing the richness of Filipino creativity, scholarship, and storytelling to an international audience of publishers, readers, and rights professionals.

For Vibal, this participation affirms its longstanding commitment to advancing Philippine knowledge and culture through publishing innovation, digital transformation, and international collaboration. The fair provides a platform to connect with global partners, explore translation and rights opportunities, and expand the reach of Filipino works beyond national borders.

Among the Vibal titles to be exhibited are the Arte Filipino series, which chronicle the colorful legacies of great Filipino artists like Botong Francisco, David Medalla, Isabelo Tampinco, and Damian Domingo; classic graphic novels by Francisco Coching under the Grafika imprint; critical editions of Filipino novels 𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘪 𝘔𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦 and 𝘌𝘭 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰; scholarly works under Academica Filipina+; the 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 series that brings together diverse voices and perspectives on Philippine cultural history; acclaimed books by Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Jose Victor Torres, Ma. Luisa Camagay, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Luis Gatmaitan, Danielle Florendo, Randy Valiente, Charlie Veric, Gene Navera, and Sheree Domingo; plus newly released works by esteemed authors like Dean Francis Alfar, Victor Ocampo, Ige Ramos, Harold Fiesta, Allan Derain, Andyleen Feje, Andrea Tubig, Jim Pascual Agustin, Mina V. Esguerra, and Carla de Guzman, among others.