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Euromedia is the biggest company doing business on the Czech Republic’s book market.
Established in 1991, the publishing house currently owns a portfolio of 13 imprints and a dedicated audiobook department.
It publishes over 700 new titles annually. Books of diverse genres for every age group.
One of Us
Title Author
Kristýna Trpková
Bestselling author (5 weeks on the bestseller list according to SČKN)
By the youngest winner of the Jiří Marek Award for the best Czech detective story of the year
The Herel siblings have had a strong bond since childhood, and even though they are all adults, they stick together at all times and never let each other down. However, one day the family idyll is shattered by a gruesome discovery in the garden of their mother‘s old house, which triggers an avalanche of unexpected events. The past comes to life and with it a tormenting family secret that should have remained covered by the ravages of time and never seen the light of day.
A gripping novel about how easy it is to lose trust in someone we‘ve known all our lives, and begin to question who our loved ones really are under the pressure of extraordinary circumstances. Because the truth usually hurts.
Někdo z nás
Kalibr 2024 Fiction, Thriller, Domestic Suspense b/w, pp 352
Kristýna Trpková (* 1996) graduated from high school in Holice, where she currently lives with her family. She could not study at university due to unfavourable financial situation and immediately after graduation she started working as an administrative assistant. She started writing detective novels while she was on maternity leave, and today she also edits translated literature. Her first novel, Stvůra (The Monster), won the Jiří Marek Award for the best detective book of 2021, making her the youngest recipient of this award at the age of twenty-six. The following year, the Czech Agatha Christie Society also awarded first place to her short story Esther, published in the detective anthology Po stopách zločinů (On the Trail of Crime). Her other detective novels, Vesnice (The Village, 2022) and Vetřelec (The Intruder, 2023), were published in the imprint Kalibr (Euromedia) and form a loose trilogy with Vetřelec. One of Us is a standalone novel.
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Title
Three Hatchets
Author
Kateřina Surmanová
For Stephen King fans
From a bestselling author of mystery thrillers
Michal spends his days and nights visiting cemeteries, abandoned houses and supposedly haunted places. The world knows him as a successful youtuber and „miracle hunter“. When he learns that a priest from his hometown has ended up behind bars for a brutal murder that took place under very suspicious circumstances, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to gain more fans. But once he arrives home, he discovers that during his childhood he had more in common with the priest than he thought.
It is only when he reunites with Father Václav decades later that he uncovers the shocking events that led the priest to the murder, and the circumstances that reason cannot comprehend. And as he faces the demons of his own past, he learns that Václav may not be a villain after all, but a hero.
Kateřina Koutníková Surmanová (* 1984) is a Czech journalist and writer. She graduated in media studies at Palacký University in Olomouc and also studied theory and history of dramatic arts. She has worked as a film festival programmer and television scriptwriter, which she still does occasionally, but most of her life has been devoted to her work as a journalist and editor.
Her first book, Šepot z lesa (Whispers from the Forest, 2022), a mystery thriller using folklore motifs, was a bestseller and received a very warm reader response. The thriller Zvedá se vítr (The Wind Rises) followed a year later. The novel Three Hatchets concludes the loose trilogy.
Tři Sekery, Kalibr 2024, Mystery Thriller, Paranormal Thriller, b/w, pp 336
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The Last Summer
Title Author
Dorota Ambrožová
„The Last Summer should be talked about. There hasn‘t been such a precise, yet unpretentious debut in Czech literature for a long time - and even outside the category of first novels, it is an exceptional piece of prose in the Czech context.“
– Daniel Mukner, ČT ART
„Last Summer doesn‘t even want to shock, deal with a trauma, or at worst sell it. It offers a complex and complicated account of a young girl‘s coming of age. [...] Last Summer escapes clearcut interpretations. That‘s part of what makes it one of the most intriguing debuts of the past year.“
– Jonáš Zbořil, Seznam Zprávy
„The novella is a candidate for the debut of the year [...] Ambrožová has convincingly portrayed the healthy development of a teenage girl without slipping into cheap didacticism.“
– Kateřina Čopjaková, Aktuálně.cz
Fifteen-year-old Hana is in love with a neighbour who is eighteen years older. The doctor lives in the house next door with his partner and young son. The girl attends a school that annoys her, has problems with her mother, hardly communicates with her father, dresses extravagantly and must be perceived as indifferent and arrogant by those around her. She can get excited about anything - and just as quickly abandon it. Due to circumstances, but also due to her stubbornness, she gets closer to the neighbour than would be desirable...
A provocatively cheeky and stylistically sovereign confession of a young girl about the complicated time of adolescence, frantic and transitional, in which we have no control over the present or the future, and are pushed into important decisions by circumstances rather than being their instigators. Forbidden love, defiance of teachers and parents, dreams and hopes that inevitably clash with reality. How do you grow up and find your own way when those from whom you expect answers are not honest with you?
Dorota Ambrožová (* 1994) comes from Olomouc. She studied Radio and Television Dramaturgy and Screenwriting at JAMU in Brno. In addition to creative work, she also writes cultural journalism. She hosts the cultural podcast Promluv do ní, works as a documentary filmmaker for Paměť národa, and collaborates with the Kreativní Česko platform. She is married, has two children, lives and works in Olomouc.
Poslední léto
Listen, 2024, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, pp 216
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Title Author
Caricature of a Man
Barbara Nesvadbová
Bestselling author
Her books were made into very popular successful films
He is telling her everything. All but the truth… Can you build love on deception? When you stop being single and start being lonely?
Her best friends found an anchor in their families, but photographer Karla remains an observer of life. She explores. And asks again and again if the relationships of people around her are indeed so crystal clear, or if every
single one of us is living as a caricature of themselves. The new novel by Barbara Nesvadbova expores the world beyond the keyhole, and what we believe and how little we rely on our own intuition.
Karikatura muže
Ikar 2025 novel
192 pp
Barbara Nesvadbová is a famous Czech writer and journalist. She worked as an editor-in-chief of several prestigious magazines (Playboy, Xantypa, Harpers Bazaar).
She is the author of many bestselling novels, short stories compilations and interview books. Her books have found their way on screen as well, with Barbara being a co-screenwriter. Barbara is well known for her philanthropic work and the Be Charity project
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Title
The Narrator
Author
Anna Bolavá
Award-winning Czech author
Dark, horror atmosphere. Surreal elements and an original narrative style
Previous books
Anna Bolavá: Do tmy/Into Darkness Rights sold: Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia, Russia, Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Spain
Ke dnu/ Into the Depths Rights sold: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Před povodní/Before the Flood Rights sold: Bosnia and Herzegovina
The story of young Vit Cross and his brother Joachim takes us to Beastbury, the perfect setting for an ancient legend in which a giant compost heap stirs at the far end of the castle gardens. It is said there is a worm living deep underground which needs to be fed – with joy, fear, remorse and once in a while with something living. When Granddad is gone, one of his grandsons will have to take his place and tend to Beastbury. To keep the legend intact, he will have to kill... But what if the characters
Vypravěč
Odeon 2022, pp 368
defy their own narrator and refuse to be part of his game? And how is it even possible to get the better of this omniscient being, which flits through the trees in the form of the wind, conceitedly swishing its tail? The children from the story are now adults returning to the gardens to narrate the final chapters in their own way.
Anna Bolavá (1981) was born and grew up in southern Bohemia. After studying at Charles University in Prague and spending seven years on parental leave, she worked as an ostomy consultant and is now a freelancer. In 2013 she made her debut with the poetry collection Černý rok (Black Year). Her novel about gathering medicinal herbs, Do tmy (Into the Dark, 2015), secured her a Magnesia Litera Award in the fiction category. The work has been translated into ten languages and has twice been adapted for the stage. In 2017 the author published a loose sequel, Ke dnu (Into the Depths), which was nominated for the Magnesia Litera. The Řečovice trilogy is brought to the close by the novel Před povodní (Before the Flood) from 2020.
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Title
The House in Matoušova Street
Author
Tereza Boučková
Internationally known best-selling Czech author
Strong, recognizable literary voice
Modern European history
In 1927, Eduard Schwarz, a widower, a Jewish lawyer, bought a house in Matoušova Street in Smíchov in order to acquire a decent residence for himself and his family. He was lucky to die before the Second World War began. In her novel, Tereza Boučková, who lived in the house from birth to adulthood and returned there again a few years ago, gives us the story of Schwarz‘s descendants, as well as other inhabitants of the house, woven into the history of the twentieth century, spanning almost
a hundred years. The author traces their fates literally on the spot, and it is so intense that the reader does not want to put the book down until he or she has finished it. With emotion, irony, and sadness, she writes about people whom both monstrous ideologies, Nazism and Communism, wanted to humiliate, rob, imprison, or murder.
Tereza Boučková (1957) is a Czech writer, screenwriter and publicist. Due to her family background, she was unable to study under the communist regime, and after the signing of Charta 77 she worked as a cleaner, packer, postmistress and housekeeper. She finished her first book, Indiánský běh (Indian Run, translated into German, Dutch and Hungarian), describing the environment of dissent, before November 1989; in 1990 she received the Jiří Orten Prize. This was followed by her short prose books Křepelice (1993) and Když milujete muže (1995), and in 2013 she published a book of short stories called Šíleně smutné povídky (Madly Sad Stories). She has also published three collections of short texts, originally written as magazine columns: Jen tak si trochu schnít - fejetony o mužích a lidech (2004), Boží a jiná muka - fejetony o lásce ke kolu (2010) and Závod s časem - 99 nejrychlejších fejetonů (2018). In 2008, she published an autobiographical novel Rok kohouta (The Year of the Rooster, translated into German, Slovenian, Hungarian, Spanish, Egyptian Arabic, Polish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Italian, Albanian), which became the best-selling Czech book of the year. Her most recent work of fiction before this new novel is Život je krásný (Life is Beautiful, 2016). In 2020, the author published a literary travelogue Bhútán, má láska (Bhutan, My Love). She has also written screenplays for the films Smradi (2002) and Zemský ráj to na pohled (2009).
Dům v Matoušově ulici
Fiction, Czech Odeon 2024
pp 208
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Title
Bedřich Smetana
– A Biography
Author
Pavel Kosatík
Original, thorough biography of one of the most influential Czech composers of the 19th century
By the author of successful books about Olga Havlová, Věra Čáslavská and other important personalities
An attempt to shed a new light on the life and work of Bedřich Smetana
Franz Liszt was his closest friend. Gustav Mahler promoted his operas and Arnold Schönberg appreciated his late work. His Vltava (Moldau) is world known and Japanese school children sing it every morning. Yet apart from the Czech Republic, Bedrich Smetana is considered one of many other “national” composers of the European 19th century.
In his new biography Pavel Kosatík, an influential author of essays and biographies about politicians, sportsmen, and intellectuals, sees Smetana as an important representative of European music. He thinks that world-class music did not begin to emerge in this country with Antonín Dvořák, but already with Smetana. Unfortunately, in his time it had not yet been able to reach the world, and as everybody considered his music so much
Zápasy slepého muže
Bedřich Smetana
PAVEL KOSATÍK Životopis
„Czech“, perhaps not enough thought was given to it. It‘s never too late to start putting things right, and now might be a good time to do so. It is a pity if the world only knows Smetana‘s opera The Bartered Bride, the symphonic poem Vltava and the string quartet „From My Life“. The world could appreciate also the operas Dalibor, The Kiss and The Two Widows, the whole symphonic cycle of My Country, the cycle of ‚Swedish‘ symphonic poems, and a number of brilliant pieces written for piano. Let us love Bedřich Smetana more. Let us get to know him better. And let‘s show him to the world.
Pavel Kosatík (1962) is an influential Czech intellectual, writer, screenwriter and publicist. He is mainly interested in the modern history of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He is the author of more than 30 books, a number of scripts for films and TV series, and a comic book series on modern Czech history. An important part of his work are biographical books and book interviews, among others about Olga Havlová, Emil Zátopek and Věra Čáslavská. He approaches his subjects in a novel way, offering new points of view, and for him the individual is always the key to understanding the times. Several of his books were published in Polish (České snění, the biography of Olga Havlová), the book about Emil Zátopek was translated into English (Emil the Runner) and some shorter texts have been published in other languages.
Bedřich Smetana – Životopis
Biography/Music
Czech, 2024
pp 408
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Pavel Kosatík
Title Author
The Troubles of Sekora the Human Barbara Šalamounová
Original concept, excellent comic artwork
A look at the modern history of Europe through the dramatic fate of the prominent artist and illustrator Ondřej Sekora, creator of Ferdy the Ant
A biography with elements of a gamebook
Ondřej Sekora, the main hero of the comic, was first a cartoonist, an enthusiastic sports reporter, also a sportsman himself, who brought rugby from France to Czechia and translated its rules. (This makes the Czechs unique in the world, because unlike other countries, they have their own Czech rugby terminology.) During his two stays in France when emplyed by the newspaper Lidové noviny. Sekora also drew for French magazines, among others for the magazine l‘Auto of Mr. Desgrange, who was the founder of the Tour de France, which Sekora visited with him.
Sekora was very interested in the world of insects, as was his main artistic role model Wilhelm Busch, a German artist born 50 years earlier. Like Busch, Sekora was also a comic author, especially of serialized picture stories, and later he became a distinguished writer and illustrator for children.
In addition to many other children‘s stories, he was the author of books about the famous character Ferdy the
Ant, a proper and hard-working fellow whose friend is the know-it-all Beetle Baggins.
During the Nazi era, he was a brave husband who went to three labour camps rather than leave his Jewish wife. After the war he became a communist, hoping for better times, but he quickly retreated back to his world of cartoon figures for children, which was his paradise. He was a loving father and friend to all the little people and animals.
In the late 1950s, co-founded a children‘s drawing programme for Czech television, and its new version is still broadcast today.
All of this can be found in this graphic gamebook novel, which you can read either from A to Z, or you can also find your own way in it - jumping from the main chapters to the side chapters, and from there either elsewhere or back to the main track again, while learning primarily about the stages of Sekora‘s life that interest you most.
Barbara Šalamounová doc. M. A. comes from a Czech-German artistic family. Her work focuses on illustration, comics, animation, and designing film puppets - mainly for feature films. She is the author of the character of the Ropák /Oilgobblers/ from Jan Svěrák‘s film of the same name /Student Oscar 1988/ and is the first Czech artist to use in her Czech-German animated film „Isn‘t the fly my sister?“ not only 2D cartoon but also 3D computer animation. In 2011, she founded the studio of Comics and Illustration for Children at the University of Pilsen, Faculty of Design and Art Ladislav Sutnar, where she was the head until 2019. In 2014, she received an associate professorship and in 2019 she returned to freelancing. She also organizes Czech and German /and simultaneous/ art workshops for children and adults. Her latest illustrated books for children include „Kařut and Řabach“ by Olga Stehlíková and the comic book „Images from Czechoslovak History“.
In addition, she takes care of the estate of her father and mother, the artists Jiří and Eva Šalamounovi, and has established the Šalamoun Foundation (Nadační fond Šalamounovi).
Trampoty člověka Sekory Graphic Novel/Gamebook/ Biography, Czech, Universum 2024, pp 272, full colour, Rights: All translation rights available
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Title
Meteorites: The Art of the Universe
Author
Zdeněk Schneider, Milan Zvára, Radek Šrejbr
Unique book on the phenomenon of meteorites
Exclusive photos
Meteorites have been attractive since the very beginning of human history. They are part of human culture, myths and chronicles. By studying them, we discover how the solar system and our Earth were born and formed. And perhaps, we may find out the very origin of life this way.
Join us in the mysterious world of meteorites, learn stories they tell. And get to know where you can find them, buy them, invest into them and how to build your own collection one day.
https://www.alienrocks.art/ https://www.runiverzum.cz/
Zdeněk Schneider
Zdeněk Schneider, member of I. M. C. A., International Meteorite Collectors Association, is the founder of one of the biggest Facebook group devoted to meteorites and tektites. He is the owner of one of the largest Czech collections of meteorites, counting hundreds of objects. He is an avid photographer, thus he is the author of the majority of pictures presented in the book.
Milan Zvára
A co-owner of a successful advertising agency has loved studying universe from tender age. Professionally, he started being interested in space and universe since 2015 due to SpaceX. When he saw Zdeněk Schneider´s unique collection from the very first time, he fell in love with meteorites. In 2022, they created a company Top Meteorites LTD to educate people on meteorites and to sell them with the brand of Alien Rocks (formerly, Top Meteorites). In 2023 they found, together with Jon Larsen, one of the top experts on micrometeorites, the first Czech micrometeorite and they published many articles about their finding.
Radek Šrejbr
He is a teacher and meteorites collector. His most favorite ones come from Mars and tha moon. He writes about them on his website RuniverzuM. He is the member of I.M.C.A. and Global Meteorite Association (GMA).
Meteority: Umění vesmíru
Granit 2024
Popular science
Full color, paperback
200 pp
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Title
A World of Cheap Dopamine
Author
Jiří Kryštof Jarmar, Vojtěch Hlaváček
Do you know how instant happiness affects your life?
A survival guide for the times of fast-paced gratification.
From the creators of Brain We Are podcast with over 7 million listeners!
Why do you want what you want? What influences your motivations, desires and pleasures? One of the main negotiators in the brain involved in deciding what we consider important is the neurotransmitter dopamine.
It influences attention and learning, drives motivation with effort and pushes us forward.
In a world where gratification is constantly at our fingertips in the form of phones, porn or social media, our attention span and time are increasingly controlled by short-term cyberpleasures.
We are always just one finger swipe away from our next reward. Dopamine is cheap. So how do we move meaningfully through a world of cheap dopamine?
Svět levného dopaminu
Mimochodem 2024
Self-development
Full color, paperback
296 pp
This book seeks to highlight one of the greatest challenges of our time while providing a research-based approach to overcoming it. We venture into the secrets of the human brain, look at the fascinating workings of dopamine and the myth of happiness, learn about psychotechnology and the tools that prey on our attention, and how to resist them. We‘ll discover how social status affects us, how to quiet down the voice of the social self, or how to light meaningful digital fires. Together, we‘ll learn tools to strengthen willpower and cultivate purpose.
Jiří Kryštof Jarmar and Vojtěch Hlaváček. Two biologists and biohackers fascinated by the most complex organ in the known universe – the brain. They love to educate themselves on its functions and mechanisms and seek answers on how to continually optimize the brain and body for this age. In 2018, they founded the Brain We Are podcast, which has been listened to by 7 million people, with whom, through their guests, they share not only countless experiences but also new insights into the brain and mind.
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Modern Self-Defence
Author
Jasmína Houdek, Pavel Houdek
A unique self-help book that teaches how to defend against (sexual) harassment and manipulation by setting and defending personal boundaries, rather than focusing on physical techniques. The book empowers readers with concrete guidelines on using their voice and confidence to handle everyday situations like catcalling, inappropriate jokes, and unwanted advances.
From the most influential Czech self-defence instructors with a massive online following Strategies and techniques to recognize threats and prevent assaults before they escalate
This book will teach you how to use your voice as a weapon. It will teach you how to stand up for yourself. How to speak up at work when your boss has made a sexist joke, at school when a classmate slaps your bottom, or on the street when you‘re the target of a vulgar catcalling. This book will help you to finally say enough, to take back your dignity and freedom. The selfdefence instructors Jasmína and Pavel Houdek will also teach you how to prevent an assault. How to recognize that your attacker is targeting you and how to stop him
Moderní sebeobrana
Nonfiction/Self-Help
Czech, 2022
pp 248
before he can carry out his plan. If you learn how to use these techniques in everyday life, you can keep the risk of a physical confrontation to a minimum. Modern selfdefence is a lifestyle.
The book was translated into Slovak (Moderná sebaobrana). The audiobook version was awarded second place in the Audiobook of the Year contest (Audiokniha roku). Their new book about verbal selfdefence will come out in 2025.
Pavel Houdek has been the instructor of Modern Self-Defence since 2010. He graduated in law with a specialization in criminology. He focuses on researching (sexualized) violence and finding ways to prevent it. As a freelance journalist, he writes on gender and safety issues. In 2017, he won the first ever Genderman Award.
Jasmína Houdek is a long-time instructor of Modern Self-Defence. She specializes in self-defence for women. She has a razor-sharp voice and uses it to publicly debunk myths about sexualised violence. In 2019, she won the Františka Plamínková Award in the Feminist of the Year category. Together they are teaching self-defence classes, doing online courses and school lectures. Jasmína and Pavel have been married since 2018 and are raising their daughter Mariana together.
https://www.moderni-sebeobrana.cz/
https://www.instagram.com/moderni_sebeobrana.cz/
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Title
The Only Food Book You Need
Author
Karolína Fourová
Best-selling non-fiction book, 32 000 copies sold in Czech
Follow-up title The Nutritious Food Book (Výživná kniha o jídle, 2022), 20 000 copies sold in Czech
Human nutrition has become one of the most controversial topics of recent times. Thanks to the internet and social media, where anyone can share anything, anytime, nutrition myths spread at lightning speed. It is difficult for the average mortal to navigate the jungle of conflicting recommendations and to discern what is true and what is beyond common sense. Detox diets, drastic diets, extreme nutritional guidelines, half-truths about child nutrition. All of these can affect people‘s physical and mental health for much longer than many of us can even imagine. Under the deluge of simple solutions that modern times bring, people are
Jediná kniha o jídle, kterou potřebujete Esence 2020
pp 200
Non-Fiction
becoming less self-reliant, losing common sense and critical thinking. Karolína Fourová‘s books will help you to understand the basic principles of nutrition and get acquainted with the individual components of nutrition and their roles in the human body. You will learn how to shop for food properly and get answers to most of the questions about food and nutrition that have ever crossed your mind. And so you don‘t get lost in the healthy eating business right from the start, you‘ll also find the author‘s favorite recipes in the book to ease your way. Have fun and eat smart!
Karolína Fourová is an expert in the field of nutrition and food quality. Already during her university studies, she worked as a nutritionist in a renowned Czech organization and now she is debunking nutrition myths, and educating the public about good eating, shopping and food choices through social media. She also popularizes her love for food and photography and healthy attitude towards eating on her highly successful social networks. Since she spends more time in the kitchen than in the chemistry lab, she won the Contribution category in the 2019 Food Blog of the Year competition. In 2020, she retained her victory and added to it a victory in the Instafood category and an overall second place. She currently provides individual nutritional counselling and also works as a gastronomic journalist
Her third title, The Family Food Book, is going to be published in 2025.
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Author
Just Relationships Honza Vojtko
Bestselling Czech author
Not only a practical guide for everyday life, but also a valuable tool for anyone who wants to better understand themselves and develop healthier and more meaningful relationships.
„Am I really just like my mother?“
„You like animals better than people!“
„No money? Yes, I mind!“
„You‘re more at the office than at home...“
The latest book by psychotherapist Honza Vojtko shows that the important relationships in our lives are not only the intimate ones. The author looks at relationships from a broader, perhaps surprising perspective: we establish them with both living beings and inanimate objects. We can form bonds with time, with God, but we also
form similar bonds with money and buy property with vigour. The book, based on the latest scientific findings, seeks to answer many questions. For example, how much ties within the family influence us in forming any kind of relationship, or why is a job a necessary evil for some and a second home for others, or why do the bad habits of some colleagues drive us to distraction? And last but not least, whether or not we are able to form relationships at all.
Previous books in the series:
Vztahy a pasti (Relationships and Traps, Paseka 2022)
Rights sold: Slovak
The book offers a deep insight into the issues of modern relationships, which often find themselves in various „traps“ that can hinder their harmonious development.
The author, an experienced therapist, combines personal experiences and professional knowledge to show how easily we can find ourselves in a relationship trap without even noticing it.
Prostě vztahy
Paseka 2024
Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Popular Psychology, pp 176 b/w
Vztahy a mýty (Relationships and Myths, Paseka 2020) Rights sold: Slovak
The first book in the series about relationships, this is a valuable guide for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of partner relationships and overcome common myths that can complicate relationships. The author unpacks deeply held ideas about love and partnership with clarity and humour, offering readers a fresh perspective on how these relationships can function more healthily and authentically.
Honza Vojtko is a leading couple therapist, psychotherapist and writer whose work brings readers, viewers and listeners enlightenment not only in the field of interpersonal relationships, but also emphasizes the importance of self-development and mental health. Together with the actress Ester Geislerová, he runs the project Terapie sdílením (Sharing Therapy). Honza Vojtko has his own podcast, and regularly appears on other podcasts and programmes on Czech TV and radio among others. He writes for scientific magazines and, last but not least, lectures and educates not only the professional public but also private entities.
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The Future of No Work
Title Author
Filip Drimalka
Over 15,000 copies sold since its publication in Czech (October 2023)
Bestseller status in the Czech market
Exceptional reviews on Goodreads.
Enthusiastic reader testimonials highlighting transformative impacts on their work approach and quality of life.
„The Future of No Work“ is a groundbreaking book by Filip Drimalka that delves into the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. The book‘s tagline, „Master AI, gain superpowers, earn more and live by your own rules,“ encapsulates its focus on innovative approaches to work and the utilization of intelligent tools for digital productivity.
This book is not merely a tech guide; it emphasizes the mindset and skills essential for thriving in the AI-driven world. It includes:
• Hundreds of practical tips for maximizing productivity with AI tools.
• A strategic approach to discovering, utilizing, and mastering various digital tools.
• Comparisons to influential works, with some readers dubbing it the „Four-Hour Work Week for the AI age.“
„The Future of No Work“ by Filip Drimalka is a vital
Budoucnost nepráce
Non-fiction, Czech 240 pages, Nowork.ai, 2023
resource for anyone looking to understand and thrive in the AI-driven future of work. With its practical advice, strategic insights, and broad appeal, the book is poised to make a significant impact on how individuals and organizations approach work in the digital age.
The primary audience for this book includes:
• Individuals interested in personal development and productivity.
• Knowledge workers and creators seeking to leverage AI.
• Managers and leaders aiming to adopt AI within their teams.
• Enthusiasts of the future of work and its societal implications.
Filip Drimalka is a leading authority on digital innovation and AI implementation in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. His frameworks have been adopted by major companies to upskill their workforces. The book‘s core themes of leveraging AI for productivity, seizing new opportunities, and achieving a better work-life balance are universally relevant and especially timely in today’s fast-evolving digital landscape.
Filip Drimalka is highly active on social media, particularly on LinkedIn, where he consistently promotes his ideas and engages with a broad audience. His active presence on social networks ensures ongoing visibility and relevance for the book‘s themes and messages.
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Title
Classic Czech Fairtyles
Author
Božena
Němcová, Karel Jaromír Erben
Illustrations
spolu s vašimi dětmi dobrodružství plná zázraků v sedmi klasických pohádkách: O dvanácti měsíčkách, Sedmero krkavců, Drak dvanáctihlavý, O hloupém Peciválovi, Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký, O labuti, Hrnečku, vař!
Anna-Marie Kohutová
A selection of original Bohemian folk and fairy tales, collected by the famous 19th century folklorists and adapted for modern readers.
Captivating stories and rich cultural heritage of each tale combined with the beautiful, delicate illustrations will enchant readers of all ages.
The book contains seven popular folk tales:
The Twelve Months (O dvanácti měsíčkách)
The Seven Ravens (Sedmero krkavců)
The Twelve-headed Dragon (Drak dvanáctihlavý)
The Stupid and Lazy Boy (O hloupém Peciválovi)
Long, Broad and Sharpeyes (Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký)
The Swan (O labuti)
Cook, Little Pot, Cook (Hrnečku, vař)
České pohádky
Pikola 2023
full color, 230 x 240 mm, hardback
160 pp
For ages 5+
Červen vzal hůl a máchl s ní nad ohněm. Plameny vyšlehly vysoko, žárem ve chvilce roztál všechen sníh a země se zazelenala. Stromy se obalily listím, ptáčkové začali prozpěvovat, po lese rozkvétalo rozmanité kvítí. Pod mladými buky se objevila spousta drobných bílých hvězdiček. Ale ty hvězdičky se v tu ránu měnily v jahůdky, a ty zrály a červenaly přímo před očima. Než se Maruška nadála, bylo jich, jako by krve rozlil.
„Honem sbírej, Maruško! Pospěš si!“ vyzval ji Červen.
Anna-Marie Kohutová is a talented, award-winning young illustrator studying at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň. Czech Fairy Tales is originally her bachelor‘s thesis and has met with great success on the Czech market thanks to her artistic concept. She likes to experiment with different materials and techniques. Most often she works with watercolour or gouache. She is mainly focused on didactic and children‘s illustration.
Maruška s radostí sbírala, až měla plnou zástěru. Potom měsíčkům pěkně poděkovala a vesele pospíchala domů.
Holena i macecha se divily, že se Maruška vrací i s jahodami.
Když jí otevřely dveře, byla té jahodové vůně rázem plná světnice.
„Kdes je vzala?“ obořila se na ni Holena.
„Vysoko na kopci pod mladými buky, ještě jich je tam dost,“ řekla Maruška.
Holena popadla jahody a všechny je i s macechou naráz snědly, Marušce ani nepoděkovaly, ani nenabídly.
Rights: Slovak rights sold
Available material: Czech pdf
Třetího dne se Holeně, zmlsané jahodami, zachtělo červených jablíček. pohádky
Ilustrovala Anna-Marie Kohutová
Title
Splash
Author and illustrator
Kateřina Kadlecová
Fantastic picture book for preschool children learning to swim.
It takes the fear out of the pool and prepares children for what to expect.
It illustrates what is in and around the pool and how to behave properly and safely.
Do you know what kind of adventures you can have in the swimming pool? How to learn to swim properly and in a fun way? What you can do in the pool, where can you relax and what sports can you play?
Cák
Pikola 2024
Children´s Fiction
Join little Richie and his little sister Clara for their first swimming lesson and you will find the answers to all these questions. You will learn that water and swimming are not to be feared - on the contrary, the pool can be a lot of fun!
Kateřina Kadlecová (born 2000) is an aspiring author and illustrator. After graduating from high school in Strakonice, she enrolled at the Faculty of Design and Art Ladislav Sutnar at the University of West Bohemia, Pilsen. The book Splash! was originally written as her bachelor‘s thesis. She is currently pursuing a master‘s degree in the studio of Didactic Illustration.
Just like the main characters of the book, as a child she and her siblings often visited the swimming pool. She tried both water polo and swimming competitions. Her love for water, swimming, and swimming pools continues to this day.
Rights:
All rights available
full color, 286 x 288 mm, hardback| 40 pp
For ages 4+
Available material: Czech pdf
