Jury recommendations: spring 2025
Our spring 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience.
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‘I donāt have an agenda when I write. I tell the stories of people who interest me.’ An interview with author Sara Gmuer
/ Sarah Rimmington
Author Sara Gmuer sat down with New Books in German to talk about language, music and the characters in her novel, Eighteenth Floor, one of NBG's recent recommendations.
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Kaffeepause mit…Melody Makeda Ledwon
/ Sarah Hemens
The translator, interpreter and founder of the Black Translators Network in Germany speaks to NBG about her work, the founding of the Network and support for translators.
DE ā EN ā Enjoy in English
/ Sarah Hemens
This regular page brings you a selection of German-language titles that have just been, or are soon to be, published in English. We coverĀ fiction,Ā crime,Ā nonfiction, childrenās and YA, short stories, poetry and dramatic arts.
‘All the everyday things…you leave it all behind’ – an interview with Gabriela Stƶckli of Translation House Looren
/ Tayiba Sulaiman
As the much loved translatorās retreat gears up to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we spoke to Managing Director Gabriela Stƶckli about the house and landscape, creating community, and fostering linguistic diversity.
‘The human drama…takes centre stage.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler
/ Sarah Escritt
The CafƩ with No Name, the latest novel by International Booker Prize listed author, Robert Seethaler, has recently been published in English translation by Katy Derbyshire. In advance of his visit to the UK to speak about his book, he found time to catch up with New Books in German.
The journey from Blutbuch to Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues
Translator Jamie Lee Searle reflects on her experience translating Kim de lāHorizon's Blutbuch, which won the 2022 German Book Prize.
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‘I spend years thinking about a story before I even put a single sentence on paper.’ An Interview with Cemile Sahin
/ Sheridan Marshall
Cemile Sahin spoke to New Books in German at the launch of the English-language edition of her novel,Ā AllĀ DogsĀ Die.
Innovative texts that resonate with readers: an Interview with Residenz Verlag
/ Sheridan Marshall
An interview with Residenz Verlag
Interview with Katharina Picandet, Edition Nautilus
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall interviews Katharina Picandet, Rights Manager at Edition Nautilus, discussing the publishing houseās unique history and ethos, the challenges for contemporary publishing, and the stand-out titles on Nautilusās list.
Connection, culture and crime ā a conversation with Joachim B. Schmidt
/ Sarah Hemens
New Books in German talks with bestselling and award-winning author Joachim B. Schmidt about his writing career, the role of writing in integrating into a new society, and how crime fiction can be used for social critique.
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