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‘The human drama…takes centre stage.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler

‘The human drama…takes centre stage.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler

March 31, 2025 / Sarah Escritt

The Café 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.

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The journey from Blutbuch to Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues

The journey from Blutbuch to Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues

March 27, 2025

Translator Jamie Lee Searle reflects on her experience translating Kim de l’Horizon'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

‘I spend years thinking about a story before I even put a single sentence on paper.’ An Interview with Cemile Sahin

March 20, 2025 / Sheridan Marshall

Cemile Sahin spoke to New Books in German at the launch of the English-language edition of her novel, All Dogs Die.

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Jury recommendations: spring 2025

Jury recommendations: spring 2025

February 28, 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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‘What I find interesting is the insight that arises from the friction between two images.’ – an interview with author Judith Kuckart

‘What I find interesting is the insight that arises from the friction between two images.’ – an interview with author Judith Kuckart

February 24, 2025 / Sarah Escritt
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Innovative texts that resonate with readers: an Interview with Residenz Verlag

Innovative texts that resonate with readers: an Interview with Residenz Verlag

February 6, 2025 / Sheridan Marshall

An interview with Residenz Verlag

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Interview with Katharina Picandet, Edition Nautilus

Interview with Katharina Picandet, Edition Nautilus

January 17, 2025 / Sheridan Marshall

Sheridan Marshall interviews Katharina Picandet, Rights Manager at Edition Nautilus, discussing the publishing house’s unique history and ethos, the challenges for contemporary publishing, and the stand-out titles on Nautilus’s list.

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Connection, culture and crime – a conversation with Joachim B. Schmidt

Connection, culture and crime – a conversation with Joachim B. Schmidt

January 17, 2025 / 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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Intern interview: Tayiba Sulaiman

Intern interview: Tayiba Sulaiman

November 11, 2024

Recent intern Tayiba reflects on her time with New Books in German

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Novellas and Short Stories

Novellas and Short Stories

October 25, 2024 / Tayiba Sulaiman

An overview of the short story collections and novellas which have recently made the NBG recommendation list.

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‘One of the most exciting emerging voices in the German-language literary scene’ Jon Cho-Polizzi interviews Lin Hierse

‘One of the most exciting emerging voices in the German-language literary scene’ Jon Cho-Polizzi interviews Lin Hierse

October 13, 2024 / Jon Cho-Polizzi

Journalist, novelist, and poet, Lin Hierse is one of the most exciting emerging voices in the German-language literary scene. Jon Cho-Polizzi interviews her for New Books in German.

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DE → EN – Enjoy in English

DE → EN – Enjoy in English

October 7, 2024
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