‘Does there come a point when you consist of nothing but facades?’: an interview with Elias Hirschl
/ Eleanor Updegraff
Elias Hirschl spoke to us about the novel, his creative practice and the future of writing.
News
German Non-Fiction Prize 2024
As the official English-language media partner for the German Non-fiction Prize 2024, we are delighted to announce the winning book below and to provide an overview of all shortlisted books.
Publisher Interview: Susie Nicklin of The Indigo Press
Publisher Susie Nicklin speaks with Regan Mies about founding an independent press, the search for justice in contemporary fiction and forthcoming Indigo Press titles in translation.
Transformation: The European Writers’ Festival 2
Festival curator Rosie Goldsmith takes time out from event preparations to talk to us about the upcoming festival which she describes as a ‘gathering place for anyone interested in European literature, translation and publishing in the UK’.
Publisher Interview: Albert Eibl of Das vergessene Buch (DVB)
/ Regan Mies
Austrian publisher Albert Eibl speaks with Regan Mies about the mission of Das vergessene Buch Verlag (DVB), exile writers and the importance of “forgotten literature.”
Interview with Ronit Zafran, Kein & Aber
/ Sarah Hemens
New Books in German speaks to Ronit Zafran, Head of Rights at Zurich based publisher Kein & Aber. Ahead of travelling to Berlin last month to pitch to film producers at Books at Berlinale, Ronit spoke to us about the differences between pitching translation and film rights, what makes Kein & Aber stand out as a publisher and about her hopes for the future.
DE → EN – 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 cover fiction, crime, nonfiction, children’s and YA, short stories, poetry and dramatic arts.
Twenty years of writing reader reports for NBG
/ Feline Charpentier
Feline Charpentier looks back on two decades of writing reader reports for NBG.
Interview with literary translator Imogen Taylor
/ Lizzy Kinch
NBG interview translator Imogen Taylor
Jury recommendations: Spring 2024
/ Sarah Hemens
We are delighted to unveil our spring 2024 selection. The jury handpicked these titles from a pool of over a hundred submissions sent by publishers. Each book showcased here captivated the jurors not just for its excellence, but for its suitability for an English-speaking audience.
Spring 2024 Debuts
/ Sheridan Marshall
An overview of the seven debut novels in our spring 2024 selection
Spring 24: Nonfiction overview
/ Sheridan Marshall
An overview of our jury’s nonfiction choices for spring 2024
