Internship interview: Sarah Escritt
/ Sarah Escritt, Sarah Hemens
Sarah Escritt reflects on the NBG internship
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‘For me writing a novel is a voyage of discovery’ – an interview with Charles Lewinsky
/ Sheridan Marshall
Charles Lewinsky reflects on why he feels the Melnitz legacy has finally been conquered and his belief that while life is made of accidents, we are the ones who turn them into stories.
The European Poetry Festival
/ Sarah Hemens
European Poetry Festival founder and director SJ Fowler talks to NBG about this year’s festival, which takes place June 17th to July 4th.
From Vienna to the World! An interview with Annette Lechner from Paul Zsolnay Verlag
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG speaks to Head of Rights at Zsolnay Verlag, Annette Lechner
‘Literature … can change how someone sees the world’
/ Feline Charpentier
NBG interviews Saša Stanišić
‘Remembering is a creative act’ – Katerina Poladjan on her novel Goldstrand
/ Sheridan Marshall
New Books in German speaks to the winner of the 2026 Leipzig Book Fair Prize, Katerina Poladjan.
‘Confronting the reality of nature is always testing. It’s the same with love.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler.
/ Sarah Escritt
Robert Seethaler talks to NBG about his latest novel The Last Movement, translated by Charlotte Collins. In this short novel, we spend a few hours with Gustav Mahler during his final journey, across the Atlantic.
Internship interview: Feline Charpentier
/ Feline Charpentier, Sarah Hemens
Feline Charpentier reflects on her recent internship with the New Books in German project.
German Non-Fiction Prize 2026 – the nominations
/ Sarah Hemens
From 239 submissions, the jury for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2026 has shortlisted eight outstanding titles for the award.
Questioning humanity’s desire to classify – an interview with Leon Engler on his novel Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness).
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall interviews Leon Engler about his book Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness), ahead of its 2026 English-language release.
What does it take to run a literary festival? An interview with Rosie Goldsmith
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall speaks to Rosie Goldsmith, founder and director of the European Writers’ Festival, about the festival’s 2026 programme and the importance of collaboration in successfully running a pan-european event.
Enjoy in English Spring 2026
/ 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 essays.
