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.
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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Cemile Sahin spoke to New Books in German at the launch of the English-language edition of her novel, All Dogs Die.
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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An interview with Residenz Verlag
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.
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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Recent intern Tayiba reflects on her time with New Books in German
An overview of the short story collections and novellas which have recently made the NBG recommendation list.
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.
