Publishing Beautiful Books and Building a Loyal Readership: an Interview with Prototype
/ Sheridan Marshall
New Books in German talks to Prototype’s Jess Chandler and Astrid Alben about publishing beautiful books in translation
News
German Book Prize 2025: six novels on the shortlist
/ Sarah Hemens
As the official English language media partner for the German Book Prize 2025, we are delighted to announce the shortlist of six outstanding books. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the nominated authors and their publishers.
‘We’re always thinking outside the box’ – an interview with the Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt
/ Anna Compton
Nadya Reich-Hartmann from the Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt speaks to NBG about her work and some of the publisher’s exceptional books and authors
Jury recommendations: Autumn 2025
/ Sarah Hemens
Our Autumn 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience.
Ulrike Draesner on Channel Swimmer: Crossing the Distances of Life and Language
/ Sheridan Marshall
NBG speaks to Ulrike Draesner about her novel, Kanalschwimmer, newly translated as Channel Swimmer by Rebecca Braun and published by Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc.
German Book Prize 2025 – the nominations
/ Sarah Hemens
New Books in German is pleased to present the titles nominated for the German Book prize 2025
Counteracting canonisation in literature – an interview with Dr Maha El Hissy
/ Anna Compton
Independent literary scholar Dr Maha El Hissy speaks to NBG about her work and the Goethe-Institut’s ‘Accidental Portents’ project, which she curated in 2024
Playing Fair
/ Gemma Craig Sharples
Literary translation can often be underpaid, misunderstood, and invisible—but Fair brings it to the centre of the story. In this conversation with NBG, Jen Calleja reflects on how the book took shape and what it means to be both welcoming ringmaster and party-pooper.
An Overview of German-language Poetry
/ Karen Leeder
New Books in German invited Professor Karen Leeder to give readers an introductory overview to contemporary poetry in German.
‘A coup de foudre’ – publishing Iris Wolff in English translation
/ Sarah Escritt
Iris Wolff, Ruth Martin and founder of Moth Books, Monique Charlesworth, speak to New Books in German.
‘The independent publishing house for wild reading’ – an interview with Verlag Klaus Wagenbach
/ Anna Compton
An interview with Verlag Klaus Wagenbach
‘But when, if not now, is the time for big issues?’
/ Sheridan Marshall
Friederike Barakat, Foreign Rights Director at the Carl Hanser Verlag, speaks to NBG about Hanser’s Reading for Life series
