Twenty years of writing reader reports for NBG
/ Feline Charpentier
Feline Charpentier looks back on two decades of writing reader reports for NBG.
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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
‘I am always surprised at how quickly people get used to new situations’: an interview with Caroline Wahl
/ Sheridan Marshall
German author, Caroline Wahl, speaks to New Books in German about her prize-winning debut novel, 22 Lengths (22 Bahnen), and its sequel, Gale Force 17 (Windstärke 17), due to be published in May 2024. Our jury recommends both books for translation into English.
Interview with Jackie Thomae and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
/ Alexandra Roesch
Alexandra Roesch interviews author Jackie Thomae and her translator Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.
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Interview with Priscilla Layne
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG speaks to Priscilla Layne about her career – about Rude Girl, Indiana Jones, Feridun Zaimoglu’s Koppstoff and the relationship between translation and academia
Translator interview: Lucy Jones ‘…it’s one of the best jobs in the world.’
/ Regan Mies
Regan Mies interviews Berlin-based translator Lucy Jones about Brigitte Reimann, outsider characters and two new German-language debuts.
Interview with Necati Öziri
/ Sheridan Marshall
The German Book Prize shortlisted author speaks to Sheridan Marshall about his novel Vatermal, writing for the stage and working as a dramaturge, and the political aspects of his writing.
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Intern interview: Yana Ellis
/ Yana Ellis, Sarah Hemens
Yana Ellis talk aBout her internship with NBG.
