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‘Writing is a way of taking revenge on reality’ – An interview with Lukas Maisel
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG spoke to Lukas Maisel about his atmospheric and mesmerising novella Tanner’s Earth, on mastering a craft, and on what it is that is magical about fiction.
Interview with NBG intern Gwen Choi
Gwen Choi tells us about her work with New Books in German
Autumn 2023 Debuts
/ Sheridan Marshall
An overview of debut fiction titles in the autumn 2023 jury selection. Translation funding is guaranteed.
Lutz Seiler: The Literary Voice of Modern Germany
/ Alex Roesch
Ahead of his publishing tour of the UK, Lutz Seiler was kind enough to answer a few questions about his writing, his place in German literature, and the way he works with his translators.
Jury recommendations: Autumn 2023
/ Sarah Hemens
We are really pleased to share our selection for autumn 2023. The jury chose these titles from just over a hundred that publishers sent to us for consideration.
Putting good books centre stage – an interview with Gunvor Schmidt from the German Publishers and Booksellers Association
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG speaks to Gunvor Schmidt about the German Book Prize and German Non-Fiction Prize.
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.
German Book Prize 2023: the winner and the shortlist
/ Sarah Hemens
As official English language media partner for the German Book Prize 2023, we announce the shortlist of six books each year. Our warm congratulations to all of the nominated authors and their publishers.
“All you need is a poem to have a rich cultural and linguistic experience!” – an interview with champion of creative translation and language learning Dr Charlotte Ryland
/ Charlotte Ryland, Gwen Choi
Charlotte Ryland is Director of the Stephen Spender Trust and founding Director of the Queen’s College Translation Exchange (Oxford), organisations dedicated to promoting language-learning, multilingualism and translation.
German Book Prize 2023: The Longlist
We are delighted to announce the 20 titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this year’s German Book Prize 2023.
