New Books in German speaks to Ronit Zafran, Head of Rights at Zurich based publisher Kein & Aber. Ahead of travelling to Berlin last month to pitch to film producers at Books at Berlinale, Ronit spoke to us about the differences between pitching translation and film rights, what makes Kein & Aber stand out as a publisher and about her hopes for the future.
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 dramatic arts.
Feline Charpentier looks back on two decades of writing reader reports for NBG.
NBG interview translator Imogen Taylor
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.
An overview of the seven debut novels in our spring 2024 selection
An overview of our jury’s nonfiction choices for spring 2024
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.
Alexandra Roesch interviews author Jackie Thomae and her translator Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.
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NBG speaks to Priscilla Layne about her career – about Rude Girl, Indiana Jones, Feridun Zaimoglu’s Koppstoff and the relationship between translation and academia
Regan Mies interviews Berlin-based translator Lucy Jones about Brigitte Reimann, outsider characters and two new German-language debuts.
