The Ilse Schwepcke Prize — the world’s most valuable award for travel writing by women — was created to celebrate the legacy of Ilse Schwepcke, a publisher who championed stories of exploration and discovery. We sat down with Dr Barbara Schwepcke to talk about how the prize came to be, what it stands for, and the importance of women’s perspectives on travel.
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.
Award-winning translator Jo Heinrich reflects on her career progression since the publication of her first book-length translation.
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The winner of the German Non-Fiction Prize 2025 has been announced. As official partners of the award, New Books in German is excited to present information on the winning title as well as on all of the outstanding titles shortlisted for the award.
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We are delighted to announce the 20 titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this year’s German Book Prize 2024.
Swiss-Romanian author, Dana Grigorcea, speaks to New Books in German about her prize-winning novel, Dracula Park, in Imogen Taylor’s English translation in 2023.
As the official English-language media partner for the German Non-fiction Prize 2024, we are delighted to announce the winning book below and to provide an overview of all shortlisted books.
An overview of debut fiction titles in the autumn 2023 jury selection. Translation funding is guaranteed.
NBG speaks to Gunvor Schmidt about the German Book Prize and German Non-Fiction Prize.
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.
We are delighted to announce the 20 titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this year’s German Book Prize 2023.
