Tag: literary fiction
‘…Up to ten per cent of the informants recruited by the Stasi were under eighteen’ Translating Red Skies: an interview with Lucy Jones
/ Sheridan Marshall
NBG speaks to Lucy Jones about her translation of Charlotte Gneuß’s literary thriller, set in the former East Germany.
Switzerland’s Limmat Verlag – an interview with Larissa Waibel
/ Sarah Hemens
Limmat Verlag is an independent Swiss publishing house based in Zurich, renowned for its commitment to high-quality literature and non-fiction. At a recent literary festival in Solothurn, we caught up with Larissa Waibel, co-editor, to discuss some of the publishing house’s authors, its commitment to championing distinct and diverse voices, and her own role at Limmat Verlag.
Translator interview: Shaun Whiteside
/ Sheridan Marshall
Acclaimed translator Shaun Whiteside speaks to NBG about the increasingly colloquial style of modern German history writing, the art of capturing an author’s voice, the distinct charm of Austrian literature, and why the human touch remains the baseline of the craft in an era of AI.
‘For me writing a novel is a voyage of discovery’ – an interview with Charles Lewinsky
/ Sheridan Marshall
Charles Lewinsky reflects on why he feels the Melnitz legacy has finally been conquered and his belief that while life is made of accidents, we are the ones who turn them into stories.
From Vienna to the World! An interview with Annette Lechner from Paul Zsolnay Verlag
/ Sarah Hemens
NBG speaks to Head of Rights at Zsolnay Verlag, Annette Lechner
‘Literature … can change how someone sees the world’
/ Feline Charpentier
NBG interviews Saša Stanišić
‘Remembering is a creative act’ – Katerina Poladjan on her novel Goldstrand
/ Sheridan Marshall
New Books in German speaks to the winner of the 2026 Leipzig Book Fair Prize, Katerina Poladjan.
‘Confronting the reality of nature is always testing. It’s the same with love.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler.
/ Sarah Escritt
Robert Seethaler talks to NBG about his latest novel The Last Movement, translated by Charlotte Collins. In this short novel, we spend a few hours with Gustav Mahler during his final journey, across the Atlantic.
Questioning humanity’s desire to classify – an interview with Leon Engler on his novel Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness).
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall interviews Leon Engler about his book Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness), ahead of its 2026 English-language release.
Enjoy in English Spring 2026
/ 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. We cover fiction, crime, nonfiction, children’s and YA, short stories, poetry and essays.
