‘But when, if not now, is the time for big issues?’
/ Sheridan Marshall
Friederike Barakat, Foreign Rights Director at the Carl Hanser Verlag, speaks to NBG about Hanser’s Reading for Life series
Tag: literary fiction
So what happened next?
/ Jo Heinrich
Award-winning translator Jo Heinrich reflects on her career progression since the publication of her first book-length translation.
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DE ā EN ā 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. We coverĀ fiction,Ā crime,Ā nonfiction, childrenās and YA, short stories, poetry and dramatic arts.
‘All the everyday things…you leave it all behind’ – an interview with Gabriela Stƶckli of Translation House Looren
/ Tayiba Sulaiman
As the much loved translatorās retreat gears up to celebrate its 20th anniversary, we spoke to Managing Director Gabriela Stƶckli about the house and landscape, creating community, and fostering linguistic diversity.
‘The human drama…takes centre stage.’ An interview with Robert Seethaler
/ Sarah Escritt
The CafƩ with No Name, the latest novel by International Booker Prize listed author, Robert Seethaler, has recently been published in English translation by Katy Derbyshire. In advance of his visit to the UK to speak about his book, he found time to catch up with New Books in German.
The journey from Blutbuch to Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues
Translator Jamie Lee Searle reflects on her experience translating Kim de lāHorizon's Blutbuch, which won the 2022 German Book Prize.
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Jury recommendations: spring 2025
Our spring 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience.
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Innovative texts that resonate with readers: an Interview with Residenz Verlag
/ Sheridan Marshall
An interview with Residenz Verlag
Interview with Katharina Picandet, Edition Nautilus
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall interviews Katharina Picandet, Rights Manager at Edition Nautilus, discussing the publishing houseās unique history and ethos, the challenges for contemporary publishing, and the stand-out titles on Nautilusās list.
Novellas and Short Stories
/ Tayiba Sulaiman
An overview of the short story collections and novellas which have recently made the NBG recommendation list.
‘One of the most exciting emerging voices in the German-language literary scene’ Jon Cho-Polizzi interviews Lin Hierse
/ Jon Cho-Polizzi
Journalist, novelist, and poet, Lin Hierse is one of the most exciting emerging voices in the German-language literary scene. Jon Cho-Polizzi interviews her for New Books in German.
