The European Poetry Festival
/ Sarah Hemens
European Poetry Festival founder and director SJ Fowler talks to NBG about this year’s festival, which takes place June 17th to July 4th.
Tag: publishing/publishers
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
‘As for empathy for other societies and peoples, I think translated fiction has an essential role to play’ – an interview with François von Hurter of Bitter Lemon Press
/ Sarah Hemens
François von Hurter of Bitter Lemon talks to New Books in German about why translated crime fiction resonates so strongly with readers. talks to New Books in German about why translated crime fiction resonates so strongly with readers.
“He found his vocation in Germany, he found his voice in Mexico” – an interview with Tim Heyman, the Managing Director of the B. Traven literary estate
/ Sarah Hemens
We spoke to Tim Heyman, the Managing Director of B. Traven’s literary estate, about the author’s life and work.
Enjoy in English autumn 25
/ 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, poetryand essays.
Publishing Beautiful Books and Building a Loyal Readership: an Interview with Prototype
/ Sheridan Marshall
New Books in German talks to Prototype’s Jess Chandler and Astrid Alben about publishing beautiful books in translation
German Book Prize 2025: six novels on the shortlist
/ Sarah Hemens
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.
Jury recommendations: Autumn 2025
/ Sarah Hemens
Our Autumn 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience.
Playing Fair
/ Gemma Craig Sharples
Literary translation can often be underpaid, misunderstood, and invisible—but Fair brings it to the centre of the story. In this conversation with NBG, Jen Calleja reflects on how the book took shape and what it means to be both welcoming ringmaster and party-pooper.
‘A coup de foudre’ – publishing Iris Wolff in English translation
/ Sarah Escritt
Iris Wolff, Ruth Martin and founder of Moth Books, Monique Charlesworth, speak to New Books in German.
‘The independent publishing house for wild reading’ – an interview with Verlag Klaus Wagenbach
/ Anna Compton
An interview with Verlag Klaus Wagenbach
‘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
