Where Poetry Meets the Novel: The Lyric Voices Shaping German Fiction
/ Sheridan Marshall
Sheridan Marshall, NBG’s Editorial Consultant, highlights some of the poet-novelists we have featured recently on the website.
Tag: translation/translators
âCreating a stage to talk about translationâ â an interview with Simon Pare
/ Anna Compton
New Books in German speaks to literary translator Simon Pare about his career, communities of translators and making translation more theatrical.
A Year on the Magic Mountain
/ Anna Compton
New Books in German speaks to literary translator Simon Pare about translating Thomas Mannâs The Magic Mountain and blogging about his work.
‘You donât have to be Damien Hirst, but you do need to be fairly determined.’ Steph Morris on the monthly German translators’ workshop and on his translation work
/ Sarah Hemens
Steph Morris on the monthly German translator’s workshop and on his translation workSteph Morris on the monthly German translator’s workshop and on his translation work
Internship interview: Anna Compton
Recent intern Anna Compton reflects on her work with New Books in German
âHe found his vocation in Germany, he found his voice in Mexicoâ â 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. Travenâs literary estate, about the authorâs life and work.
“Writing, for me, has always meant having to go elsewhere”
/ Jamie Lee Searle
Translator Jamie Lee Searle interviews author Kim de lâHorizon about their award-winning debut Blutbuch which was published in English this August.
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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, childrenâs 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 Prototypeâs Jess Chandler and Astrid Alben about publishing beautiful books in translation
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.
Ulrike Draesner on Channel Swimmer: Crossing the Distances of Life and Language
/ Sheridan Marshall
NBG speaks to Ulrike Draesner about her novel, Kanalschwimmer, newly translated as Channel Swimmer by Rebecca Braun and published by Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc.
German Book Prize 2025 – the nominations
/ Sarah Hemens
New Books in German is pleased to present the titles nominated for the German Book prize 2025
