German Book Prize Shortlist 2024| New Books in German
Over 40 million copies of German born, Mexican naturalised author B. Traven’s books have been sold around the world, with 1,500 editions in more than 40 languages. They have been adapted for film and TV since the breakthrough movie of Treasure of the Sierra Madre starring Humphrey Bogart, which won three Oscars in 1949. More […]| New Books in German
Kim de l’Horizon’s award-winning debut Blutbuch was published in English this August as Blood Book in the UK (Sceptre), and as Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues in the US (FSG). In this conversation, Kim discusses language, translation and creative rituals with their English translator, Jamie Lee Searle. Firstly, congratulations on Blood Book’s English-language publication! Thank you for taking the time to do […]| New Books in German
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. Clicking the ‘Enjoy in English’ tag above or here will bring up older editions of this page. Fiction Arson by Laura Freudenthaler Translated by Tess Lewis […]| New Books in German
Sheridan Marshall interviews Jess Chandler and Astrid Alben about Prototype Books and their mission to publish bold translations in beautiful editions| New Books in German
NBG recommends by The Chinese Phantom by Christoph Giesen, Philipp Grüll, Frederik Obermaier andBastian Obermayer.| New Books in German
New Books in German recommends Wherever You Are| New Books in German
Welcome to the New Books in German website - full of great German language books waiting to be uncovered| New Books in German
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 shortlisted authors and their publishers. The jury has shortlisted the following six novels for the German Book Prize 2025: • Dorothee Elmiger: Die […]| New Books in German
NBG interviews Nadya Hartmann at FVA| New Books in German
Jo Heinrich tell us about translating a full- length book for the first time.| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
New Books in Gemran recommends Allegro Pastel by Leif Randt| New Books in German
NBG speaks to Gunvor Schmidt about the German Book Prize and German Non-Fiction Prize.| New Books in German
Our Autumn 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience. We’re delighted to share our Autumn 2025 selection with you. From nearly one hundred publisher submissions, our expert jury handpicked these titles for their excellence, relevance, and appeal to English-speaking readers. […]| New Books in German
We spoke to Ulrike Draesner about her 2019 novel, Kanalschwimmer, newly translated as Channel Swimmer by Rebecca Braun and published by Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc. Sheridan Marshall: So today is actually the publication day for your newest book, penelopes sch( )iff? Congratulations! Can you tell us a little bit about this latest book? Ulrike […]| New Books in German
NBG presents the German Book Prize nominations| New Books in German
NBG recommends Eighteenth Floor by Sara Gmuer| New Books in German
Independent literary scholar Dr Maha El Hissy speaks to NBG about her work and the Goethe-Institut’s ‘Accidental Portents’ project, which she curated in 2024 Anna Compton: It seems like your work is very varied – could you tell me a bit about your career so far? Dr Maha El Hissy: In the past, I’ve worked […]| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
Iris Wolff, Ruth Martin and founder of Moth Books, Monique Charlesworth, speak to New Books in German.| New Books in German
NBG interviews Verlag Klaus Wagenbach| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
NBG talks to Scribe Publications| New Books in German
Award-winning translator Jo Heinrich reflects on her career progression since the publication of her first book-length translation.| New Books in German
Leif Randt, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1983, is a freelance writer who divides his time between Berlin and Maintal, near Frankfurt. He has written four prize winning novels. His latest, Allegro Pastel, tells the story of two freelance creatives in their thirties, Jerome Daimler and Tanja Arnheim. It was selected by Ijoma Mangold for the Mörike Prize of the City of Fellbach. It was also shortlisted for the German Book Prize and the Leipzig Book Fair Prize. The film of the book is shortly to...| New Books in German
Announcing the nominees for German Non-Fiction Book Prize 2025| New Books in German
Interview with author Sara Gmuer| New Books in German
NBG interviews Melody Makeda Ledwon| New Books in German
Reflections on translating award-winning Kim de l’Horizon's Blutbuch.| New Books in German
NBG interviews Cemile Sahin| New Books in German
Our spring 2025 selection features book titles from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, handpicked by our expert jury as particularly suitable for an international audience.| New Books in German
NBG interviews Judith Kuckart| New Books in German
NBG interviews Austria's Residenz Verlag| New Books in German
New Books in German talks with bestselling and award-winning author Joachim B. Schmidt about his writing career, the role of writing in integrating into a new society, and how crime fiction can be used for social critique.| New Books in German
Recent intern Sarah Wolbach reflects on her stint with New Books in German| New Books in German
NBG speaks to Jamie Lee Searle| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
New Books in German promotes German-language literature for translation into English| New Books in German
Stefan Tobler talks with Regan Mies about fifteen years of And Other Stories press, translating Lutz Seiler, and what’s exciting in German lit| New Books in German
Shaun Whiteside looks at how the idea of the German Democratic Republic continues to inspire writers and readers| New Books in German
NBG interviews Jamie Bulloch about the Black Forest crime series, which he translated| New Books in German
NBG intern Sarah Wolbach interviews translator Alexandra Roesch about her career in translation, her recent translation of Stefanie vor Schulte's Boy with Black Rooster and what she'd like to translate in the future.| New Books in German
NBG - Jury choices spring 2024| New Books in German
We caught up with Yana Ellis to find out what she thought of her internship with NBG.| New Books in German
