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Jury recommendations: Spring 2026

February 16, 2026

The NBG Spring 2026 jury choices!

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Internship interview: Feline Charpentier

April 22, 2026

Feline Charpentier reflects on her recent internship with the New Books in German project.

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German Non-Fiction Prize 2026 – the nominations

April 21, 2026

From 239 submissions, the jury for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2026 has shortlisted eight outstanding titles for the award.

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Questioning humanity’s desire to classify – an interview with Leon Engler on his novel Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness).

April 17, 2026

Sheridan Marshall interviews Leon Engler about his book Botanik des Wahnsinns (Botany of Madness), ahead of its 2026 English-language release.

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What does it take to run a literary festival? An interview with Rosie Goldsmith

April 1, 2026

Sheridan Marshall speaks to Rosie Goldsmith, founder and director of the European Writers’ Festival, about the festival’s 2026 programme and the importance of collaboration in successfully running a pan-european event.

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Enjoy in English Spring 2026

March 27, 2026

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.

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The Pulse of Spring Literature: The Leipzig Book Fair Prize

March 18, 2026

Sheridan Marshall guides us through the Leipzig Book Fair Prize and the 2026 shortlist, featuring New Books in German recommendations.

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‘There is no such thing as objective experience . . . Like a kaleidoscope, the gaze falls on details from different angles, forming patterns that shift depending on how one looks.’ An Interview with Julia Franck

January 5, 2026

New books in German speaks to Julia Franck about her book Welten auseinander, her shift from fiction to biography and growing up in a divided nation

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