The 2023 award ceremony, June 1, will be set in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, thanks to a new partnership with the city.
Germany’s Ebook Market January to June: ‘Slight Growth’
In the first half of 2022, consumers bought more ebooks per capita and paid more for them, offsetting a smaller buyers’ base.
The German Book Prize Announces Its 2022 Shortlist
Shortlisted authors will learn only when the winner is announced on October 17 who has been selected the German Book Prize laureate.
International Children’s Books Edition: Germany’s ‘Language Day-Care’ Debate
Many in Germany’s book industry are protesting a planned removal from the federal budget of a reading-focused day-care program.
The German Book Prize Releases Its 20-Title Longlist
Drawn from 233 books, the 2022 German Book Prize longlist highlights ‘both established authors and many lesser-known’ voices.
Sasha Marianna Salzmann To Speak at the German Trade Peace Prize Ceremony
The two-time German Book Prize nominee Sasha Salzmann will speak when Serhiy Zhadan is given the German Trade’s Peace Prize.
The German Book Market in 2021: Turnover Up 3.5 Percent
Challenges: First half of 2022, the German market has a sales shortfall of 11.1 percent in the local book trade compared to 2019.
Germany’s 2022 ContentShift Shortlists Five Companies
The annual ContentShift start-up accelerator program concludes with a pitch session among the shortlisted five during Frankfurter Buchmesse.
German Book Trade’s Peace Prize: Ukraine’s Serhiy Zhadan
The German Peace Prize board praises Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan for his portrayal of wartime conflict and his humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
The German Publishing Prize: 66 Publishers Honored, Three With €60,000 Each
With a total value of more than €1.6 million, the German Publishing Prize selects and honors socially engaged independent publishers.