The world’s largest book publishing trade show has announced a modernization project for future iterations.
Reviving the German Nonfiction Prize: Jurors Named for 2021
Before it could honor its first winner, the new German Nonfiction Prize was ‘broken off prematurely’ in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Frankfurt: Boos and Skipis Condemn French Teacher’s Beheading
Decrying Samuel Paty’s killing as a ‘cruel and cowardly act’ and an attack on freedom of speech, Frankfurt calls for unity.
German Book Prize 2020 Goes to ‘Heroine’ Author Anne Weber
The 2020 German Book Prize was awarded to Anne Weber for her ‘breathtaking’ and ‘epic’ biography of Anne Beaumanoir.
The German Book Prize Names Its 2020 Shortlist of Novels
The six titles on the German Book Prize shortlist are said to ‘demonstrate political urgency in a particularly clever manner.’
German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist
‘A diverse range of themes’ and experimentation with form are reflected in the 2020 longlist announced by the jury of the German Book Prize.
Coronavirus Impact: Börsenverein Report on the German Book Market
A report on the German publishing industry is focused on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on continental Europe’s largest book market.
German and British Startups Named to 2020 ContentShift Accelerator
With jury enthusiasm ‘in no way diminished’ because of pandemic-driven restrictions, the Börsenverein’s program for startups begins a mentoring stage.
Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize
For seeing society’s wealth as reflecting ‘the opportunities for development available to all individuals,’ the German book trade’s Peace Prize goes to Amartya Sen.
Inaugural German Nonfiction Prize Attracts 240 Submissions
The newly created German Nonfiction Prize has entries not only from German publishers but also from houses in Switzerland and Austria.