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Author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann share similarities in their attitude to life and their criticism of capitalism in an interview. Erpenbeck recently won the International Booker Prize for her novel "Kairos".
So-called reading scouts are to encourage reading at schools in Saxony for a further two years. The Reading Foundation's project will be funded with 50,000 euros until the end of 2025, the Ministry of Culture announced in Dresden on Tuesday. Since 2006, around 1,000 "reading scouts" have been trying ..
The municipal libraries also had to cope with declines due to coronavirus. Now more people are coming back and borrowing books.
This year's Leipzig Book Fair attracted a record 283,000 visitors who came to marvel at the industry's latest innovations.
The presenters Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim and Marie Meimberg bring together the natural sciences and humanities in order to better understand scientific findings and their effects and to give children emotional access to difficult topics.
Children's book author Paul Maar became famous back in the seventies with his stories about Sams. Nowadays, writing is no longer quite so easy for him, says the 86-year-old.
The Leipzig Book Fair ends on Sunday - a review of the successful event with numerous exhibitors and visitors.
Actress Katja Riemann is looking for an English publisher so that her book can be translated. This is how she wants to spread her stories about refugees.
The actor and author Sky du Mont can take a lot of positives from small moments. "To say that everything is rosy would be nonsense," said the 76-year-old on Friday during the Leipzig Book Fair. "But I'm looking forward to things."At the presentation of his latest book "Ich freu mich schon auf morgen ..
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt speeches by Federal President Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Scholz in Leipzig.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns against compartmentalization and remaining in one's own position and emphasizes the need for openness and trust in society.
The Leipzig Book Fair has been open to visitors since Thursday morning. Will they still be able to flock to the halls on Friday despite the announced warning strike?
The Leipzig Book Fair speaks out against hatred, violence, discrimination and anti-Semitism after Chancellor Scholz's opening speech was disrupted.
Actor Jörg Hartmann appreciates the feelings and intuition of his father, who was an important inspiration in his life.
Tiktok is not just about the latest beauty tips and funny animal videos - users also discuss books. The platform wants to generate even more tips in the future.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the Leipzig Book Fair on Thursday. Alongside a number of publishers, Steinmeier visited the stands of Ukraine and the guest country duo of the Netherlands and the Belgian region of Flanders, which are presenting themselves as a linguistic community.A ..
Study shows that young people today start reading books later than in the past. Reading aloud by adults plays an important role.
The Netherlands and the Belgian region of Flanders have started the Leipzig Book Fair as guest countries. Until Sunday, they want to focus on the Dutch-speaking world under the motto "Everything but flat". "This gives us the opportunity to join forces and show how our literary landscape is structure ..
In view of the war in Ukraine, Dresden-born author Ingo Schulze is in favor of negotiating with Russia. "There must be a perspective for negotiations," the 61-year-old told Stern magazine. "There can hardly be a worse situation than now. This slaughtering and shredding of people is unacceptable," sa ..
The Leipzig Book Fair opens its doors to visitors on Thursday - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will also be there for the opening. Around 100 events are planned until Sunday (March 24). A total of 41 authors will be guests - including Marc-Uwe Kling ("The Kangaroo Chronicles"), Ingrid Noll ..
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has outed himself as a bookworm. "We all - and I include myself in this - share a love of reading," said the SPD politician on Wednesday evening at the opening of the book fair in Leipzig. "Whether as a child in the evening before going to sleep, as a young politician ..
After the tough coronavirus years, the Leipzig Book Fair wants to consolidate its importance as the industry's spring show. Initial figures give those responsible hope.
Leipzig will once again attract numerous book lovers and literature enthusiasts in the coming days: The Leipzig Book Fair will be ceremonially opened on Wednesday evening (19:00). Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, among others, is expected to attend. The new director of the book fair had previously st ..
During the Leipzig Book Fair (March 21 to 24), Deutsche Bahn ICE and IC trains will also stop at the Leipzig-Messe station. This applies to trains on the Berlin-Munich, Wiesbaden-Dresden and Leipzig-Hanover routes, Deutsche Bahn announced on Wednesday. In addition, a special train will run directly ..
Graphic novels, audio books and translated poems - this year's nominations for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize include a wide variety of formats.
The jury for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize will announce this Thursday which authors can hope to win the coveted award. Five candidates will be nominated in each of the three categories of fiction, non-fiction/essay writing and translation. This year, 177 publishers submitted 486 works. The prize is e ..
In the most extensive case of Nazi-looted property at the Goethe and Schiller Archive, manuscripts belonging to the collector Beno Kaufmann were handed over to rightful heirs.
At the Leipzig Book Fair, the focus is on the publishers' spring program. The head of the fair promises a colorful literary festival with many well-known names.
Popular children's author Erich Kästner is repeatedly quoted in Germany to encourage active resistance to right-wing extremism. His warning about the events of the Third Reich is still understood as an appeal today.
The Netherlands and Flanders want to present themselves as "everything but flat" at the Leipzig Book Fair. The publishers have a lot planned for this.
The bestselling author Dirk Oschmann fell from the stage during a reading in Ilmenau. He was taken to hospital.
The German-Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm has been awarded the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding 2024 for his book "Radical Universalism. Beyond Identity", the Leipzig Book Fair announced on Monday. The book was also on this year's list of nominees for the German Non-Fiction Prize. The L ..
Ahead of World Book Day next year, pupils in Saxony are to receive a story written especially for the day as a gift. Teachers of fourth and fifth graders as well as special education and welcome classes have been able to order book vouchers for this purpose since Wednesday, the Saxon Ministry of Cul ..
Astrid Böhmisch (49) is to be the new Director of the Leipzig Book Fair. She will take over from Oliver Zille on January 1 next year.
486 works have been submitted for the Leipzig Book Fair 2024 Prize. 177 publishers had sent their books into the race, the book fair announced Thursday. The prize is awarded in the categories of fiction, non-fiction/essay and translation. It is endowed with a total of 60,000 euros.The nominees are t ..
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association has honored the director of the Leipzig Book Fair, Oliver Zille, for his services to books. He has stood up for the German book industry and cultural landscape "with great commitment" for 30 years, the Börsenverein praised the 63-year-old in the run- ..
Poet Amanda Gorman and cellist Jan Vogler give first joint concert at Carnegie Hall, uniting spoken word with music
The Leipzig Literary Autumn Festival has expanded its program for children and young people. However, a planned appearance by Alice Schwarzer is causing controversy in the run-up to the event.
For their diverse literary assortment, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth has awarded 118 independent and owner-operated bookstores the German Bookstore Prize. The prize is worth a total of 850,000 euros in three categories. As the best bookstores, the "Buchladen am Freiheitsplatz" in Hanau, ..
The author Domenico Müllensiefen has been honored with the Uwe-Johnson-Förderpreis 2023. The 36-year-old received the honor, which is endowed with 5000 euros, on Friday evening in the rehearsal stage of the Schauspielhaus Neubrandenburg, as the Mecklenburg Literary Society announced on Saturday. The ..
Norway will be the guest country of the Leipzig Book Fair 2025, offering a unique opportunity for Norwegian literature to reach and inspire German readers.
With her young adult novel "Wir holen uns die Nacht zurück" (We're taking back the night), Berlin-based author Nora Hoch has won this year's Book Summer Readers' Prize in Saxony. She had clearly prevailed among ten nominees, announced the Ministry of Culture and the Library Association of Saxony as ..
After a three-year forced break from Corona, the Leipzig Book Fair is back. The spring meeting of the book industry will open Wednesday (7 p.m.) with a ceremony at the Gewandhaus. At the same time, the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding, endowed with 20,000 euros, will be awarded to the R ..