Book Fairs, Publishers and Institutions in Germany

In an interview, Thomas Wohlfahrt, the director of the Berlin Literaturwerkstatt, talks about experiences, impulses and formats, and takes a position on the situation of poetry in Germany.More ...

When Joachim Unseld took over the FVA in 1994, only the name was left. Today its authors include Ernst-Wilhelm Händler, Ulla Lenze and Nino Haratischwili.More ...

You can learn to write better: the Leipzig German Creative Writing Program and the University of Hildesheim train writing talents to become authors.More ...

In 2010 the International Center and the Translators Center of the Frankfurt Book Fair were merged into the Weltempfang – Center for Politics, Literature and Translation.More ...

The relationship between libraries and publishers is sometimes very tense. Two views on the issues.More ...

In the autumn of 1961, German publishing company dtv (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag) presented its first range of books at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Today, it is one of Germany’s biggest publishing houses.More ...

As yet, no international media firm has succeeded in luring Klaus Wagenbach out of his reserve. No accusation (orig. “Klageschrift”) could turn this unyieldingly unconventional Berlin publisher into a callous book exec.More ...

The German literary landscape is a dense network of authors, agents, publishers, critics, prizes and institutions. The German Book Prize grasps this texture perfectly.More ...

In 2010 Suhrkamp Publishers turned 60. The publishing house, founded in 1950, can look back on six moving decades that shaped the German literary world. An appreciation.More ...

The Kein & Aber Verlag was chosen as Publisher of the Year for 2010 by the Swiss book trade association and journal “Schweizer Buchhandel.” Peter Haag explains why he sees himself as a dealer in contents.More ...

Passion and dedication to the book as a work of art reflect the philosophy of the Steidl-Verlag publishing house, which brings all the production stages together under one roof.More ...

While other publishing houses search for ways in which to reach their readership online, Poetenladen followed the opposite approach: the original website spawned a publishing house in its own right.More ...

What looked like a specter in the eyes publishers is today part of daily operations. Thanks to new business models, quality assured publications and Open Access is no contradiction.More ...

In 2008 associations of authors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland joined forces in a coalition for action. Together they want to inform the public about the practices of subsidy presses.More ...

For the past 150 years, the house where Friedrich Schiller was born has been home to a variety of exhibitions. The latest, which opened in February 2009, documents the history of Schiller’s influence, thereby adding a further chapter to it.More ...

Twenty years ago, Christoph Links was the first East German publisher to found an independent publishing house for specialised books. Now he has brought out a book on the question of what became of former GDR publishing houses. In an interview with Goethe.de, he talks about his experience and his research.More ...

The German Book Prize has proved itself to be a successful marketing instrument. But in its shadow, a large number of new publications are hidden from the view of readers and media alike.More ...

The Büchergilde Gutenberg, a venerable union book club for good literature and fine books, has been going strong since 1924. And since 1998 edition Büchergilde, an affiliated privately-run publisher, has been drawing readers and customers outside the membership circle.More ...

The beginning of 2008 marked the launch of the Textor Verlag publishing house. It was brought into being by Vanessa Remy, who is also responsible for company strategy, and Wolfgang Klotz.More ...