Contemporary Literature

Meet authors and translators at our events and find new books to your taste in one of our book clubs.

Did you miss an event? Find videos, pictures and further information about past literature events.

What's new on Germany's literature scene? Discover the latest news on the German book market, authors and publishers.

What is read in the UK, what is read in Germany? We pair up authors people talk about.

Reviews of new German-language titles - a selection from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Information on translations, translators, publishers and more

Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.

Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation and Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German translation

Contemporary German literature at a glance