Stories

It started with my brothers. There were certain things that were always clear to me: I was different because I was not my brothers. I was different because I was not a boy. I was different because I was a girl.

If you enter a bookstore today, your eyes will immediately be drawn to a glitter- and pastel-heavy section of the store, where ‘new adult’ readers are offered splendidly decorated books, sporting sprayed edges, intricate cover designs, enclosed character cards, bespoke scented printing, and more. We all know the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but we also know that these eye-catching volumes pique our attention.

September is #WorldKidLitMonth, celebrating literature from around the world for young people, particularly in translation. To join in these celebrations, Claire Storey spoke to Bianca Kuchenbrod from German children’s publisher Arena Verlag.

Twenty-five authors and numerous events: the diversity of German-speaking literature at the international book fair in Turin

Many cities and towns boast residency programmes for Authors. One thing they all have in common is that they enable writers to enjoy a period of financial independence.

Promoting literary translation is a celebration of cultural diversity and an investment in fostering understanding and empathy across borders.

Lawyer, political scientist and civil rights activist Bijan Moini about his impressions of Taipei International Book Exhibition 2024, AI, freedom and foreign cultural work.

We don’t see things the way they are – we see them the way we are, says the Talmud, one of Judaism’s most important texts. But which way is that? Which stories are told about Germany and its people, and who is missing from them?

Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, has arranged to meet with the seventh-generation publisher Jonathan Beck.