Opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2021 / Books are firmly anchored in society / Stable turnover during the pandemic / Freedom of contract conditions for eBook lending in libraries must be preserved
The winner of the German Book Prize 2021 is Antje Rávik Strubel for her novel “Blaue Frau” (S. Fischer).
The six novels on the shortlist for the German Book Prize 2021.
Auma Obama will deliver the official speech honouring Tsitsi Dangarembga
Longlist published / 230 titles were in the running / Shortlist to be announced on 21 September / Blog reviews on
www.deutscher-buchpreis-blog.de
People are reading more during the pandemic / 2020 book market was stable / Online shops from bookstores had significant growth / Higher expenses and significant shortfalls after the first half of 2021
Initiative of the Börsenverein Group for international and cross-industry exchange / Five finalists will be given coaching and the chance to make valuable contacts / Content Start-up of the year to be announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair
The Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has chosen the Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga as the recipient of this year’s Peace Prize.
Submissions accepted until June 30th, 2021 / In partnership with the German book prize known as “WISSEN! Sachbuchpreis der wbg für Geisteswissenschaften”: Applicants must submit an English translation of a text excerpt taken from the 2021 WISSEN prize-win
Ten start-ups from three countries have been nominated by the jury / Pitch for a sponsorship programme place on 23 June / Börsenverein Group offering an exclusive networking opportunity and funding of 10,000 Euro