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Anne Applebaum: Award-winning voice against autocrats
US-Polish historian Anne Applebaum talks about the danger to Western democracies from autocrats.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Adult fiction booming
This year has seen record attendance at the festival. 'Romantasy' and 'Dark College' top the list of popular genres.
German Book Prize for Martina Hefter
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for her novel about so-called 'love scammers'.
Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa
In her writing, Igiaba Scego tells of Italy's repressed colonial past.
Literature Special — the power of words
Interesting authors at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Autumn is the season for literature fans!
75 years of Frankfurt Book Fair: World stage for protests
The Cold War and Iran's fatwa on Rushdie had an impact on the book fair, which opens with a controversy from Italy.
Italy's spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair sparks controversy
As guest of honor of the book fair, Italy has prompted fury by not inviting anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano.
Martina Hefter wins 2024 German Book Prize
Hefter won with her story of a woman caring for her ill husband while chatting online with a Nigerian love scammer.
Woodward book: Trump talked with Putin after presidency
Donald Trump has held several private calls with Vladimir Putin and secretly sent him COVID-19 tests, a book claims.
Poland's picture-book city of Krakow
With its preserved medieval center and Jewish quarter, Krakow is Poland's most popular tourist destination.
Anne Applebaum wins German peace prize for 2024
Polish-American historian and journalist, Anne Applebaum has won the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2024.
From Kafka to AI
Franz Kafka, a genius plagued by self-doubt. Plus: scary AI videos and spectacular moves!
Franz Kafka: Genius plagued by self-doubt
Why does author Franz Kafka still fascinate readers around the world?
Why the Nazis burned books
The 1933 book burnings under Nazi rule also destroyed the vibrant culture of the Weimar Republic.
Germany's President Steinmeier calls for unity amid upheaval
A book by Frank-Walter Steinmeier titled 'We' searches for diversity in the face of division.
A radical humanist: Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm
Omri Boehm insists that universal humanistic principles can help solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Do you want to be an author? Listen to this!
Did you know that as an author, you may need to relinquish your intellectual property rights to a big publishing house?
Paper book or e-reader: Which is better for the planet?
Rising digital and hard copy book usage has environmental consequences, yet reading is becoming more sustainable.
What's better: E-readers or paper books?
Do you ever find yourself stumped by a seemingly simple choice between two things because you're not sure which would be better for the environment? Like plastic or paper packaging, cotton or polyester pants? We're going to try to find some of the answers in a new segment exploring these everyday environmental dilemmas. In this episode we tackle our reading options: electronic books vs paperbacks.
Child education: Are computers or books better for learning?
Commentators often pit books against computers as the best learning tools, but the real issue is poverty.
Pakistan roadside book bazaars struggle for survival
Pakistan has a rich tradition of book bazaars. But inflation, mobiles and social media have put their existence at risk.
Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'
Lynch's novel "Prophet Song" depicts an Ireland descending into totalitarianism in the near future.
Novelist Lutz Seiler to receive the Georg Büchner Prize
The Georg Büchner Prize, worth € 50,000 ($53,000), is one of the most important awards on the German literary scene.
War for children: Armed conflict in picture books
First Ukraine, now Israel and Hamas — war stirs fear. What do children's picture books tell us about war?
Germany's Day of Libraries tries to keep book interest alive
German libraries come together every year to showcase local reading institutions to young and old alike.
Touring Slovenia's literary landscape
The literary scene in Slovenia, guest of honor at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, has many strong voices.
Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade
Writer Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price.
Strong Voices. A Literature Special - Arts Unveiled
Salman Rushdie at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German novel of the year, and a trip to Slovenia.
Salman Rushdie: 'Writers have no armies'
After surviving a brutal knife attack, the Indian-British author is at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where DW met him.
Drago Jancar puts Slovenia on the literary map
As the Frankfurt Book Fair celebrates Slovenia, DW spoke to Drago Jancar about his new novel, and an unresolved past.
Israel-Hamas war impacts Frankfurt Book Fair
Different publishers from predominantly Muslim countries are withdrawing from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
Frankfurt Book Fair postpones award for Palestinian author
Hamas' terror attacks on Israel are overshadowing the book fair. The event honoring Adania Shibli has been called off.
EU blocks Booking takeover of Swedish online travel rival
The European Commission said it prevented the €1.63 ($1.8 billion) deal in order to protect consumers.
Nigeria exhibition shines a light on West African comic art
In Nigeria, the first West African comic art exhibition is opening eyes, hearts and minds.
'Moderate' knowledge leads to science skepticism
A new study suggests that, up to a point, it's worse to know more.
Pakistan’s ‘Green Book’ offers kids climate solutions
250 of Pakistan’s public schools are adopting a curriculum to teach children how to cope with the climate crisis.
Albania: You Can't Trust Books, You Have to Go There!
What you should definitely check out on a trip to the southeastern European Republic of Albania.
Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People
France is imposing tight border controls on neighboring Italy to make them turn away refugees.
How artists transcend censorship and struggles
How artists in China are getting their messages past state censorship – Zimbabwe’s artists post-Covid messages
Trump booked in Georgia election interference case
Former US President Donald Trump had his mug shot taken when he was booked at the Fulton County jail in Georgia.
Dutch tourists drawn to North Macedonia by a book
For decades, most foreign tourists visiting Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia have come from the Netherlands.
Russia: New school history books seek to justify Ukraine war
From September, Russian schoolchildren will have revised history books that seek to justify Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Inside Europe - 10 August 2023
What the Niger coup means for France, Sweden’s freedom of speech laws are tested by book burnings and Bulgaria reckons with domestic violence. Also: A new inquiry opens up old questions about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, why are so many people experiencing homelessness in Germany? Russian LGBTQ+ refugees share their stories and French towns compete to host nuclear power plants.
Paris Olympics: Seine booksellers furious over order to move
A symbol of Paris for centuries, "bouquinistes" along the Seine have been told their stands pose a security threat.
The power of books
A Russian and Ukrainian have teamed up to bring people together at a bookstore. And: book bans in the US, poetry & more.
Barack Obama condemns 'profoundly misguided' book bans
In an open letter, former US President Barack Obama has criticized efforts to ban books from public school libraries.
Pascal Mercier, author of 'Night Train to Lisbon,' dies
"Night Train to Lisbon" is the best known book by Swiss author Peter Bieri, who wrote under the alias Pascal Mercier.
900,000 kilometers with the Fiat 1100 through India
Family owned for 66 years and three generations: The Dhondys from Mumbai and their Fiat 1100
The legacy of Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front'
German writer Erich Maria Remarque, whose landmark anti-war novel has been adapted into film, was born 125 years ago.
Salman Rushdie wins prestigious German peace prize
The author of "The Satanic Verses" has been recognized with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
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