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DW's list of German-language novels published since 1900 that have been translated into English is the first of its kind.
DW's Shabnam Surita believed she had nothing in common with the boy wizard. But 25 years after J. K. Rowling's first "Harry Potter" book was published, she recalls how their very different life stories became entwined.
The winner of the prestigious Ingeborg Bachmann Prize is chosen among authors reading a 25-minute text on TV. A look at the peculiar contest that now features more diversity than ever.
For decades, Rushdie dealt with death threats for his book "The Satanic Verses," yet it hasn't stopped him from speaking his mind. On June 19, the brave author turns 75.
The Slovenian novelist and concentration camp survivor Boris Pahor bore witness to the atrocities of the 20th century until the age of 108.
DW looks at the winners and the debates surrounding the German Book Prize.
Geetanjali Shree, author of "Tomb of Sand," the first book in any Indian language to win the International Booker Prize, talked to DW about the impact of the award.
Despite bombardment and rocket fire, the Vivat publishing house in Kharkiv never stopped producing books. It even opened a new bookstore.
The Spanish author's novel "Easy Reading" sees four women with disabilities struggle against powerlessness and fight for self-determination.
The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series tournament is now finally in the books. DW catches up on the ramifications of a possible fissure in professional golf with sport finance expert Kieran Maguire.
The Canadian-American author's prize-winning novel is about a boy who hears objects speaking to him. The award aims to celebrate women's creativity and get more men reading women writers.
Authorities in Brazil have found personal belongings of two men who went missing in the remote Amazon rainforest a week ago. One of them was journalist Dom Phillips who had been traveling in the Javari region bordering Peru and Colombia to work on a book on rainforest development.
Atwood and her publisher are auctioning off an unburnable copy of her bestselling dystopian novel this week. The move is a gesture of protest against book banning and censorship in the US.
Books, schools and libraries are on the frontlines of US culture wars. A conservative-led movement is cracking down on what is taught and read. DW looks into what is behind a wave of book bans across the country.
After pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions are over, the tourism industry sees a spike in bookings. But a shortage of tourism workers is slowing the recovery, senior industry official Sören Hartman told DW.
The suspect is accused of belonging to a far-right criminal organization that sought to spread antisemitic propaganda by selling books. His group allegedly had storerooms stocked with thousands of texts.
