Publishing remarkable writing from Germany. A Voland & Quist imprint. Posts by @KatyDerbyshire.
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Feels good to be offering a discount for ten years of #WiTMonth. Our stats? 64% of our translated books were written by women. vq-books.eu/august-is-women-…
A utopian response to the weird imbalance of what languages get translated for the German (and Dutch, etc.) book market:
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A great temporary attraction for fans of Berlin's literary legacy: a recreation of sorts of the cult hangout Romanisches Café.
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Here's @pdlayne's translator's note about all her work on the fascinating, inspiring, ground-breaking graphic novel RUDE GIRL: vq-books.eu/translators-note…
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A new post on our #lovegermanbooks blog – all about the multimedia afterlife of #franzkafka, as related by German writer Michael Kumpfmüller. Many thanks to Helen MacCormac of #literaturhauskassel:
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Isn't it great when readers pick up on a commonality they'd never expected? Thanks to @LizzySiddal for this review of Birgit Weyhe's Rude Girl, tr. Priscilla Layne.
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Take @timmysmells' advice: Pick up a copy of Birgit Weyhe's RUDE GIRL, tr. Priscilla Layne, place reggae record on decks, open book, dive in. #rudegirl ftw
To celebrate #pubday for Birgit Weyhe's RUDE GIRL, tr. Priscilla Layne, here's a playlist from John Williams to Deutschpunk!
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We're pretty obsessed with the BBC's This Town drama, so we've picked some books for each of the main characters...
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An early review for RUDE GIRL: "Whichever way you look at it, both layers are equally important. It’s also quite fascinating how Birgit Weyhe brings them together, clashes them, uses one to counterpoint the other." eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingr…
Out 29 April!
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A few thoughts on the nominees for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize – and rivalry between writers:
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Keeping up with German writing via magazines? Try these two newcomers:
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@FionaSturges Can we send you a review copy of our forthcoming book RUDE GIRL? We think you'd love it!
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If you're in North America, today is LOVE NOVEL Release Day! Head to @biblioasis for more details – their cover says it all...
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Announcing our book for 2024: RUDE GIRL by Birgit Weyhe. Out 29 April – hit us up for review copies or pre-orders.
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Hooray! @Msanyal's IDENTITTI tr. Alta L. Price is longlisted for the @DublinLitAward! And five other German books too! Plus a mere 64 other books. vq-books.eu/dublin-literary-…