Press releases
German Non-Fiction Prize 2025: 135 publishers submit 213 titles
Patricia Rahemipour is appointed jury spokesperson / Award ceremony to be held on 17 June 2025 in the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
Book Market 2024: Stable business in challenging economic times
Increase in turnover of 0.8 per cent compared to 2023, 0.9 per cent in local bookstores / Non-fiction, fiction and books for children and young adults report growth / Sales have declined / Bookstores and publishing houses under pressure
German Non-Fiction Prize 2025: meet the jury
Seven jury members chosen / Publishers may submit titles until 20 November 2024 / Call for submissions on anmeldung.deutscher-sachbuchpreis.de
Anne Applebaum awarded the 2024 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Award ceremony at Frankfurt’s Church of St. Paul / Laudatory speech given by Russian Germanist and historian Irina Scherbakowa
CONTENTshift accelerator: Gamebook Studio is the Content Startup of 2024
Gamebook Studio pitch their way to first place / Winner receives the innovation prize of 10,000 euro / Intensive workshops and coaching for all five finalists
Start of Frankfurter Buchmesse: “A Celebration of Diversity, Debate and a Love of Books”
Opening of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024 / Stable turnover, high demand for books particularly among young readers / Calls for a reduction in bureaucracy, the promotion of education and reading as well as clear regulations for AI
Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for “Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?” (“Hey Good Morning, How Are You?)
Martina Hefter has won the 20th German Book Prize with her novel “Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?” (Klett-Cotta)
German Book Prize 2024: discover the shortlist – experience the award ceremony
Livestream of the award ceremony in German sign language for the first time / nominated novels accessible to all / short films to get to know the finalists
German Book Prize 2024: six novels on the shortlist
awards ceremony in the Kaisersaal of the Frankfurt Römer on 14 October 2024
German Book Prize 2024: introducing the 20 nominated novels
Longlist released / 197 titles were in the running / Shortlist to be announced 17 September