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Germany's President Steinmeier calls for unity amid upheaval
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
A radical humanist: Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm
Omri Boehm insists that universal humanistic principles can help solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Paper book or e-reader: Which is better for the planet?
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.
Child education: Are computers or books better for learning?
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 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.
Novelist Lutz Seiler to receive the Georg Büchner Prize
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.
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In the spotlight
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?
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.
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.
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.