Publishing remarkable writing from Germany. A Voland & Quist imprint. Posts by @KatyDerbyshire.

Joined August 2019
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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-…
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Follow the hilarious mishaps in Isabel Bogdan's "The Peacock"—a satirical gem mixing German humor with a Scottish setting! Full review at goethe.de/india/germanbooksh…. Bonus: The original German title "Der Pfau" is available for free in our digital library at goethe.de/india/Onleihe
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10 Jul 2024
A utopian response to the weird imbalance of what languages get translated for the German (and Dutch, etc.) book market: vq-books.eu/a-utopian-future…

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26 Jun 2024
A great temporary attraction for fans of Berlin's literary legacy: a recreation of sorts of the cult hangout Romanisches Café. vq-books.eu/the-romanisches-…

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19 Jun 2024
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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13 Jun 2024
We asked RUDE GIRL writer Birgit Weyhe and translator @pdlayne what books are important to them in the context of the graphic novel. The result is a reading list on @bookshop_org_UK, chock-full of Black Germans, punk rock and great writing: uk.bookshop.org/lists/rude-g…
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22 May 2024
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: vq-books.eu/100-years-on-kaf…

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10 May 2024
Rude Girl sighted in the wild at @BurleyFisher – purveyor of excellent books.
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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
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The perfect graphic novel for fans of... @DakkaSkanks!
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If you liked #HeatherAugustyn's Rude Girls, you'll love Birgit Weyhe's Rude Girl!
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V & Q Books retweeted
Rude Girl by Birgit Weyhe is out! Race, heritage, music, fitting in, life, art. Here’s one of my favourite illustrations. #birgitweyhe @VQ_Books #kafka
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To celebrate #pubday for Birgit Weyhe's RUDE GIRL, tr. Priscilla Layne, here's a playlist from John Williams to Deutschpunk! open.spotify.com/playlist/2x…
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Saying it louder for those in the back. 👇🏽
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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... vq-books.eu/fantasy-book-pic…

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22 Mar 2024
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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22 Mar 2024
Thanks to @eurolitnet and Anna Blasiak!
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12 Mar 2024
Plunging into the London Book Fair today
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29 Feb 2024
A few thoughts on the nominees for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize – and rivalry between writers: vq-books.eu/leipzig-book-fai…

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