V & Q Books

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-wome…

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/germanbo…. Bonus: The original German title "Der Pfau" is available for free in our digital library at goethe.de/india/Onleihe

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-futu…

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-romanische…

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-no…

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-gir…

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-k…

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. lizzysiddal2.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/rud…

@HeloisePress So they didn't even post-edit it? Why would anyone work with it?

We received a full English translation. We can't find the translator's name. We asked the agent who translated it. They say: AI. We say: we don't work with AI. This is a battle we're fighting 🌹🌹🌹

@LizzySiddal Thank you!

Now publishing only one title a year, @VQ_Books must be on the look-out for extra-extraordinary books from Germany. 2024’s title is certainly that! lizzysiddal2.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/rud…

Rude Girl sighted in the wild at @BurleyFisher – purveyor of excellent books.

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

The perfect graphic novel for fans of... @DakkaSkanks!

If you liked #HeatherAugustyn's Rude Girls, you'll love Birgit Weyhe's Rude Girl!

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

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/2xHYP…

Saying it louder for those in the back. 👇🏽

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-p…

Thanks to @eurolitnet and Anna Blasiak!

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/rivetingreview… Out 29 April!