Since 2024, the poetry recommendations for children are published annually: a selection of eleven titles aimed at a reading audience between the ages of three and eleven - and of course at readers of…
In her debut novel, Eva Kranenburg tells the story of four young people whose paths cross in the final days of the war. Tarek, Nata, Ren and little, feral Tuk are to be drafted into the completely…
Time has never been as great as it is today
Erich Kästner, who was born in Dresden, wrote some of his most famous poems in Leipzig's coffee houses. And for many years now, a singer-songwriter from…
Unlike most of his colleagues, Erich Kästner did not emigrate, even though his books were burned and removed from libraries in 1933. Only “Emil and the Detectives” remained for a few years longer.…
Does your heart beat faster when a mysterious case needs to be solved? Are you as curious as Emil and his friends from ‘Emil and the Detectives’ or as brave as the unlikely pair Rico and Oskar, who…
press release exhibition Crazy Machines
press release "down by the river"
press release "anniversary programme: 100 years of James Krüss"
press release James Krüss prize 2026
press release…
The James Krüss Prize 2026 goes to Dutch author Anna Woltz and her translator Andrea Kluitmann. The author is being honoured for her work that shows ‘extraordinary precision, excellent…
Offers for school classes, after-school clubs and groups
We offer a program of readings and writing workshops on children's and youth literature topics for schools and groups. School classes can…