James Krüss (1926–1997) is one of the most important German children's authors of the 20th century. Between 1945 and his death in 1997, he created a very diverse and extensive body of work that goes…
The James Krüss Prize for International Children's and Young Adult Literature honours and promotes the work of a children's book author whose texts are characterised by linguistic brilliance,…
The winner of the James Krüss Prize 2026 at Blutenburg Castle!
Anna Woltz, born in London in 1981, grew up in The Hague. At the age of fifteen, she was already writing columns for the newspaper De…
ein Roman von Johannes Herwig | in einer Bühnenfassung von Jessica Pollnau & Swen Lasse Awe | Uraufführung
Leipzig 1936. Die einen träumen vorfreudig vom Krieg, andere haben Angst um das eigene…
Literanauten is a nationwide reading promotion project run by the Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (AKJ), which invites young people to take an active role in shaping their reading…
Grand birthday celebration with the reopening of the James Krüss Tower
Born on the island of Heligoland in 1926, James Krüss spent formative years in Munich from 1949 to 1966. With the support of…
A literary and culinary evening to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, with Tilman Spreckelsen
To kick off the celebrations for James Krüss' 100th birthday on 31 May, the International Youth…
When books were burned in Berlin on 10 May 1933, Erich Kästner stood in the crowd and watched as people threw stacks of his works into the fire. Children's books were also on the Nazis' ‘blacklist’…
Literanauten at the International Youth Library
Literanauten is a nationwide reading promotion project of the Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (AKJ - The Association for Children's and Youth…