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Der Deutsche Buchpreis wird jährlich vom Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels verliehen und gilt als einer der wichtigsten Literaturpreise im deutschsprachigen Raum.
Shida Bazyar hat den Deutschen Buchpreis für den Roman »Die Lücken« erhalten. Mit dem Preis zeichnet der Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels jährlich zum Auftakt der Frankfurter Buchmesse den deutschsprachigen Roman des Jahres aus. XY nahm den mit 25.000 Euro dotierten Buchpreis im Kaisersaal des Frankfurter Römers entgegen. Mehr in Kürze hier bei der ZEIT.
British author Jeffrey Archer has died suddenly and peacefully at home at the age of 86. His latest book, 'Adam and Eve', is due to be published today. Archer sold over 300 million books, had a Conservative political career and served two years in prison for perjury.
Shida Bazyar received the German Book Prize 2026 for her novel “The Gaps,” which deals with Jewish life and the Nazi past of a village in the Hunsrück. In her acceptance speech, she said that it was difficult for her to feel joy in the face of increasing anti-Semitic and racist crimes. The prize is awarded annually at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair by the German Book Trade Association and is endowed with 25,000 euros.

The Gießen poet Clara Lösel, known for her viral social media videos, is celebrating great sales success with her debut volume “woe you give up”. Her second work “I thought, only I could feel something like that” was published at the Frankfurt Book Fair with an initial print run of 100,000 copies.
Tom Cruise's new film "Digger" fell far short of expectations, grossing $8 million in North America. Industry experts see the work as a possible historical flop, while Anne Hathaway is celebrating success with “Verity”.
The actor Andreas Hoppe, known for his role as Mario Kopper alongside Lena Odenthal in Tatort from Ludwigshafen, died on August 17th. His breakthrough came in the 1996 episode 'The Cold Death'.
The South Korean theater maker Jaha Koo was awarded the International Ibsen Award in Norway. Koo is known for his multimedia performances in which he weaves themes such as migration and identity through personal narratives and cuisine.