Shida Bazyar, Susanne Heim and Annette Dittert win Bavarian Book Prize in Munich
The Bavarian Book Prize was awarded in Munich, honoring Shida Bazyar for fiction, Susanne Heim for non‑fiction, and Annette Dittert for the Bayern 2 audience award.
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Penguin Random House hosts regional meeting on reading promotion and event planning for independent booksellers
Around 20 independent booksellers gathered in Munich on 25 October to discuss how character‑driven titles, event logistics and a new regional author‑search portal can boost reading among children and improve shop profitability.
Shida Bazyar and Susanne Heim win the 2026 Bavarian Book Prize
Shida Bazyar’s novel Die Lücken and Susanne Heim’s non‑fiction Die Abschottung der Welt were honoured in Munich’s Bavarian Book Prize ceremony on Thursday.
Bianca Ebermayer to Co‑lead Piper Verlag from February 2027
Bianca Ebermayer will assume the commercial managing director role at Munich‑based Piper Verlag in February 2027, sharing overall leadership with publisher Felicitas von Lovenberg.
Isabella Jahn appointed head of book sales team at GeraNova Bruckmann
Isabella Jahn has taken charge of the book‑distribution team at GeraNova Bruckmann Verlagshaus GmbH in Munich, tasked with creating independent sales structures.