Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 19, 2026. The statement by Minister of State for Culture Weimer in Die Zeit on March 18, 2026, that the three bookstores excluded from the German Bookstore Prize were "political extremists," has now had legal consequences. The bookstore "Zur Schwankenden Weltkugel" from Berlin…
Keyword, To the swaying globe (Berlin)
Fundraising campaign for bookstores launched
A fundraising campaign has been launched for the bookstores Golden Shop (Bremen), Rote Straße (Göttingen) and Zur schwankenden Weltkugel (Berlin), which were affected by the removal of the jury from the list of nominees for the German Bookstore Prize: https://lesen-hilft.org/
Bookstores announce legal action against the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 5, 2026. The German Bookstore Prize is awarded annually to over one hundred bookstores. A jury of experts from the book industry, which changes annually, decides which bookstore will be honored with the prize after reviewing the application materials. The signing off on the list of nominees…
