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Publishing in 2024: Scatter Gun or Targeted Shot?

11 June 2024

Big publishers of literature are suffering hard times, while smaller niche players appear to be doing pretty well. So which direction should publishing take? A publishing director, a publisher-bookseller, a freelance journalist and an author exchange thoughts on the future of the book. ‘Readers ha

‘De daden’ by Anne Schepers: On Engagement and Cynical Journalism

3 June 2024

In De daden (Deeds), Anne Schepers tells the story of an intern at a leading newspaper, who gradually finds herself caught between her activist inclinations, her cynical bosses, and the poor neighbourhood in which she grew up.

‘Treurwil’ by Rik Van Puymbroeck: Striking Passages From A Melancholy Life

25 January 2024

Flemish journalist Rik Van Puymbroeck has previously been honoured as a master storyteller by the Foundation for Narrative Journalism three times. That storytelling talent has now found its way into a literary debut: Treurwil (Weeping Will).

‘Xerox’ By Fien Veldman: An Anti-office Novel Full Of Silent Protest

12 January 2024

The dullness of office life prompts workers to work as little as possible. With Xerox, Fien Veldman has written a debut about one such ‘quiet quitter’.

‘Iemand Anders’ by Nele Van Den Broeck: Self-Mockingly in Search of a New Existence

6 December 2023

In Iemand anders (Someone Else), the debut novel of Belgian singer and actress Nele Van den Broeck, the main character is forced into a different role overnight. This results in an at times very comic tale of a woman searching her way in life once more.

‘Avondmensen’ by Caroline van Keeken: Life on Pause

10 November 2023

In her debut novel Avondmensen (Evening People) Caroline van Keeken subtly sketches a portrait of an unhappy, dysfunctional family. Much remains unsaid, and this slowly drives them apart.

‘We Are Light’, the Prize-Winning Debut Novel by Gerda Blees: Circling above Good and Evil

18 August 2023

A simple press report about a death in a commune inspired Gerda Blees to write We Are Light, a story about how ideals can bring out both the best and the worst in humankind. Blees won the EU Prize for Literature with her debut novel.

‘Rozeke’ by Guillaume Van Der Stighelen: The Eternal Battle Between Heart and Mind

3 July 2023

In Rozeke, we follow the ups and downs in the life of an Antwerp entrepreneur in the Belle Époque. In figurative language, Guillaume Van der Stighelen describes how his namesake climbs the social ladder, but struggles on a personal level with himself and those around him.

‘Omdat Ze Leven’ by Brecht de Backer: Quantum Theory Provides Grip in a Messy Existence

21 June 2023

How to live? It’s no mean feat, even less so as a single lesbian woman with a desire to have children, as Brecht De Backer’s philosophical debut novel reveals.

‘Een bepaalde dag in het leven van iedereen’ by Stijn Vranken: Cheerful World History

31 May 2023

Do you remember what you were doing on 14 February 1990? Not very likely. But author and screenwriter Stijn Vranken does remember, and it makes for an entertaining debut.

‘Schervenstad’ by Hanan Faour: Torn Between Peanut Butter and Molokhia

26 April 2023

In Schervenstad (Shard City) Hanan Faour has written a moving story about what it is like to discover the land of her father and brother.

‘De Randen’ by Angelo Tijssens: A Desperate Search for Affection

1 February 2023

In pared-back prose, Angelo Tijssens tells the story of a gay man’s laborious search for a speck of love and affection.

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