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Issue No. 19: Spring 2023

After ten years of producing this newsletter on a voluntary basis, we have decided that it’s time to leave this side of promoting Dutch books in English to others. The Low Countries, for instance, which began publishing a similar list a few years ago: https://www.the-low-countries.com/article/13-dutch-books-to-get-cozy-warm-this-winter-2023-1. Anyone who is interested in continuing the newsletter in its current form […]

No. 18, Summer 2022

New Dutch Books in English The last few months have seen a flurry of publications of Dutch literature in English. We are especially excited to see the publication of Grand Hotel Europa, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer’s epic novel of European tourism, and We Had To Remove This Post, Hanna Bervoets’s fierce novella that plunges into the world of […]

No. 17, Autumn 2021

New Dutch Books in English The Vondel Prize for the best translation of a notable book from Dutch or Flemish into English is awarded every two years. The 2022 shortlist has just been announced, with a trio of Davids taking on a Laura and a Jane. The winner will be revealed in February. The shortlist […]