https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed From a transgender teddy bear to a fearless girl pirate, children's authors are tackling gender norms like never before, as debate rages about what it means to be a boy or girl. https://www.thelocal.de/20171011/transgender-teddy-girl-pirate-authors-tackle-gender-norms Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:04:25 +0200 transgender-teddy-girl-pirate-authors-tackle-gender-norms Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown and Nicholas Sparks are among the big names descending on Frankfurt this week as the world's oldest book fair glams up for the Instagram generation, hoping to wow the crowds with "live events" by star authors. https://www.thelocal.de/20171008/star-authors-en-vogue-at-frankfurt-book-fair Sun, 08 Oct 2017 11:34:03 +0200 star-authors-en-vogue-at-frankfurt-book-fair From consulting a book doctor to immersing yourself in an author's world with the help of virtual reality, here are five things not to miss at this week's Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest publishing event. https://www.thelocal.de/20161021/five-things-not-to-miss-at-the-frankfurt-book-fair Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:58:11 +0200 five-things-not-to-miss-at-the-frankfurt-book-fair US online retail giant Amazon may be absent from the stands at the world's biggest book fair but it has still been at the heart of a heated debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20141011/amazons-might-divides-opinion-at-frankfurt-book-fair Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:23:00 +0200 amazons-might-divides-opinion-at-frankfurt-book-fair Organizers of the world's biggest book fair in Germany warned on Tuesday against the domination of internet giants as the publishing world grapples to blend old and new forms of reading. https://www.thelocal.de/20131009/52301 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:20:00 +0200 52301 A rush of publishing start-ups and ever new ways to lure readers in an industry with Amazon breathing down its neck will be a central theme at the world's biggest book fair, opening in Germany on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131006/52253 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0200 52253 Flush with the success of "Fifty Shades of Grey," erotic literature is increasingly finding ardent fans among women seduced by the discretion afforded by ebooks, publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair say. https://www.thelocal.de/20121014/45543 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:55:00 +0200 45543 Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry, most of whose films have been based on well-known books, said at the Frankfurt Book Fair that he believes novelists now more readily embrace the adaptation of their works onto the big screen. https://www.thelocal.de/20121013/45529 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:17:00 +0200 45529 Movie colossus Arnold Schwarzenegger presented his autobiography "Total Recall" at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. "After Terminator and Governator, now comes Educator," he said, detailing plans for his new academy. https://www.thelocal.de/20121011/45491 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:25:00 +0200 45491 The Frankfurt Book Fair's 61st edition opens on Wednesday with the sector hit hard by the global recession and a bust up over censorship with guest of honour China overshadowing preparations. https://www.thelocal.de/20091011/22489 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:37:00 +0200 22489