Deutscher Buchpreis: Experience the award ceremony live

07.10.2025

Experience the award ceremony live

Which of the six shortlisted titles will be crowned German-language novel of the year? The jury’s decision will be announced on Monday. Those who wish to experience the award ceremony at the Frankfurt Römer can watch the livestream at www.deutscher-buchpreis.de on 13 October 2025 from 6 p.m. In addition, this year, the event will once again be streamed with German Sign Language interpretation at https://www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/livestream-dgs/.

At the same time, the radio stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandfunk Kultur will broadcast the event live on the special digital radio channel “Dokumente und Debatten” and stream it on www.deutschlandradio.de/debatten. The livestream of the award ceremony will also be available on the Frankfurter Buchmesse website: www.buchmesse.de.