Extra #1: Best Book Design from all over the World

While Leipzig Bookfair had to be cancelled for the third time due
to the pandemic, this time everything was in favour of a return
to normal processes concerning our international competition, at
least to a certain extent. At the beginning of February, five
jurors met at German National Library in Leipzig to critically
assess the books, which were arranged in stacks by countries.


For Ozan Akkoyun, Hans Gremmen, Gila Kaplan, Márcia Novais and
Sebastian A. Schmitt from Leipzig, who stood in for the Norwegian
Aslak Gurholt, it was the first opportunity in a long time to
physically meet. For an extra episode of our podcast, we were
allowed to look over their shoulders during the selection
marathon. With big thanks to Guthrie Thomson (voice) and Steffen
Brosig (editing).


The award-winning books 2022 will be released on March 10th and
can be viewed for the first time at „It’s a book“ in Leipzig, on
March 19th.