New Publications and Rare Books

At this time of year, numerous reviews of new book releases appear in the literary sections of the German-language press, with major newspapers even devoting entire supplements to them. The reason for this flurry of activity is the Leipzig Book Fair. One of a librarian’s chief tasks is to decide which of these books, for example, bear sufficiently important historical witness to join a library’s collection. To mark this annual flood of new book releases, Matthias Miller, head-librarian at the Deutsche Historisches Museum, shines a light on some of the jewels of his library’s collection.