leipzigs neue seiten /// best book design from all over the world 2026

As they do every year, jurors from five countries gathered at the National Library in Leipzig early February to select the ‘Best Book Design from all over the World’. Nearly 600 Books from 33 countries, all of them winners of national competitions, were laid and ready for the jury’s scrutiny. This year's Goldene Letter, the highest award, goes to “Ouroboros Wings” from the Netherlands, the graduation project by designer Benaiah French at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. It was also a big challenge for the current jury – Sunandini Banerjee (India), Artur Frankowski (Poland), Isabel Seiffert (Switzerland/Germany), Fraser Muggeridge (UK) and Raül Vicent (Spain).

For an extra episode of our podcast, we were allowed to look over their shoulders during the selection marathon. With big thanks to Lou Bromby (voice), Steffen Brosig (editing) and the team of Stiftung Buchkunst.

The award-winning books 2026 can be viewed for the first time at the Leipzig Book Fair (March 19^th – March 22^nd) at the Stiftung Buchkunst stand (Hall 5, A 300).

Further information on the awardees is available HERE 

Credit prämierte Bücher: Stiftung Buchkunst / Fotos: Attila Hartwig, Florian Lamm
Credit Juryfotos: Stiftung Buchkunst / Fotos: Carolin Blöink