Daniel Kehlmann, Jörg Hartmann and many others are on a reading tour with their books. Discover the most exciting dates for May at a glance.
The chance to meet your favorite author of novels, crime novels or children's books in person is an incomparable experience. Sometimes you can even have a short conversation during the book signing without having to stand in the longest queue at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It can happen that an interview takes place, such as with Anthony McCarten about his work “Going Zero”. Authors on reading tours resemble the rock stars of the literary world. A list of exciting reading dates for May follows below.
Selected readings in May
May offers numerous dates for interesting readings. For example, “War of the Starfish” by Krischan Koch, who spoke to Ippen.Media in an interview about writing, thriller author Andreas Winkelmann with “Not a word too many” and crime scene detective Jörg Hartmann with “The Noise of Life”.
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Date |
Author/Title |
Venue |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 7:30 p.m |
Krischan Koch “War of the Starfish” |
Ditmarsia, Meldorf |
May 2nd, 8 p.m |
Nico Semsrott “See Brussels and die” |
Leipzig House, Leipzig |
May 2nd, 8 p.m |
Ildikó by Kürthy “Half an eternity” |
Leipzig Copper Hall, Leipzig |
May 3rd, 7 p.m |
Andreas Winkelmann “Not a word too many” |
Exil Theater, Bruchsal |
May 4th, 5 p.m |
Florian Wacker “Zebras in the Snow” |
Weltenleser bookstore, Frankfurt |
May 8th, 6:30 p.m |
Hendrik Cremer “The longer we remain silent, the more courage we will need” |
House of Remembrance, Mainz |
May 10th, 7 p.m |
Carsten Henn “The Sandwich Letters” |
Eifel Museum, Blankenheim |
May 13th, 7 p.m |
Franziska Augstein “Winston Churchill” |
vhs, baptismal churches |
May 14th, 7 p.m |
Romy Fölck “The Light in the Birches” |
Arboretum Ellerhoop, Ellerhoop |
May 16, 6:30 p.m |
Markus Preiss “Counted. Why a weak Germany harms Europe” |
Central Library, Hamburg |
May 16, 7:30 p.m |
Jörg Hartmann “The Noise of Life” |
Literaturhaus Frankfurt |
May 17th, 7 p.m |
Tonio Schachinger “Real Age” |
Steyr town hall |
May 22, 6:30 p.m |
Frank Goldammer “Death on the Elbe” |
Salon ship Countess Cosel, Dresden |
May 22nd, 7:30 p.m |
Susanne Goga “The Devil of Tempelhof” |
St. Heinrich Library, Krefeld |
May 22nd, 7:30 p.m |
Daniel Kehlmann “Light Play” |
Linz State Theater |
May 23rd, 7 p.m |
Mareice Kaiser “What we do with money and what money does to us” |
Dornbirn City Library |
May 25th, 6 p.m |
Gisa Pauly “Broadside” (culinary reading) |
Lemperhaus, Münster |
May 28, 7:30 p.m |
Benjamin Cors “Crow Days” |
Heymann, Eimsbüttel |
The coming months will also be exciting. The literary market has many top-class new publications that are gradually being published. Sebastian Fitzek's announcement of his new thriller “The Calendar Girl” has already caused a lot of hype. The reading dates for the event are likely to sell out very quickly.
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All statements without guarantee. Subject to short-term cancellations and program changes.