Isabella Weber’s book “Antifascist Economic Policy”: It’s the Economy, Stupid: Can the AfD be contained and weakened if life simply becomes safer and more ...
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Paid articlePaywall Bibi Blocksberg creator: Elfie Donnelly writes a witch book for adults: Elfie Donnelly invented Bibi Blocksberg. Now she has written a witch book for adults ...
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Irmgard Keun: Biography by Tobias Lehmkuhl - | The woman who defied the Nazis: In his biography "None of Us," journalist Tobias Lehmkuhl traces how Irmgard Keun ...
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Philipp Oehmke: Even a billionaire family can't manage happiness: In his novel "Papenburg," the "Spiegel" journalist Philipp Oehmke writes with wonderful ...
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OpinionVolker Schlöndorff on the film "Visitation": "An incredible text! I was fascinated!"
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Botho Strauss: He checks the privileges.: The poet Botho Strauss shows us how we stumble through space and time. And now, of all times ...
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Paid articlePaywall"Parrots": These birds are awfully similar to us: Today Christine Wunnicke receives the Büchner Prize, the most important award for German literature ...
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Peace Prize laureate Sands criticizes German silence on Israel's actions: The lawyer and writer Philippe Sands has received the Peace Prize of the German ...
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Key FactsPhilippe Sands Criticizes Germany’s Silence on Gaza
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- Philippe Sands received the Peace Prize on Sunday morning at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche in the Federal President’s presence.
- In his acceptance speech, Sands criticized the German government and public for remaining silent about Israeli war crimes he condemned.
- He called the genocide debate a distraction and stressed that no international crime is less serious than another.
- Sands demanded a non-racialized state rationale that breaks silence over international crimes regardless of perpetrators, even when friends are responsible.
Killing as a war crime or as a crime against humanity is not less grave than genocide.— Philippe Sands, Peace Prize speech in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt, 2013
Are Men Underprivileged Despite the Patriarchy?: New non-fiction books like "The Man, the Victim" or "From Fitness to Fascism" fuel this suspicion - | and show ...
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Critical comments online: German publisher withdraws Russian-Ukrainian love story
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‘Fatherland’ Review: Returning to a Divided Germany: In this luminous fictional account, the writer Thomas Mann returns to his birthplace with his daughter ...
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"The Gaps" by Shida Bazyar: A town rubs its eyes in disbelief.: Shida Bazyar's new novel "The Gaps" combines extensive research with furious language and is ...
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Against the trend: Why the audiobook market is growing while books are weakening: Streaming, new listening habits, and strong platforms are driving the audiobook ...
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Journalist Franca Lehfeldt wants to debate images of motherhood. Should we be grateful to her?
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Paid articlePaywallAI and children's books: The Gruffalo can get REALLY angry too: One minute, three seconds: That's how long it takes for an AI to copy The Gruffalo ...
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Paid articlePaywall Maxim Biller on Antisemitism: Why His Sweeping Communism Thesis Is Flawed: In Paul Ronzheimer's podcast, author Maxim Biller explains that leftism and ...
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsBiller predicts AfD mayor for Berlin
Oct 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Biller’s new novel Schwarze Samstage examines antisemitism, using October 7, 2023, as its starting point.
- Biller reported a lack of empathy after October 7 and identified it as a possible reason for writing the book.
- If a red-green-red coalition formed, Biller predicted that only half of Berlin’s swimming pools would function.
- Biller called demonizing the Christian-democratic center the biggest current problem and criticized attacks on Friedrich Merz.
In five years, we will have an AfD mayor. That will happen.— Maxim Biller, from the Ronzheimer podcast double episode in which he discusses Berlin’s political future.
Isabella Weber: Is "Antifascist Economic Policy" critical of capitalism?: In her new book, "Antifascist Economic Policy," economist Isabella Weber calls for an ...
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Manja Präkels on East Germany: "I'm a traitor too": The writer Manja Präkels experiences how right-wing forces are gaining influence in East Germany ...
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Social media star - | Now Cindy is also writing bestsellers: Within a very short time, a woman from Schmalkalden has become one of Germany's most famous ...
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Train driver as a social media star: Do you have to scrape the windows on the locomotive? Train driver answers quirky questions about his job
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Sven Regener: "My novels are, at least in my eyes, great literature.": 25 years ago, the author created his Herr Lehmann; now he sends him back through Berlin ...
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Paid articlePaywall Svenja Flaßpöhler's new book about love: "Staying Together": Svenja Flaßpöhler vehemently contradicts all rampant doubts about monogamous relationships ...
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Above, below, and behind the scenes: The secrets of "Sesame Street": Over 50 years of "Sesame Street." Now, a newly published book looks above, below ...
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Reading motivation: Joy of reading: Yes, it's possible, children!: Students in Germany read poorly. But parents can do something to help their children ...
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Paid articlePaywall Author Shida Bazyar received the 2026 German Book Prize for her novel "Die Lücken" (The Gaps). At the Frankfurt Book Fair ... Show more
Key FactsShida Bazyar wins German Book Prize for “Die Lücken”
Oct 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: volksfreund.de
- The jury praised the novel’s convincing literary reflection on nearly a century of ambivalent German life.
- The story is set in the fictional Hunsrück town of Heimesbach and addresses lies, racism and Germany’s suppressed past.
- The jury reviewed 205 titles, initially selected 20 for the longlist and then reduced these to a six-book shortlist.
- Bazyar receives 25,000 euros and is scheduled to receive the 30,000-euro Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize on November 7.
Alice Schwarzer in Homburg: Almost a Scandal: Alice Schwarzer was actually a guest at the HomBuch book fair to read from her new book. As usual, however ...
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Journalist Constantin Schreiber will present his book "The Power of Islam" in Dresden on Wednesday evening. Palestinian activists are calling for a ... Show more
Pro-Palästina-Demo in Dresden gegen Constantin Schreiber und sein neues Buch über den Islam
Pro-Palästina-Demo in Dresden gegen Constantin Schreiber und sein neues Buch über den Islam
Arctic Meltdown: Robert Habeck's new book - | Will the next war be in the Arctic?
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"Ragebait" is the youth word of the year 2026. "Peak" and "Crashout" came in a close second. The tight result shows "that all three terms have a firm place in ... Show more
Hendrik Bolz: “That’s something you look down on” - | Interview: In “Nullerjahre” (Years of the Nuclear), rapper Hendrik Bolz recounted his baseball bat years in ...
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Düzen Tekkal, along with Natalie Amiri, Minu Barati, and Shila Behjat, has written a book about their fathers. She spoke about the book ... Show more
Former BVB president Gerd Niebaum writes about the Bayern bosses.: Under his presidency, Borussia Dortmund won the Champions League, three league titles ...
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Renewal through Faith - | Gertrud von le Fort's Religious Poetry Has Fallen into Oblivion
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Juli Zeh: "Two years ago I started going to raves": A boss, in her mid-50s, develops an obsession with her younger employee. That's what Juli Zeh's new ...
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Paid articlePaywall "Angry Female Club" is printed on T-shirts and mugs, stickers and tote bags sold by the Rowohlt publishing house through an online shop ... Show more
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I suspect the Frankfurt Book Fair only happens because of the nights. Because that's when everyone's there. Because that's when it all kicks off ... Show more
Ines Geipel: Die Buchmesse spielt sich nachts ab
Ines Geipel: Die Buchmesse spielt sich nachts ab
A man of “ideal images”: Volker Schlöndorff on his new film “Visitation”
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Appearance canceled: Elke Heidenreich needs surgery: Elke Heidenreich has to cancel an appearance in Cologne. The German writer and literary critic tore a tendon ...
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Antisemitism after October 7: Maxim Biller takes stock: In "Black Saturdays," Maxim Biller recounts how October 7, 2023, changed the world ...
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Newaf Miro is a restaurateur from Hameln and a Kurdish-Yezidi writer. In September, he traveled to the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq for the ... Show more
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Juli Zeh's thriller "Pony Show": Woman takes what she wants: Juli Zeh also hits the trigger points of the present with her new amour-fou legal thriller "Pony ...
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Paid articlePaywall Jenny Erpenbeck's house in Bad Saarow, "Visitation" and the great Cat Power: We discuss Volker Schlöndorff's film adaptation of "Visitation ...
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Mark Mazower's book "On Antisemitism" is still waiting for a German publisher
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Frankfurt Book Fair: Habeck sees the EU as the sole guarantor of the liberal rule of law
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Hesse has 20-year-old texts corrected at teacher training college: Die Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie ließ rund 170.000 Einträge bis ins Jahr 2005 ...
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Gen Z poetry artist Clara Lösel: Millions of viewers with her poems on Instagram and TikTok
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Shark tank? What English-language books are doing to the German book market: More and more people are reading books in their original English ...
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Jacques Tilly presents his new book: "Who's Afraid of Papier-Mâché?" - | Ddorf-Aktuell - | Düsseldorf Internet Newspaper
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Conclusion of the Frankfurt Book Fair: Hold on to your stance: The unbearable simultaneity of being: The Frankfurt Book Fair is over, the mood was mixed ...
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Saving a photographic legacy: New photo book about the transformation in Neustadt
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Frankfurt Book Fair: More than 235,000 people visited the Frankfurt Book Fair: The organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair draw a positive conclusion - | even ...
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Agent Petra Eggers: Dress code at the book fair: The Frankfurt Book Fair used to be primarily a men's event. That has changed over the years ...
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Bavaria's first Queen Caroline - | New biography reveals her political influence.
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Paid articlePaywall New Adult gebiert Dark Kitsch: Eine Designkritik aktueller Buchcover: „Spürst du das Kribbeln auf der Haut?“ Die Buchcovergestaltung zur Sparte „New Adult“ ...
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High praise: Sebastian Fitzek gives a speech for Thomas Sachsenmaier from Schwäbisch Gmünd
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What are the chances for German literature worldwide?: German literature has a hard time abroad, it is said. Yet almost as many titles are exported annually as ...
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Thomas Mann's Goethe novel "Lotte in Weimar": This is how infamously the Federal Republic of Germany panned it in 1946
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Oetinger Publishing: "Paul Maar wrote poems just for us": In Silke Weitendorf's basement, there are thousands of letters from Astrid Lindgren ...
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Eschwege author publishes book "Diary of a Border Scribe": For a short time, author Norbert Beck's book project was almost in jeopardy ...
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New Adult and Romantasy: How BookTok is changing the book market: On TikTok, book recommendations go viral under the hashtag #BookTok. The community helps decide ...
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After scandal: 2026 German Bookstore Prize in jeopardy: After the scandal surrounding the awarding of the prize, the future of the German Bookstore Prize is ...
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Who will receive the German Book Prize?: These novels are shortlisted: The SZ reviews.
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Germany is celebrating 36 years of unity. For journalist Marieke Reimann, however, it's not yet complete. In her book "Second Turning Point - | Why East ... Show more
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Dresden: Protest against former Tagesschau anchor Constantin Schreiber - | Police investigating two men
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Wolf Biermann delivers a memorable show at the Frankfurt Book Fair: How old is he supposed to be? At almost 90, the singer-songwriter is in top form - | and is ...
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"I'm about to start throwing up.": Samuel Beckett's "German Diaries" offer insight into the writer's inner life.
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Hubertus Heil has written a book and wants to shake things up with it.: The former German Minister of Labor has written a book in which he attacks lethargy and ...
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"Kolchose": The new novel by Emmanuel Carrère: In Rome, the writer discusses his new novel "Kolchose," his late-life crisis, and family secrets ...
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Debate and Spectacle - | This is what the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 is about: The debate surrounding Minister of State for Culture Weimer could enter a new phase ...
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