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Literature Nobel Prize winner Han Kang has a new book out: “What is love? It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts.” In Light and Thread, Han Kang asks important questions from the per… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Han Kang: Light and Thread. With Nina Kunzendorf
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- Date: Wed. 09 September 2026
- Time: 17:30
- Location: Kulturkirche Köln
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- Koreanisch
- Deutsch
With his new novel, Dave Eggers (“The Circle”) proves that he is one of America’s best contemporary authors. For Cricket and Olympia, a playground dare marks the beginning of a life-long friendship that … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Dave Eggers: Contrapposto. With Torben Kessler
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- Date: Wed. 09 September 2026
- Time: 20:30
- Location: Kulturkirche Köln
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
- Deutsch
Where perpetual ice once marked the boundaries of civilization, the future of our security is being decided today. Arctic warming, which is progressing four times faster than the global average, is… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event ADDITIONAL EVENT: Robert Habeck: Arctic Meltdown
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- Date: Sat. 03 October 2026
- Time: 14:00
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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Mit Dolmetschung in deutsche Gebärdensprache
Where perpetual ice once marked the boundaries of civilization, the future of our security is being decided today. Arctic warming, which is progressing four times faster than the global average, is… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Robert Habeck: Arctic Meltdown
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- Date: Sat. 03 October 2026
- Time: 17:00
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Sign language Available
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Diaries might just be the most honest form of literature: In them, authors freely write about love, complaints and doubt – and sometimes inadvertently funny reflections. In Diaries of Note, Shaun U… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Diaries of Note. With Iris Berben and Anke Engelke
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- Date: Sat. 03 October 2026
- Time: 20:00
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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In their chart-topping literary podcast “Zwei Seiten”, Mona Ameziane and Christine Westermann have intentionally avoided discussing big topics – but now they are tackling life’s existential questio… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sun. 04 October 2026
- Time: 15:00
- Location: Flora Köln
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- Induction loop Available
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A new book from Icelandic thriller star Ragnar Jónasson! The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer is the second volume of the series featuring detective Helgi Reykdal, who has now established … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Tue. 06 October 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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- Induction loop Available
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- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
- Deutsch
These days, there is hardly any other public intellectual in the German-speaking countries who receives as much attention as author and columnist Eva Menasse, most recently with her clever pieces on… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Eva Menasse: Seclusion. With Guy Helminger and Navid Kermani
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- Date: Thu. 08 October 2026
- Time: 20:00
- Location: Kulturkirche Köln
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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Als der Schauspieler Edgar Selge mit „Hast du uns endlich gefunden“ als Schriftsteller debütierte, überschlug sich die Kritik vor Begeisterung. „Besser kann man nicht schreiben“, hieß es in der Süddeutsch… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Edgar Selge: Jura’s Last Winter
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- Date: Sat. 10 October 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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If you ask its residents, Cologne is known for many things: zest for life, the world’s best beer and the feeling of living in the most beautiful city on the Rhine. There is definitely no lack of s… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sat. 10 October 2026
- Time: 21:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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Dörte Hansen’s bestselling novels (including “To the Sea”, “This House Is Mine”) have been feted by readers and critics alike. Her latest book is another great success: It tells the story of Broder, who had wa… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sun. 11 October 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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New York in the 1980s: the Reagan years, real estate boom, unfettered capitalism and wild music. In Harlem, Ray Carney has put his past as a criminal fence behind him: As the owner of a furniture… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine. With Richard Barenberg
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- Date: Sun. 11 October 2026
- Time: 21:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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- Englisch
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Herbst 2024: Christoph Kramers Ära bei Borussia Mönchengladbach endet. Um der drohenden Leere zu entkommen, schreibt er sein erstes Buch „Das Leben fing im Sommer an“. Nach Erscheinen trifft Chris in einer… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Christoph Kramer: Wolkenberührpunkt
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- Date: Thu. 15 October 2026
- Time: 17:30
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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Köln ist heilig, jeck, dreckig, lässig, parallelkulturell, gastfreundlich, lieblos und liebenswert, eine uralte Stadt an einem großen Fluss, die – Et hätt noch immer jot jejange – stolz ist auf ihre Gelasse… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Thu. 15 October 2026
- Time: 20:30
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Sign language Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
Was bedeutet radikaler Humanismus? Gibt es Grenzen der Einfühlung in andere? Wozu verpflichtet uns die Erinnerung an die Geschichte? Wo liegen die Grenzen der Verantwortung, im Namen der … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Carolin Emcke: Was zählt ein Mensch?
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- Date: Sat. 17 October 2026
- Time: 17:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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Frankie und Freddie Lehmann, zwei Brüder aus Bremen, in Westberlin, im Jahr 1980. Während der eine seit Wochen damit beschäftigt ist, in Kreuzberg Fuß zu fassen, will der andere weiterziehen nach New Yor… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Sven Regener: Frankie und Freddie
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- Date: Sat. 17 October 2026
- Time: 20:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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Endlich ist er da, der neue Roman von Ewald Arenz! In Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht zeigt sich der Bestsellerautor (u.a.: „Der große Sommer“, „Alte Sorten“) wieder einmal in Bestform: Im Zentrum des Buches st… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Ewald Arenz: Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht
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- Date: Sun. 18 October 2026
- Time: 15:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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Elke Heidenreich liebt Literatur und begeistert ein Millionenpublikum. In Ach, eine Fanfare! versammelt sie ihre schönsten Erinnerungen an Lektüren und fasst noch einmal zusammen, was sie ein Leben l… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Ach, eine Fanfare! Elke Heidenreich und eine Liebeserklärung!
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- Date: Sun. 18 October 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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- Induction loop Available
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Birgit Virnich berichtet seit Jahren als ARD-Fernsehkorrespondentin aus Kyjiw. In ihrem Buch Leben trotz allem richtet sie den Blick dorthin, wo das Land im Alltag zusammengehalten wird: Sie erzählt … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sun. 18 October 2026
- Time: 19:30
- Location: COMEDIA Theater, Grüner Saal
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Diese Veranstaltung ist nichts für schwache Nerven! Zwei Horror-Hochkaräter treffen aufeinander: Joe Hill lässt King Sorrow an einer Universität in Maine spielen, wo Studierende in einer rauschhaften Nac… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Mon. 26 October 2026
- Time: 19:30
- Location: Stadthalle Köln
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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- Deutsch
- Englisch
Veranstaltung in englischer Sprache, ohne Übersetzung
For millions of amateur chefs who loved Ottolenghi's SIMPLE (2018), enjoyable cooking will continue to be just that: SIMPLE TOO, like the 135 brand-new recipes in his new cookbook of the same name,… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event ADDITIONAL EVENT: Yotam Ottolenghi: SIMPLE TOO live
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- Date: Sun. 15 November 2026
- Time: 15:30
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
2023 stirbt Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, die berühmteste Russland-Historikerin Frankreichs, und kurz darauf ihr Mann Louis. Beim Ausräumen ihrer Wohnung stößt ihr Sohn, der preisgekrönte Schriftsteller Emmanuel … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sun. 15 November 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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- Induction loop Available
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- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Deutsch
- Französisch
Veranstaltung in englischer Sprache, ohne Übersetzung
For millions of amateur chefs who loved Ottolenghi's SIMPLE (2018), enjoyable cooking will continue to be just that: SIMPLE TOO, like the 135 brand-new recipes in his new cookbook of the same name,… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Yotam Ottolenghi: SIMPLE TOO live
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- Date: Sun. 15 November 2026
- Time: 20:00
- Location: Theater am Tanzbrunnen
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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
Mit seinem neuen Roman kehrt Bestsellerautor Robert Harris in die Welt des antiken Rom zurück. Im Mittelpunkt stehen zwei junge Männer, deren Schicksale untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind: O… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Sun. 15 November 2026
- Time: 21:00
- Location: WDR Funkhaus, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal
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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Deutsch
- Englisch
Mit über 30 Millionen verkauften Büchern zählt Charlotte Link zu den erfolgreichsten Schriftstellerinnen des Landes. Jetzt legt sie erneut einen atemberaubenden Thriller vor: In Kalte Nächte wartet Mar… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Wed. 18 November 2026
- Time: 17:30
- Location: Flora Köln
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- Induction loop Available
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- Signage in Braille Available
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1920 begegnet die Malerin Baladine Klossowska dem Dichter Rainer Maira Rilke wieder. Sie, die geschiedene Mutter zweier Söhne, verliebt sich leidenschaftlich in ihn. Aber nach einer kurzen Amour fou … This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
More information about the event Julia Franck: Rilkes letzte Geliebte
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- Date: Wed. 18 November 2026
- Time: 20:30
- Location: Flora Köln
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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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- Tactile guidance system Available
- Signage in Braille Available
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The Christmas reading with three generations of the Thalbach family has almost become a tradition by now. So with a twinkle in our eyes, we present this year’s motto: “Is it already Christmas aga… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Mon. 14 December 2026
- Time: 17:30
- Location: Flora Köln
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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
- Tactile guidance system Available
- Signage in Braille Available
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The Christmas reading with three generations of the Thalbach family has almost become a tradition by now. So with a twinkle in our eyes, we present this year’s motto: “Is it already Christmas aga… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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- Date: Mon. 14 December 2026
- Time: 20:30
- Location: Flora Köln
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Accessibility
- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
- Tactile guidance system Available
- Signage in Braille Available
- Contrasting color steps and edge strips Available
- Announcements in elevators Available
