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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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- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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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
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
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
- Tactile guidance system Available
- Signage in Braille Available
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- Announcements in elevators Available
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
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- 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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Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
When actor Edgar Selge made his writing debut with “So You Finally Found Us”, critics raved about the work. “It is impossible to write better than this,” wrote newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Now, he presents… 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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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
- Deutsch
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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Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
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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Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
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- Englisch
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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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
