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Authors and public figures share their current book recommendations
At the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, writers, TV personalities and other public figures shared books they are reading or recommend.
Bestseller author Sebastian Fitzek said he had read Jenny Erpenbeck’s “Heimsuchung” and enjoys crime fiction and science fiction.
He also praised Andy Weir’s “The Martian” and named Harlan Coben as a writer who combines suspense with dry humour.
Other recommendations included Dörte Hansen’s “Broder,” which author Nele Neuhaus described as a story about two brothers, family and rural change.
TV presenter Bettina Tietjen recommended Lily King’s “Herz König,” a love story spanning several decades.
The selections show the range of books the interviewees enjoy, from fiction and history to social criticism.
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BILD asked authors, television personalities, politicians, creators and book fans for book recommendations during the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair.
Bestselling author Nele Neuhaus recommended Dörte Hansen’s novel “Broder,” about two brothers, their family and a farm.
Television presenter Bettina Tietjen recommended Lily King’s “Herzkönig,” a love story spanning several decades.
Television host Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt recommended James Hawes’s compact account of German history, “Die kürzeste Geschichte Deutschlands.”
Author Sebastian Fitzek said he reads across genres and praised books by Jenny Erpenbeck, Andy Weir and Harlan Coben.
- Who
- BILD asked authors, television personalities, politicians, creators and book fans for recommendations.
- What
- They shared books they are currently reading or recommend.
- When
- BILD published the article on October 11, 2026, during the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair.
- Where
- The recommendations were gathered around the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Why
- BILD asked which book people should read now.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I love Dörte Hansen’s language.
A story you think about for a long time.
It reads like a thriller.
The main thing is that it’s a good story.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Book fair
- 78th Frankfurt Book Fair
- Nele Neuhaus’s recommendation
- Broder” by Dörte Hansen
- Bettina Tietjen’s recommendation
- Herzkönig” by Lily King
- Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt’s recommendation
- Die kürzeste Geschichte Deutschlands” by James Hawes
- Sebastian Fitzek’s recommendation
- Nichts ruht für immer” by Harlan Coben
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