Printed or e-book – book show: new reading adventures for cold days

Here we present reading material that no bookshelf – or e-book library – should be without. Grab one of our ten new releases by local – but also foreign – authors, lean back and immerse yourself in foreign worlds. The editors wish you lots of reading fun!

Diary of an invasion – Andrei KurkovSince 2014 there has been a war in eastern Ukraine. The people there staggered for years between fear and hope, between sadness and belief in a future in freedom. With the start of the aggressive war by Russian troops in February 2022, the worst fears turned into reality: the country, and with it its people and its independence, are under fire. What does war do to the people it comes upon? How do they say goodbye to family and neighbors, friends and loved ones when it might be forever? What vocabulary do they acquire in times of war?Deep Canyons – Arnaldur IndridasonA woman is found murdered in her apartment in Reykjavík. On the desk is a note with Inspector Konráð’s phone number. The woman apparently called just before she died, begging him to look for her child, whom she put up for adoption decades ago. Konráð had refused. He now deeply regrets this and wants to comply with her desperate request, at least posthumously. He goes in search of the child – not knowing what a tragic fate he is getting on the track …O Tannengrauen – Bastian ZachThe Christmas season – festive, hopeful, romantic. Or not? A married couple on Christmas Eve who only want one thing – the next Christmas without the other. A reluctant Krampus. Mother-in-law’s unchristmas visit. A cat in the snow that isn’t one. And a carp in a dressing gown…Isidor – Shelly KupferbergDr. Isidor Geller has made it: he is a commercial councillor, advisor to the Austrian state, multi-millionaire, opera lover and art collector and, after two failed marriages, lover of a beautiful singer. It’s a long way that he traveled from the furthest, poorest corners of Galicia, from the shtetl to the uppermost districts of Vienna. No one can harm him, Isidor is convinced of that. And certainly not these vulgar Nazis.The Realm of Ash – Realm Breaker 1 – Victoria AveyardThe blood of a hero flows in Corayne’s veins. But she despises her origins and wants nothing to do with the father, for whom heroic deeds were always more important than his daughter. Now Corayne’s father is dead, fallen at the hands of his own power-hungry brother. To prevent the destruction of her homeland, she is forced to take her father’s sword. Along with just six companions, who aren’t shining heroes either, Corayne sets out to battle an army of Ash Warriors. But how is she supposed to conquer a darkness against which even true heroes were powerless?The Definition of Happiness – Catherine CussetTwo lives, two women who seem to have a lot in common. Clarisse is an adventuress, loves traveling and men. Constantly in love, she experiences high highs and falls to deep lows. Ève, on the other hand, has been running a luxury catering service for years and has a stable marriage with her husband. One lives in Paris, the other in New York. Over the decades, we have been told the life stories of the two women, learned about the secret bond that unites them, and take an enlightening look at our time, a whole generation of women, their longings, loves, abysses, motherhood and aging. And understand how many ways there are to define happiness.The longing for light – Kati NaumannLuisa’s workplace is deep underground. She works in a visitor mine in the Schlema Valley in the Ore Mountains, and although she spends many a day without a single ray of sunshine, she couldn’t imagine a nicer job. For as long as she can remember, her ancestors have been mining. When Luisa decides to investigate her great-uncle, who disappeared decades ago, something that has remained hidden for far too long comes to the surface.Angry Bear – Ingeborg Berg HolmWhat happened to Nina and Njål’s daughter? That’s why they are no longer together. Uncertainty about past events runs through the book like a cold fog. And is at the same time the foreshadowing of what is to come, which will happen far north, in the almost complete darkness of the polar night on Spitsbergen.Like red earth – Tara June WinchAugust Gondiwindi is Australian, Wiradjuri, granddaughter – and: Sister without a sister. After ten years in London, when her grandfather Albert “Poppy” dies, she returns to Prosperous to attend his funeral. She grew up there, between Massacre Plains and the Broken Highway. There she played with her sister by the river, was abandoned by her mother, and this is also the place where her grandfather lived, who carried legacies and secrets that August uncovers piece by piece. Because this is where an unstoppable search begins for her.Light as lead – Lena ElfrathEmma pulled the trigger eight times, freeing herself from her father and the years of abuse she had to endure from him. The price for this liberation is their freedom. Because eight shots are not self-defence, but intent. In her cell, Emma feels safe and invisible for the first time in her life. But when her past in prison becomes public, the other women want to stylize her as a feminist heroine. Emma wonders: are you really a hero if you see no other way out than to shoot your own father? What is your favorite book? Are you a fan of a book that didn’t make it into our selection? Then tell us your favorite book in the comments! Spring specials can be found HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERESummer specials can be found HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HEREAutumn specials can be found HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HEREWinter reading material can be found HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HEREOur crime and thriller special can be found HERE and HERE and HEREYou can find our classic special HEREMore product recommendations can be found in our comparison portal, current offers and discounts can be found in our voucher portal. 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