FOREIGN RIGHTS Spring 2017

Kerstin Schuster Foreign Rights Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur Hilblestr. 54, 80636 München, Germany Contact: [email protected]

CONTENT

Page Author Title

Fiction 6 Ahrens, Renate Everything that followed 7 Bednarz, Dieter Massively enlightend 8 Binder, Luisa Let‘s be formal 9 Fischer, Franziska The warm light of dawn 10 Fischer, Julia The gallery of scents 11 Grünig, Michaela Two almost perfect sisters 12 Kisch, Robert Father‘s child 13 Matisek, Marie French summer 14 Selek, Deniz The colours in the mirror 15 Siemens, Jochen A visit from above 16 Stadelmann, Ingmar East to West 17 Vossius, Corinna We have our pride after all

Crime/Thriller 18 Bagnol, Jean Commissaire Mazan on the trail of the Corsican 19 Föhr, Andreas Black water 20 Franz/Holbe Cold cut 21 Gilbers, Harald The last days 22 Herrmann, Jutta Maria Amnesia 23 Koch, Sven Curse of the sand dunes 24 Kodiak, Frank Number 25 25 Manstein, Bodo Beach.Blood 26 Martin, Pierre Madame le Commissaire and the secretive picure 27 Parzefall, Edith The bloody streets of Rio

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Historical Fiction 28 Beinert, Claudia & Nadja The mother of Satan 29 Lessmann, Sandra The song of the sibyl 30 Lorne, Mac P. The archery master 31 Steyer, Nicole The juggler and the dancer

Destiny/ Family Secrets 32 Maybach, Katja The hour of our mothers 33 Rehn, Heidi The house of the beautiful things

Fantasy/Science Fiction 34 Kasten, Mona Coldworth City 35 Pala, Ivo Black storm

Passion & Erotic 36 Briac, Julie Chateau de Mérival – The tast of passion 37 Briac, Julie Chateau de Mérival – The dream of happiness 38 Briac, Julie Chateau de Mérival – The end of the longing

Games of Trust 39 Ewans, Isadorra

Biography & Memoir Welcome to the ground floor 40 Ebner, Amelie My life on mars 41 Heinicke, Christiane Roaring with life 42 Latscha, Julia The crazy guys with knives 43 Lugert, Verena

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Non-Fiction

44 Abdel-Samad/Khorchide Is there hope for Islam? 45 Bahnsen, Ulrich Reading Life 46 Grunwald, Martin Homo Hapticus 47 Riederle, Philipp The way we work and what we require 48 Schüle, Christian Heimat 49 Zajček, Jasna Cold country

Psychology & Medicine 50 Förster, Jens The little crisis killer

Sex & Partnership 51 Bittl, Monika I want to stay the way I was 52 Hegmann, Eric Relationship wise – the book for more love 53 Kottmann, Heike Let me be your cuddle monster

Family & Education 54 Corssen, Jens/Fuchs, Thomas Family happiness 55 Schulte-Markwort, Michael Children‘s concerns

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Mind Body Spirit 56 Carrasco/Kerscher Yoga calendar 57 Engelbrecht, Sigrid I like myself 58 Hoffmann, Ulrich Falling asleep is not that bad after all 59 Hoffmann, Ulrich Concentrating is really easy 60 Klemme, Felix Naturally fit 61 Mohr, Manfred The bamboo effect 62 Strehlow, Wighard The Hildegard guide to fasting 63 Trökes, Anna Yoga bounding 64 Wolfram, Katharina Knaur‘s pocket moon calendar 65 Wolfram, Katharina Knaur‘s Moon calendar

Healthy Eating 66 Budwig, Johanna The original oil protein fare 67 Dahlke, Ruediger Fast-Hiking 68 Rampp, Thomas/Pork, Sabine Get healthy through fasting 69 Reeb, Stefanie Beautiful & Healthy 70 Strauß, Markus The forest pharmacy

Humour 71 Mandy Mandy the mobile 72 Müller, Dominik What a bunch of pickles.

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74 Contacts

5 FICTION

Renate Ahrens Alles, was folgte Everything That Followed

Droemer, May 2017, 336pages

A German family history between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall causes Katharina Elbracht’s life to unravel. The 44-year old woman from Hamburg receives a bundle of letters from East Berlin, which reveal that the woman she has called ‘mother’ all her life is actually her aunt. Deeply shocked, Katharina begins to delve into her family history. She comes across a young love that began with Swing music only to be destroyed by the war, two sisters separated by the wall who formed a lifelong secret pact, and traces of her father, who was considered missing in action since 1945. Her research leads Katharina through half of Germany and to Ireland, where her father is supposed to be living a secluded and lonely life. One day she stands outside an old house and places her hand on the doorbell …

The author: Renate Ahrens, who lives in Hamburg and Ireland, narrates this impressive German-German family history in an unadorned and empathetic manner. The magazine FREUNDIN said of the author’s novels: ‘Renate Ahrens tells moving stories in a perceptive manner.’

FICTION

Dieter Bednarz Schwer erleuchtet

Massively Enlightened

Knaur, June 2017, 352 pages

Film rights already sold for cinema production! ‘Should you ever be in Hamburg, please do get in touch!’ This is the sort of thing you might say when you’re relaxed under tropical sunshine and having the final Ayurveda treatment of your holiday. But who would actually think that a couple of months later the doorbell might ring and an orange clad monk would be stood outside the door with a beaming smile, not intending to leave anytime soon? Dieter Bednarz’ heroes Maya and Daniel are flabbergasted by the easy-going calmness with which the monk Siri turns their lives upside down within a short space of time. As well as that of their neighbours. Before they know it, their flat turns into a meditation room, yoga is part of their daily routine and they soon question their work-life-balance, their core values and not long after, their marriage. No stone is left standing in their lives. But how on earth do you disinvite a monk? And isn’t that bad for the karma?

The author: The film rights for ‘Massively Enlightened’ have already been sold for cinema production. Dieter Bednarz, born in 1956, was political editor of the news magazine DER SPIEGEL for more than half his life and lives in Hamburg with his wife and three daughters, so far without any moments of enlightenment. His earlier books were successful as films and also as television productions under the same title.

FICTION

Luisa Binder Darf ich dir das Sie anbieten?

Let’s be formal

Knaur, June 2017, 304pages

A novel about an unexpected friendship, a Scandinavian holiday with obstacles and the normal chaos that we call life, full of humour and charm!

Ellen is fed up. Her husband Hans has dumped her at the North Cape in the middle of their Scandinavian holiday, to top it all in the camper van that she hates with a passion. As Ellen hasn’t driven a car in years and doesn’t fancy a solo road trip, she wants to wait for her daughter to come and pick her up. But fiddlesticks! Marion doesn’t turn up, but instead sends someone from the German Automobile Club to the North Cape. Ronny of all people, a washed up musical performer who cannot get his life in order and is fighting adulthood with tooth and nail. Reluctantly the two very different companions set off on the journey from Norway to Germany. They experience a road trip of a particular kind as they travel through the infinite Scandinavian forests, past fjords and archipelagos. They not only have to grapple with camper van breakdowns, gigantic Swedes and dead elks, but also have to recognise that neither one of them will reach their goal without the other …

The author: Luisa Binder has studied all sorts of art related things in her life that have not really helped her. Nevertheless, she did get a job with an advertising agency. In her free time she likes to visit her parents, who luckily she no longer lives with. Luisa Binder is married and lives in a tranquil small town in the Rhein-Neckar region. She loves raison-free cheesecake and is learning Swedish in her spare time. FICTION

Franziska Fischer Das warme Licht des Morgens The Warm Light of Dawn

Droemer, April 2017, 384 pages

Following ‘The Night of the Migrating Birds’, the Berlin-based author Franziska Fischer presents another poignant and deeply poetic novel in ‘The Warm Light of Dawn’, in which, with great sensitivity and psychological tact, she writes about life after a blow of fate and about the healing power of love.

The light, the colours and the expression in a stranger’s eyes – these are the ingredients that Levi needs for his poems and stories. But when he loses his sight while saving a little girl from a fire, his world collapses around him. Never being able to see again also means never being able to find the right words again. In desperation he withdraws more and more from life. Until one day he meets Rea, the waitress in the café where he always goes to eat. She becomes his confidante; he learns to see again through her eyes and to write through her hands. She has also had to deal with a great loss that weighs far heavier than Levi’s blindness, but this is something she wants to keep from him at all costs.

The author: Franziska Fischer was born in 1983 in Berlin and continues to live there after her studies in German and Spanish Philology at the University of Potsdam. She works as a freelance author and editor. FICTION

Julia Fischer Die Galerie der Düfte

The Gallery of Scents

Knaur, May 2017, 368 pages

A summer novel with a high feel-good factor – to taste, smell and relish reading, and a love story not just for lovers of Florence! Written by the renowned narrator and actress Julia Fischer. It is much more than just a pharmacy: The venerable Officina Profumo di Santa Maria Novella, in the midst of the vibrant side streets and squares of Florence, is famous for its enchanting scents. The aroma of herbs, potpourris and noble soaps lies in the air. A magical place where on the tracks of a legendary scent, the young pharmacist’s daughter from Munich, Johanna, meets two disparate brothers. But while Luca tentatively courts her, she has long lost her heart to dashing Sandro – who is already spoken for.

The author: Julia Fischer (born 1966) is an actress living in Munich with her husband and three children. She has also recorded numerous audiobooks. FICTION

Michaela Grünig Zwei fast perfekte Schwestern Two Almost Perfect Sisters

Knaur, August 2017, 432 pages

The new novel by Michaela Grünig is a warm-hearted humorous story about two disparate sisters and their path to happiness and love: Since childhood, the editor Stefanie Lenz has admired her older sister Lily, who definitely got the better draw of the parental gene pool. Lily is beautiful and married to a fabulous man. Stefanie on the other hand often feels overwhelmed by everyday life. How, for example, do you save yourself from a declaration of love from your new boss without ruining your career? Stefanie appears to have a brilliant idea: she simply says she is a lesbian. Luckily Lily is available as her plus one for the office party. As the publisher’s ‘token lesbian’ things are going well for Stefanie, soon she’s allowed to cover the bestseller author Bernhard Otto. Unfortunately he is surprisingly nice, and then her alibi partner Lily, whose life seems to be in free fall following her husband’s unfaithfulness, drops out.

The author: What if … instead of completing the sensible university course, a girl where to work as a party girl on Ibiza? Had done a runner with an Argentinian polo player instead of choosing the marriage-suitable tax advisor? Or had ‘simply gone’ and bought a one-way ticket to LA? Would the aforementioned woman now be walking down the red carpet to the Oscars as George Clooney’s girlfriend? Or as a neurotic drunk on the highway to hell? These are the sorts of thoughts that I daydream about. And, as I sadly – like most people – only have one life to live, I let the characters in my novels try out these crazy thoughts for me! So as to make things easy, most of them share my characteristics – the good and the bad! I have my best ideas when I head out for a forest walk with my three dogs.

FICTION

Robert Kisch Vaterkind Father‘s Child

Droemer, April 2017, 228 pages

A non-fiction novel about the new perception of the role of single fathers written by Robert Kisch, the acclaimed author of the novel Möbelhaus. He is used to failure: first he lost his job as a journalist, despite various prizes and awards. Then his job in a furniture shop, and then, to top it all, his wife. But he definitely doesn’t want to lose his son! But how is that supposed to work when the man is only allowed to see his own child every fortnight and has to fight for every little bit of participation in the child’s life, because doctors, nursery school teachers and Co. and of course the mother are considered the natural contact persons. This is what Kisch writes about, brilliantly as usual, with a revealing insight into a society that almost naively denies children half their happiness: their father.

The author: Robert Kisch is the pseudonym of an award-winning German journalist working in Berlin: decorated with Germany’s most significant journalistic prizes, medals, and other honors; an editor in Germany’s capital city; interviewer of the world’s most famous superstars. Until the financial crisis cost him his job. Here, he tells of his experiences. FICTION

Marie Matisek Mirabellensommer

French Summer

Knaur, June 2017, 304 pages

A charming and clever summer novel about two turbulent families in Provence and a delightful love story by the successful author Marie Matisek … Domaine de Lafleur lies between jasmine and rose fields in the hinterlands of Nice. Marita is happy with Lucien Lafleur and her new friends, the old-established Verbier family and the Babajous from the Ivory cost. Gilbert Verbier and Aristide Babajou have also become close friends – until Gilbert’s granddaughter, Julie, falls in love with Aristide’s son, Rachid. It quickly becomes clear that the cultural divides are bigger than expected. Marita and Lucien try their best to get the friends to reconcile, but after an ugly argument, the young lovers suddenly disappear…

The author: Marie Matisek runs a chaotic household with her husband, children and animals in the idyllic surroundings of Munich. Alongside being a mother and an author, she enjoys her hobbies: cooking, ploughing her fields and helping frogs across the road. Her coastal novels were bestsellers; with her new novel, Marie Matisek takes her readers to delightful Provence.

FICTION

Deniz Selek Die Farben im Spiegel The Colours in the Mirror

Droemer, August 2017, 400 pages

A love story between Orient and Occident Highly emotional, poignant and dramatic.

Alev and Koray grow up together in Istanbul, both have a German mother and a Turkish father. They are childhood sweethearts with a unique bond that does not wane despite them leaving Turkey, falling in love with someone else and having children. It does not cease although they spend most of their lives separated from one another. When Alev considers breaking out of the narrow confines of their existence in Germany, the memories of their young love come back – together with questions: Is there a love that remains regardless of what happens? Which simply stays because it found the right place? The impressive portrait of a lifelong love.

The author: Deniz Selek was born in 1967 in Hannover and spent her childhood in Istanbul. She started writing stories from an early age, which she illustrated herself. Following several semesters studying German and education, she switched to interior design and decided instead to fulfil her childhood dream of writing books. Being genuinely half-Turkish, she loves both sweet and sour, sunset and superstition, kitsch and bling, hats and crocheting and of course, summer, sun and South Sea beaches. The author lives with her family in Berlin. FICTION

Jochen Siemens Besuch von oben A Visit From Above

Droemer, May 2017, 288 pages

An entertaining novel full of humour and quite melancholia by the Hamburg-based author Jochen Siemens about death, which inspires laughter, but also reflection. What would you tell your departed parents if you could see them one more time? Johannes Schweikert can’t believe it: His parents died in a car crash 22 years ago – and now they are suddenly stood before him! A hallucination? A trick? Initially that architect is simply overwhelmed by the situation, particularly as he never had a good relationship with his father. But now he is posing questions about his life, his family and his job – and is stunned by concepts such as mobile phones and the Internet. It’s complicated – especially because he needs to confess to a few uncomfortable truths. The dead father and the living son – the old conflicts return. How an earth should he confess to his dead parents that there wasn’t enough space for two coffins in the graveyard and he therefore had to have them cremated? And that would only be the beginning of this visit from the beyond.

The author: Jochen Siemens lives in Hamburg and works as a journalist for ‘STERN’ and various other magazines. He is married and has one daughter. ‘A Visit From Above’ is his second novel.

FICTION

Ingmar Stadelmann Rübermachen

East to West

Knaur, May 2017, 272 pages

The first brilliantly funny novel penned by the by the award winning comedian Ingmar Stadelmann and his sister Juliane. “He is as polite as a nightclub bouncer and as sensitive as a pound of minced pork. And that’s exactly what makes his humour stand out.” Dieter Nuhr. Stadelmann, who won almost all mentionable comedy prizes in 2014 and 2015, has now lent this humour to: Birdie, the Rosella budgie. Ever since Birdie appeared under the Guenthersen’s Christmas tree in 1989 as a sort of welcome package, he hasn’t stopped shaking his head about the terribly nice Ossis (East Germans). He also couldn’t give a crap about political correctness, literally. The West is definitely going to get its come-uppance.

The author: Biting and with intelligent charm, Ingmar Stadelmann manages to dissolve the lines between cabaret and comedy: He is not only a radio host, but also a welcome guest in nearly all comedy and satire formats on television. Stadelmann’s own shows, the ‘Fat Chicken Club’ and the ‘Late Line’ have already attained cult status. Juliane Stadelmann is a trained actress and studied at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. She was awarded the Hans Gratzer scholarship by the Theatre Vienna. Her piece “Ingrid Ex Machina” was shown at the LONG NIGHT OF NEW DRAMA at the chamber dramas in Munich. Her second piece “Noch ein Lied vom Tod” had its premiere at the Theatre Vienna. “Schon Zeit” was produced as a radio drama by the WDR.

‘East to West’ is the siblings first joint novel.

FICTION

Corinna Vossius Man hat ja seinen Stolz

We Have Our Pride After All

Knaur, April 2017, 288 pages

In her warm-hearted novel ‘We Have Our Pride After All’, Corinna Vossius shows that life beyond eighty is not for the faint hearted, but is also certainly not over. With a wink and a lot of respect for her protagonists, she designs a humorous story about aging, dying and inheriting.

Her unusual heroines, the sisters Lili and Berta Berburg, who look ever more similar as they age, ‘share’ a place in the retirement home in order to each be cosseted for half the week without having to leave their cosy little home. But when Nurse Ruth becomes concerned about the erratic character of ‘Mrs Berburg’ and fears the beginnings of dementia, this brings a niece onto the scene who has long had an eye on the ladies’ property. Luckily Nurse Ruth is not the dragon that Lili thinks she is and accepting help is not as bad as Berta feared.

The author: Corinna Vossius, born in 1963 in Darmstadt, has been living in Norway with her husband and two daughters since 1999. She currently works as a senior doctor in the state health system in Stavanger and has a research unit on the subject of Dementia. Her debut novel, ‘Seh’ ich aus, als hätt’ ich sonst nichts zu tun’, is based on her own experiences as an immigrant in Norway and on her dealings with the elderly.

CRIME/THRILLER

Jean Bagnol Commissaire Mazan und die Spur des Korsaren Commissaire Mazan on the Trail of the Corsican

Knaur, April 2017, 384 pages

Under their nom-de-plume Jean Bagnol, the bestseller author Nina George (The Lavender Room) and the ethnologist, ex- pilot and author Jens ‘Joe’ Kramer have written an unusual mafia crime novel. Their Provence crime series based around the policewoman Zadira from Marseille and the black cat investigator, Commissaire Mazan, interweaves Provencal savoir-vivre with modern cat crime and a fast-paced thriller to an atmospherically dense novel set in France.

In volume 3, ‘Commissaire Mazan on the Trail of the Corsican’, the investigator Zadira Matéo only just manages to survive an assassination attempt. She hides from the corrupt police and the mafia from Marseille in a remote truffle farm, accompanied by her tomcat, Commissaire Mazan. At the same time, Zadira’s lover, the vet Jules, tries to find the Corsican in Marseille, the much-feared hired killer who has Zadira in his sights. But who hired the Corsican: The Mafia, the police – or even a familiar enemy from Zadira’s past? ‘A master class of dark and fascinating crime fare. Shocks and illuminates. Gripping, earthy, dirty, real.’ Krimi Forum.net

The author: Jean Bagnol is the double pseudonym of the author couple Nina George and Jo Kramer. She has previously published 29 solo novels (crime novels, prize winning romances, historical adventure novels) under seven names. Jena Bagnol is their first joint name under which they conceived the ‘Commissioner Mazan’ series. George’s Provence novel ‘Das Lavendelzimmer’ was on the ‘SPIEGEL’ bestseller list for a year. Find out more about Commissioner Mazan: www.jeanbagnol.com

CRIME/THRILLER

Andreas Föhr Schwarzwasser

Black Water

Knaur, June 2017, 400 pages

More than 1.2 mio copies sold of the series Once again crime fans can enjoy great tension, an intelligent plot and Andreas Föhr’s dry humour – on a trail way outside anyone’s comfort zone in idyllic Bavaria, as Wallner and Kreutner deal with a dead man who never lived. When Commander Wallner from the crime squad in Miesbach receives news of the discovery of a dead body, he almost has a heart attack: His grandfather, Manfred, has been missing for several hours and is not answering his mobile phone… When he arrives at the scene of the crime, Wallner is relieved to find Manfred fit and well – he and Police Chief Inspector Leonhardt Kreuthner known as ‘stiff Leo’ discovered the body, under slightly suspicious circumstances. It soon becomes clear that the murder victim, Dieter Wartberg, cannot actually be dead – because he was never alive in the first place. So who was the victim? And what is his connection to a young woman from Frankfurt, an unemployed male nurse and a 20- year old property scandal in the former East Germany? Andreas Föhr and his Bavarian investigative team Wallner & Kreuther on their best form! Rigths Guide on the series available.

The author: Andreas Föhr, born 1958, educated as a lawyer, has been successfully writing scripts for television since 1991. He has written for the series »SOKO 5113«, »Ein Fall für Zwei« and »Der Bulle von Tölz«, among others. For his fi rst novel he was presented the » Friedrich Glauser Award«. Thanks to »Black Slope,« Andreas Föhr’s name was found among the Top Ten on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for months on end. CRIME/THRILLER

Andreas Franz / Daniel Holbe Kalter Schnitt

Cold Cut

Knaur, August 2017, 432 pages

The new big crime bestseller The new big crime bestseller by Andreas Franz and Daniel Holbe Julia Durant’s 17th case – and one of her most brutal. When Inspector Julia Durant is once again called out to a crime scene in Frankfurt she encounters a true bloodbath: A woman who was so gruesomely murdered that even the experienced inspector is shocked. And: She was sexually mutilated. Is it a ritual murder? Initially Durant is faced with a mystery. But then she discovers that there were similar cases in the past, but nobody had made the connection. Is Julia Durant dealing with a serial killer who has been carrying out his games in secret? Rights Guide on the series avaialable

The author: Andreas Franz was the most successful German mystery author. His books have all become bestsellers! The author died unexpectedly in March 2011. Daniel Holbe, who lives near Frankfurt, always enjoyed mysteries set in that area and was therefore a big Andreas Franz fan. When he offered his own mystery novel to Droemer Knaur, he was pleasantly surprised by the suggestion that he also finish Andreas Franz book “Todesmelodie” – which then became a bestseller. Besides his own crime novels, he is now continuing the Julia Durant series.

CRIME/THRILLER

Harald Gilbers Endzeit

The Last Days

Knaur, May 2017, 560 pages

Inspector Oppenheimer’s third case: A gripping Second World War crime novel about the Nazi’s atomic plans. Berlin, late April 1945: Inspector Oppenheimer and his wife Lisa spend the last days of The Third Reich in a hideout belonging to the crook Ede. But they become separated in the chaotic turmoil of the defeat. When Oppenheimer sets out to track down one of Ede’s debtors who had gone missing, he unexpectedly receives information regarding Lisa’s rapist, the Russian deserter Grigorjew. He encounters a web of lies and deceptive manoeuvres, at the centre of which stands a suitcase with highly explosive content. Other powers are also after Grigorjew. It appears he is smuggling materials that play a role in the Nazi’s atomic plans. And Oppenheimer knows more about the affair than he initially thought.

‘Historically very accurate, atmospherically dense and moreover tremendously thrilling.’ FAZ

The author: Harald Gilbers, born 1970, studied English and History in Augsburg and Munich. He was a television editor before becoming a director for the theater. "Germania", his first novel, has been awarded the Glauser Prize for the best crime debut and in 2016, the French Prix Historia for “Odins Söhne” (Odin’s Sons). Odin’s Söhne has also been shortlisted for the Festival Polar Cognac Prize for the best international novel in 2016.

CRIME/THRILLER

Jutta Maria Herrmann Amnesia – ‚Ich muss mich erinnern

Amnesia - I have to Remember

Knaur, June 2017, 336 pages

You have nothing to lose. You have wanted to scream blue murder. You remember nothing … When Helen is diagnosed with terminal cancer, her only wish is to reconcile with her mother with whom she has a difficult and distanced relationship before she dies. When she arrives at the family home in southern Germany, she finds out that her pregnant sister Kristin is being mistreated by her husband Leon. Helen would actually like to kill him – she has nothing to lose after all. But kill a human being? Helen doesn’t think that she is really capable. The next morning Leon is dead – and Helen, who is taking medication with heavy side effects, has no memory of the past night … In this long-awaited dark and psychologically deep thriller, crime author Jutta Marie Herrmann looks into the depths of the human soul.

The author: In the mid-eighties, Jutta Maria Herrmann was transplanted from Germany‘s Saarland region to Berlin. There she studied film and German literature, joined a group of squatters, and lived an active night life. She has worked at a bookstore, as a secretary, cleaning lady, author of scripts for film dubbing, and organiser of punk concerts, among other things. Today she writes for a daily newspaper and lives just outside of Berlin. Hotline is her first psychological thriller. CRIME/THRILLER

Sven Koch Dünenfluch Curse of the Sand Dunes

Knaur, April 2017, 320 pages

The 5th case for the Friesian investigative team Folkmer and Tjark Wolf: Sven Koch fascinates his readership with a story of revenge set around the collective guilt of a village community on the Friesian North Sea coast, around xenophobia and personal secrets of individuals who thought they knew their fellow men. A crime case set against the backdrop of contemporary German history after the fall of the Iron Curtain and, of course, against the magnificent North Sea coast. A horse ripper is on the loose in Werlesiel, the small fishing and tourist site on the Friesian North Sea coast. When people also begin to die, it becomes apparent that the villagers harbour a terrible secret. A secret that the specialist investigative team around Tjark Wolf and Femke Folkmer have to solve. The events take them back to the time when the Iron Curtain fell and – as now – refugees were pouring into Germany. Where they weren’t always welcome …

The author: Journalist Sven Koch was born in 1969. He has also made a name for himself as a photographer and a musician, and he’s been playing gigs all over the country with various punk and rockabilly bands for many years. He lives in Detmold. CRIME/THRILLER

Frank Kodiak Nummer 25

Number 25

Knaur, July 2017, 400 pages

Psychopath vs. psychopath: a nail-biting thriller, a relentless duel to the death. Author Andreas Zordan is a permanent feature on the bestseller lists. The enormous fan base just can’t get enough of his thrillers. Nothing gives Zordan more pleasure than the precise description of unusual ways of killing. The maverick only manages this because he considers himself to be a psychopath. He is shy, avoids people and lives alone in a former forester’s house in the woods. He knows: If he did not kill in his books, he would have to fall back on reality. When he finds the battered body of a teenage girl in the garden, he doesn’t report it to the police but instead gets into a psycho duel with a murderer who is out to challenge him. And he has to recognise that he himself is far removed from the murderer’s coldblooded gruesomeness.

The author: Frank Kodiak is the alias for Andreas Winkelmann, born in 1968, who has published several thrillers with Rowolt (rororo), amongst them the bestseller Death Book, Die Zucht and Kill Game. He developed his passion for thrilling and creepy stories from an early age. Before publishing his first book, he initially worked as a soldier, PE teacher, taxi driver, insurance salesman and freelance editor. He lives near Bremen with his family – in a secluded house on the edge of the forest. More information about Andreas Winkelmann at andreaswinkelmann.com.

CRIME/THRILLER

Bodo Manstein Strand.Blut Beach.Blood

Knaur, April 2017, 304 pages

Sylt in a state of exception: Brutal murder cases and intentionally destroyed building sites keep the crime department on the island of Sylt on their toes. Everything points towards an action group using radical methods to make a stand against the sale of their homes to wealthy outsiders. But when the journalist Robert Benning is sent a letter from someone claiming responsibility together with a scalp, the case takes a turn that Benning and Detective Superintendent Hinrichs never expected…

After his first Sylt crime novel ‘Juli.Mord’, renowned author Bodo Manstein now presents a further high class thrilling and atmospherically dense investigative novel in form of ‘Beach.Blood’. The cleverly construed crime story set against the backdrop of Germany’s beloved holiday island Sylt makes for perfect holiday reading.

The author: Bodo Manstein (born in 1962 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) grew up in the Bergische Land region and spent a lot of time on Baltrum. This is where his love of the sea came about, which decisively influenced his choice of job. After leaving school, Bodo Manstein joined the Navy in 1982. His path there led him to Sylt on numerous occasions, where he lived with his family from 1994 to 2002. Therefore, setting his regional crime novel on the “Queen of the North Sea” was a personal concern to Bodo Manstein. Today the author lives with his family near the city of Kiel.

CRIME/THRILLER

Pierre Martin Mme le Commissaire und das geheimnisvolle Bild Madame le Commissaire and the Secretive Picture

Knaur, May 2017, 368 pages

A Provence crime novel with a holiday feeling, a turbulent art crime set around a supposed Matisse. The 4th case of the Commissioner Isabelle Bonnet by the bestseller author Pierre Martin. It’s holiday mood in the small village of Fagolin in Provence. Commissioner Isabelle Bonnet is enjoying the sweet life and the odd glass of Rosé with olive bread. An invitation, where she accompanies art collector Rouven Mardrinac, might be the icing on the apricot tartlet. But Rouven already snubs the hosts after just a few minutes with the assertion that the proudly displayed Matisse is a fake. With the help of clever technology, a hastily summoned expert makes a shocking discovery: Beneath the surface of the picture lies a desperate call for help!

The author: Behind the pseudonym Pierre Martin hides an author who has made a name for himself with novels set in France and Italy. He has acquired a new identity for his protagonist Madame le Commissaire. CRIME/THRILLER

Edith Parzefall Die blutigen Straßen von Rio

The Bloody Streets of Rio

Knaur, 2017, 384 pages

Full English text available Death squads, drug wars, police corruption and a woman who believes in self-justice – an explosive mixture on the streets of Rio de Janeiro! Edith Parzefall’s action packed thriller with a strong protagonist and an exotic setting grabs the reader from the first to the last page and shows the glamorous as well as the dark sides of the exciting Brazilian metropolis.

Lisa Kerry witnesses the gruesome attack on a street child in Copacabana. Traumatised and full of the painful memories of her own past on the streets of Rio, she decides to hunt down the boy’s murderer herself. Her fight for justice leads into a spiral of violence, and her self-justice soon endangers her own life as well as that of Tony – the man who might be able to banish the demons of her past.

The English version of ‘Strays of Rio’ won the 2013 Global EBook Bronze Award in the category Thriller.

The author: Edith Parzefall likes to combine her two greatest passions: writing and traveling. She has brought out several books as a self-publisher. The idea for ‘The Bloody Streets of Rio’ developed when she attended a Brazilian street children’s project in Recife and then explored Rio de Janeiro.

HISTORICAL FICTION

Claudia & Nadja Beinert Die Mutter des Satans The Mother of Satan

Knaur, February 2017, 448 pages

A historical novel about Margarethe Luther and how she formed her son, the reformer Martin Luther, written by the twins Claudia and Nadja Beinert. In times of pest, superstition and indulgence: young Margarethe is married off to Hans Luder in 1480. Despite the initially bleak prospect of life at the side of a miner, the councilman’s daughter is delighted with the birth of her son Martin. Years later, when Martin decides to become a monk against his father’s will, Margarethe is torn between marital obedience and motherly love. In the dangerous years at the beginning of the Reformation she risks a dangerous balancing act and even secretly meets her now meanwhile notorious son. It was only her unconditional devotion and love to Martin – from the moment he was born – that made Martin Luther the brave, steadfast reformer who still affects us to this day.

The author: Dr Claudia Beinert, born in 1978, was born and raised in Strassfurt just like her twin sister Nadja. Claudia studies International Management in Magdeburg, worked as a consultant for several years and had a professorship for financial management. She lives and writes in Erfurt and Würzburg. Nadja Beinert also studied International Management and has worked in the film industry for many years. The younger of the twin sisters lives in Erfurt.

HISTORICAL FICTION

Sandra Lessmann Das Lied der Seherin The Song of the Sibyl

Knaur, August 2017, 480 pages

A historical crime novel from Ireland during the wars of religion with the personable investigator Jeremy Blackshaw written by Sandra Lessmann, the specialist for English history. Ireland in 1670 is deeply divided: Protestant aristocrats rule over the Catholic peasant population, whose daily life is dictated by fairies and elves. And the wounds that Oliver Cromwell caused are by no means healed. And so it is of little surprise to the Jesuit priest Jeremy Blackshaw that he and his friends, Amoret St. Clair and Breandán who have recently been ennobled, are greeted with evident mistrust at their arrival. When a neighbour is found dead following a fight with Breandán, Jeremy’s criminalistics skill is more necessary than ever.

The author: Sandra Lessmann was born in 1969. Following her technical college certificate, she spent five years living in London, where her love of England developed. Back in Germany, she studied History, English, Art History and Educational Sciences in Düsseldorf. After her studies, she worked at the Institute for Medical History, yet her true passion since childhood has been writing. HISTORICAL FICTION

Mac P. Lorne Der Herr der Bogenschützen The Archery Master

Knaur, August 2017, 704 pages

Joan of Arc – the demystification of a myth: Gripping historical entertainment, also for a male readership, for those who enjoy reading authors such as Bernard Cornwall, Ulf Schiewe and Simon Sparrow. Written by the author of the successful historical novel ‘Der Pirat’. From ousted son of a traitor to commander of the English longbow archers: John Holland, the later Duke of Exeter, is a colourful figure in the 100-year war between England and France. Mac P. Lorne allows us to experience his training with the Welsh archers just as closely as his imprisonment and his manifold encounters with a deluded and fanatical young woman who was to go down in history as Joan of Arc, who manages to get an almost ended war to flare up once again – and whose burning at the stake he ultimately cannot prevent, although he suspects that this will make a martyr of her.

The author: Mac P. Lorne was born in 1957. He grew up in the former East Germany, for political reasons he chose to study veterinary medicine rather than history and literature and later horse breeding and sport. In the spring of 1988, he managed to flee to West Germany. Together with his wife and daughter he established a riding and breeding farm in Bavaria, from which riders from the Olympic team secured their young blood. Today he lives at the foot of a medieval castle in one of the largest forest regions in Europe. English history is the author’s great passion. HISTORICAL FICTION

Nicole Steyer Der Gaukler und die Tänzerin The Juggler and the Dancer

Knaur, June 2017, 608 pages

A dense historical novel about a woman who has to fight for her place in society in Hesse in the 18th century. Written by the successful author Nicole Steyer, it is a passionate plea against discrimination. The gypsy Suni used to carry a different name. She used to live in a castle and not in a tent. But that was in another life, before the night in which dark-haired Mathis, known as ‘chocolate boy’ saves the little girl’s life and the friends become separated. When Suni later returns to Darmstadt, the familiar surroundings bring back banished memories. Suni once again becomes a danger for the woman who was already after her blood once before…will her lifesaver of old be able to help her again?

The author: Nicole Steyer was born in 1978 in Bad Aibling and moved to Idstein im Taunus out of love. She researched and studied the history of the town, resulting in her fist historical novel, ‘Die Hexe von Nassau’, which dealt with witch hunting in Idstein and the surrounding area and became a great success. For ‘The Curse of the Summer Birds’ she undertook extensive research in Frankfurt. DESTINY/FAMILY SECRETS

Katja Maybach Die Stunde unserer Mütter The Hour of Our Mothers

Knaur, June 2017, 320 pages

Inspired by her own family history, Katja Maybach recounts the story of two different women during the war years 1940-1945 in her latest and also most personal novel ‘The Hour of Our Mothers’. The focus is on Maria and Vivien who never particularly liked each other – and now are forced into becoming companions of fate, which over time becomes a deep friendship. Although the two women are extremely different: While Maria, who marries the forest official Werner against her family’s will, is questioning her marriage, the English woman Vivien suffers terribly from the separation from her husband Philipp. With every letter that arrives from Werner, Maria attempts to break through the distance that has come between them and to write him a few loving words. Vivien on the other hand, who has sought refuge at the gates of Munich so as not to endanger her husband who is in the resistance, is just waiting for a sign to return to him. While Maria finds it hard to have a good rapport with her dreamy daughter Anna, Vivien and her daughter Antonia are very similar. But the more painful the daily constraints become, the nearer the war comes and the greater the danger of denunciation and hostility, the closer the two women become… By integrating excerpts from letters and diary entries written by Katja Maybach’s own father, the novel gains its particular strength and honesty.

The author: Katja Maybach wrote her first novel and several short stories at the age of twelve. But she has always had a second passion for fashion. And so she won the designer prize of a big German women’s magazine for the design of an evening dress at the age of fifteen. She went to Paris at seventeen and first became a model in a Couture house, later a successful designer. Following a serious illness, she began writing successful novels. Her debut novel “Eine Nacht im November” was a great success and became a bestseller in France. The author now lives in Munich and has two grown-up children.

DESTINY/FAMILY SECRETS

Heidi Rehn Das Haus der schönen Dinge The House of the Beautiful Things

Knaur, May 2017, 656 pages

The great new novel by the successful author Heide Rehn about the climb and fall of a Jewish department store dynasty in Munich over a period of 100 years – opulent, dramatic and emotional! When the Jewish businessman Jacob Hirschvogel is appointed purveyor to the Royal Household, he believes that he and his family will be accepted as equal members of Munich society. Although his wife Thea treats Jacob’s enthusiasm with a certain amount of scepticism, the success of the department store proves her wrong. Daughter Lily takes over the department store in the roaring 1920s and feels she has achieved all her goals. A happy future seems to be waiting for the family, but when the Nazis come to power, the Hirschvogel family have to experience Bavaria and Munich, which were always their home, suddenly turn against them …

The author: Heidi Rehn, born 1966, is a freelance journalist and author. She studied history, German studies, business administration and communication science. Afterwards she taught at Munich’s Ludwig- Maximilians- University before joining a PR agency. She lives in Munich with her husband and two children.

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Mona Kasten Coldworth City

Knaur, September 2017, 400 pages

Bestseller author Mona Kasten mixes cool superhero action with a big love story. Three years ago Raven faked her own death, in order to get away from the scrupulous research organisation AID. She has been on the run ever since, as Raven is a mutant with unusual capabilities and AID would do anything in order to get her under their control. Raven has been living unrecognised in Coldworth City ever since her flight – until the secretive Wade appears and offers to teach her to manage her special skills. The time of hiding is over as Raven and Wade soon see themselves faced with a conspiracy that would not only mean the end of the mutants but would also force the whole world into chaos.

A superhero novel for the huge fan community of successful series such as Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., X-men or Supernatural.

The author: Mona Kasten, born 1992, lives and studies in Hamburg. At the end of 2014 she published her fantasy YA novel ‘Schattentraum - Behind the Darkness’ with neobooks for which she won the Indie Author Prize in March 2015. Her novel ‘Begin Again’ made it straight into the Spiegel bestseller list.

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Ivo Pala Schwarzer Sturm

Black Storm

Knaur, März 2017, 400 pages

A dark fantasy epos full of intrigues and thrilling combat in a world of constant darkness.

Since the great thunder the world has been thrown into permanent darkness. Ash darkens the sky; fields are barren, people hunger on the streets. The only hope lies in the newly discovered continent Kutera. But Rielle, queen of the dying advanced civilisation Twyddyn has gruesome plans for Kutera and only the warriors Raymo and the slave Lizia can stop her. At the same time, a secret mission leads the monk Ash and his companions on a journey half way round the world – right to the completion of his dark fate. Relentless, dark and punishingly good: The sequel of the Dark World Saga by the successful author Ivo Pala.

The author: Ivo Pala writes thrillers, fantasy as well as film and television screenplays and theatre scripts. The sea plays a key role in this series and to be sure of capturing its mood to the best effect, he deliberately moved from Berlin to the coast for his work on the ‘Dark World Saga’.

PASSION & EROTIC

Julie Briac Château de Mérival – Der Geschmack der Leidenschaft Château de Mérival– The Taste of Passion

Knaur May 2017, 272 pages

The beginning of a great romantic and dramatic family story set against the colourful backdrop of a vineyard in the Médoc, written by Julie Briac. Cora from London is blown away by the small piece of land in the Médoc in the south west of France, which she won during a wine tasting. But she soon has to discover that she has literally come between two rivalling wine growers. What happened between Robert Chevalier and Pascal Levall that the former friends became such bitter enemies? Both the withdrawn Robert, as well as the charming Pascal, attempt to court Cora – or her land? Cora unexpectedly finds herself in the midst of a love turmoil. Will she follow her heart and thereby heal the wounds of the past?

The author: Julie Brac, born 1977, loves France from the rough coast of Brittany to the fog shrouded mountains of the Pyrenees and from the lagoons of the Camargue to the lavender fields of Provence. This country offers it all: Pleasure, passion, expanse but also conviviality. Julie Briac explores every corner. On her travels across the country, she listens to the voices, the stories and the lives of the locals, and in the evenings, preferably over a glass of red wine, her stories come together. PASSION & EROTIC

Julie Briac Château de Mérival – Der Traum vom Glück Château de Mérival – The Dream of Happiness

Knaur July 2017, 352 pages

At last the family drama set around two rivalling wine growing families in the Médoc in South West France continues! The second part of the great romantic and dramatic family story set against the colourful backdrop of a vineyard written by Julie Briac. Wine grower Robert, who only appears to be interested in her land, disappoints young Cora. She has no idea how desperate his situation at Château de Mérival is and which dark secrets dictate both his and Pascal’s life. Before Robert has a chance to tell Cora of his true feelings, a terrible tragedy occurs …

The author: Julie Brac, born 1977, loves France from the rough coast of Brittany to the fog shrouded mountains of the Pyrenees and from the lagoons of the Camargue to the lavender fields of Provence. This country offers it all: Pleasure, passion, expanse but also conviviality. Julie Briac explores every corner. On her travels across the country, she listens to the voices, the stories and the lives of the locals, and in the evenings, preferably over a glass of red wine, her stories come together. PASSION & EROTIC

Julie Briac Château de Mérival – Das Ende der Sehnsucht Château de Mérival – The End of the Longing

Knaur September 2017, 352 pages

The third and final part of the great romantic and dramatic family story set against the colourful backdrop of vineyards in Médoc written by Julie Briac.

Will the mysterious family drama that shrouds the wine growing family and their vineyard Mérival finally be solved? The young German girl, Cora, decides finally to get to the bottom of the feud between the two wine growing families in the Médoc. What she discovers not only allows her to recognise who her heart belongs to, but also to conclude the past.

The author: Julie Brac, born 1977, loves France from the rough coast of Brittany to the fog shrouded mountains of the Pyrenees and from the lagoons of the Camargue to the lavender fields of Provence. This country offers it all: Pleasure, passion, expanse but also conviviality. Julie Briac explores every corner. On her travels across the country, she listens to the voices, the stories and the lives of the locals, and in the evenings, preferably over a glass of red wine, her stories come together. PASSION & EROTIC

Isadorra Ewans Games of Trust

Knaur July 2017, 256 pages

Yearning For Love In her emotionally thrilling love story ‘Games of Trust – Yearning for Love’, Isadorra Ewans takes her readers to the breath-taking landscape of the Scottish Highlands. In her atmospheric romance, she relates to seeking and finding trust, love and one’s own roots and lets her readers share in a heartstring-tugging relationship – from the first tender sparks over all hurdles to the happy end. The heroine, Madison, only knows her Scottish homeland from stories and pictures, as her mother abducted her from there when she was a small girl. But when she uncovers a fraud during her work as a tax advisor, she has to flee – finding refuge in the Scottish Highlands of all places, which are so foreign to her but offer the security that she needs. Her new workplace that she finds through a kind benefactor: a genuine castle. And then there is her employer: Connor, a genuine Earl and a Highlander, if there was one. Unfortunately, he is currently busy trying to set things straight that his ex-fiancée Percia messed up. Madison manages to gain the trust of the people around her and the love of the Earl who saved her. But can she handle it? Will she learn to trust? In the green hills of Scotland, Madison is faced with the choice of trusting and fighting for her happiness or running away once more.

The author: Isadorra Ewans is a pseudonym of Klarissa Klein, born in1966. She used to be assistance to the directorate of several companies. Today she is author of romantic and erotic novels and crime fiction and has been living with her family in Germany and the French Normandie for many years.

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIR

Amelie Ebner Willkommen im Erdgeschoss Welcome to the Ground Floor

Knaur, June 2017, 280 pages

How I found myself in a wheelchair aged 17. Amelie is 17 and a keen sportswoman: She rides, dances and plays football. During a ski trip with friends she has a terrible accident. While lying in the snow, she already knows that she will never be able to walk again: she is paralysed from the sixth cervical vertebra downwards. After eight months in hospital and rehabilitation, Amelie realises that the skiing accident brought changes to her life that go way beyond being wheelchair- bound. It is not only her body that behaves differently from before. When she finally comes home, she realises that she has lost all her friends. Although daily life in a wheelchair is hard for Amelie, she fights her way back to life, finishes school and starts university. In this evocative report, Amelie Ebner recounts the life of a young person with a handicap in a defiant, wild and brutally honest manner. She shows what happens when life changes from one moment to the next and a new life begins. A moving story about a young woman growing up with a handicap.

The author: Amelie Ebner, born in 1996, had a skiing accident in February 2013 at the age of 17. Since then she has been paralysed from the sixth cervical vertebra downwards. After a long period of rehabilitation, she returned home. She learned how to manage her daily life with her handicap. In 2016, she completed her school education and started studying journalism. She lives in the north of Munich with her family, her parents and two siblings. Amelie writes a blog with a readership all over Germany.

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIR

Christiane Heinicke Mein Leben auf dem Mars My Life on Mars

Knaur, March2017, 320 pages

My year in an extra-terrestrial community. There is life on Mars! Six scientists spend a year living in an eleven-metre-wide habitat in the middle of a volcano on Hawaii for a NASA research project. They are meant to be simulating a manned flight to the red planet in their HI-SEAS station. Their only contact to the outside world is via E-mail, and when they leave the habitat they wear space suits. The physicist, Christiane Heinicke is the only German participant in the research project. She gives a unique insight into life in the Mars community and, amongst other things, reports about living together with the international team at close quarters in an environment not always free of tension, of supply bottlenecks and of record breaking 30-second showers. A thrilling report about an extraordinary project that could set the course for future space programmes.

The author: Christiane Heinicke, born in 1985, studied Physics in IImenau and Uppsala in Sweden. She was the only German to be chosen for the NASA project, which simulated life on Mars for a year. Together with five other scientists, the physicist lived in a habitat on an active volcano on Hawaii and could only leave the habitat in a space suit. Christiane Heinicke writes about her year as a guinea pig in her blog.

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIR

Julia Latscha Lauthalsleben Roaring With Life

Knaur, April 2017, 216 pages

The story of Lotte, of being different and of my search for a shared world. In this inspirational memoire, Julia Latscha tells of life with her thirteen year old daughter. Lotte is severely handicapped due to an oxygen deficiency during her birth. Daily life often tests her mother’s limits. She often has to deal with uncomprehending fellow human beings or with uncooperative administrative bodies or organisations. But then there are the many unique and magical moments: For example, when the family makes a journey through Mongolia despite the wheelchair, or the special computer that makes communication with Lotte possible. Warm-heartedly and full of emotion, Julia Latscha describes the unburdened and debilitating adventures and experiences with her daughter and gives an authentic insight into life with a handicapped child. She allows us to take part in her dream of inclusion and in the colourful and magnificent everyday life with Lotte.

The author: Julia Latscha, born in 1975, worked as a physiotherapist in a paediatric surgery during her university studies. She then specialised in therapy work with children with neurological abnormalities. She completed her philosophy studies after the birth of her second child and moved into the field of education. She now lives in Berlin with her two children.

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIR

Verena Lugert Die Irren mit dem Messer The Crazy Guys with Knives

Knaur, März 2017, 272 pages

My life in the haute cuisine kitchen ‘In high end gastronomy just as much crying and suffering takes place as cooking …’

This is something that Verena Lugert is very familiar with right from the start of her cooking career in the world of haute cuisine. In her captivating memoire, she answers the question what makes a person like herself give up her career as a successful journalist in her late thirties and go and stand in the kitchens’ of Michelin starred chefs like Gordon Ramsay, slaving away for sixteen hours a day, suffering physical pain and humiliation, placing herself under unimaginable demands for perfection?

The author: Verena Lugert tells of the relentless pressure in Michelin starred kitchens, of adrenalin junkies who vet anyone who is new, and of her drive for self-assertion in this ruthless male-dominated environment. ‘The Crazy Guys with Knives’ is the fascinating story of a brave woman who learnt high-end gastronomic cookery at ‘Le Cordon Bleu’ in London, the world-famous cookery school, to then go and dissect pigs’ heads for days on end in a Michelin starred cook’s restaurant, to scrub burning hot stoves – and, after a lot a pain and tears, to finally manage to get recognition and become part of a team that conjure sumptuous works of art onto plates every day.

NON-FICTION

Hamed Abdel-Samad/Mouhanad Khorchide

Ist der Islam noch zu retten? Is There Hope for Islam?

Droemer, May 2017, 240 pages

A polemic in 95 theses Fear of Islam is spreading in Europe. Rightfully so, says Hamed Abdel-Samad, as it is a religion that calls for violence and discrimination. That is just one interpretation of the Quran, responds Professor Mouhanad Khorchide from Muenster and calls for a reformation of Islam, which according to him is a religion of compassion at its core. Against the backdrop of the current belief crisis, the Islamic states and Islamic communities in the West, Hamed Abdel-Samad and Mouhanad Khorchide controversially discuss the central issues of this religion. They address topics such as sharia, violence, jihad, freedom of speech, human rights, the role of women and religion within democracy. ‘Is There Hope for Islam?’ is a polemic that gives two differing perspectives of the future of Islam in western states.

The author

Hamed Abdel-Samad was born in 1972 near Cairo and studied English, French, Japanese and Politics. He worked for USESCO, at the Institute for Islamic Culture at the University of Erfurt and at the Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Munich. Abdel-Samad is a member of the German Islam Conference and is considered to be one of the most renowned Islam intellectuals in the German-speaking area. His autobiography ‘My Farewell from Heaven’ caused quite a stir (Knaur paperback 2010): ‘That which he expects from his fellow citizens, he has done himself: Enlightenment through breach of taboo.’ ZDF-Aspekte.

Mouhanad Khorchide, born in Beirut, grew up in Saudi Arabia, studies Islamic Theology and Sociology in Beirut and Vienna. He is Professor for Islamic Religious Education since 2010.

Rights sold: Rights to previous books by Abdel-Samad sold to: Czech Rep.: Euromedia; Estonia: Johannes Esto; Hungary: Művelt Nép, Korea: Geulhangari; Korea: Hans; Netherlands: Contact; Norway: Document; Sweden: Rosa Alba; USA: Prometheus NON-FICTION

Ulrich Bahnsen

Das Leben lesen

Reading Life

Droemer, March 2017, 272 pages

What blood reveals about our future New blood tests and their consequences: A controversial scientific work and a committed debate about progress and ethical responsibility within science and medicine, politics and society. Laboratories are working flat out to develop testing procedures that make previously hidden information in blood recognisable, revealing medical conditions much earlier than previously possible – and this with much higher precision and a comparatively low workload and a low risk for the test person. Ulrich Bahnsen explains this radical development using concrete examples of early cancer diagnosis (amongst others as a replacement for mammography screening), of prenatal diagnosis and research on the biological processes of aging (internal clock). Above all, he confronts us with the questions of ethics that this revolution within the field of medicine raises: How will we deal with this knowledge (key word - life choices)? How can we decide what we want to know and what now (key word - personal responsibility)? And what happens when this information falls into the wrong hands (key word - abuse of data)? Pharmaceutical companies are already fighting for a share of this market, which promises vast profits …

The author

Dr. Ulrich Bahnsen, born in1959, is biologist and has received a PhD in molecular neuro genetic. In 1994 he became a science journalist and has been working for the weekly DI E ZEIT since 2001. The present book is the result of five years of research in the area of blood diagnostics. He has been awarded several times for his journalistic work, among others with the Best Cander Reporter Award in 2008 and the Media Prize of the German Society for Neurology in 2016

NON-FICTION

Martin Grunwald Homo Hapticus

Droemer, September 2017, 288 pages

Why we can’t live without our sense of touch Graspable science: ‘Feeling and touching is far more important to our survival than seeing, hearing, smelling and tasting,’ says Martin Grunwald. In 2008, he founded the Haptic Laboratory at the Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research at the University of Leipzig. There he researches the effect of the human sense of touch, develops therapies for psychic based disorders of body perception and as founder of haptic design worldwide, advises industrial producers on the design of their new products, appliances and packaging. In ‘Homo Hapticus’, the experimental psychologist explains to a wide audience, which outstanding influences the long underestimated sense of touch has on all areas of life. Using numerous examples from everyday life, the internationally renowned pioneer of haptic research vividly relates how fascinatingly the millions of touch and motion sensors that represent our feel and taste organs work together. He shows what great biological and psychological significance skin touch has for humans of all ages. He reveals how cleverly product designers handle our haptic perception. He warns of a world full of touchscreens - as with them the world cannot be ‘grasped’.

The author

Dr Martin Grunwald, born in 1966, founded the Haptic Laboratory at the Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research at the University of Leipzig in 2008. There he researches the effect of the human sense of touch, develops therapies for psychic based disorders of body perception and as founder of haptic design worldwide, advises industrial producers on the design of new products. Martin Grunwald’s book Human Haptic Perception (released in 2008) is considered a standard reference of International Haptic Research. NON-FICTION

Philipp Riederle Wie wir arbeiten und was wir wollen The Way We Work and What We Require

Droemer, April 2017, 336 pages

The digital generation is revolutionising the vocational world. In this debate book, Germany’s youngest management consultant, Philipp Riederle, explains how the digital generation really works: Many companies fear they will have difficulties in finding well qualified junior staff, as the generation that is currently forcing its way onto the market – the so-called mobile phone generation – is considered spoilt and only out to have fun. This is where Philipp Riederle butts in as a mediator between young and old, explaining his contemporaries’ life realities and expectations. He verifies: We are definitely not a generation of wimps. We are well qualified, very flexible and have enormous innovative potential. We want to design, change and communicate with our peers at eye level. Work has to fit our lives, it has to have a purpose and it must motivate. Under these assumptions, says Philipp Riederle, his generation will really contribute to the company – as the 24 to 30-year olds of today know: The future is ours.

The author

Philipp Riederle, born in 1994, is Germany‘s youngest consultant. He speaks on topics like »Social Media«, »Generation Y« und »Future of the Work«. About 300 companies, such as Audi, Deutsche Bank, Bertelsmann, Daimler Benz and Telekom have been advised by him. 2014 he has been awarded as one of the leading „Digital Minds of Germany“ by the Geman Government. NON-FICTION

Christian Schüle Heimat

Droemer, May 2017, 256 pages

What our yearning for Heimat does with us – a topical diagnosis. A feeling of Heimat is still possible today – but not through incantation of the past, says the features section writer, philosopher and publisher Christian Schüle. He describes the loss of the familiar and the lack of trust. Both dictate the current debate about the term Heimat and fuel the fear of the unknown. Against the backdrop of the refugee crisis and migration, Heimat is currently changing faster than ever before in Germany. Political, economic and social boundaries are dissolving in the triumphal march of globalisation. The world is becoming ever more unclear, and the number of those lamenting the loss of security and comfort are increasing. The key words globalisation, refugees and migration are not only the most prominent characteristics of Heimat, but have also become the battle cry in politics and society. ‘How can we overcome this challenge?’ Christian Schüle asks in his political essay. His conclusion: The loss of Heimat is a phantom pain – as those affected glorify the past and are hardly prepared to see the possibilities available in the present and future to help them combat their fears. In his contribution to the debate, Christian Schüle shows us what the possibilities are and how we can use them to strengthen our democracy. ‘One of the best political features writers in Germany.’ SWR about Christain Schüle.

The author

Christian Schüle, born in 1970, studied Philosophy and Political Sciences in Munich and Vienna and is a freelance author and publicist. His essays, feuilletons and reports have received numerous awards and nominations. NON-FICTION

Jasna Zajček Kaltland Cold Country

Droemer, May 2017, 256 pages

Jasna Zajček wants to know what sort of people come to Germany from Syria, how the war has characterised them, what they are hoping for and what drives them. She teaches German to refugees in Saxony, researches Pegida (anti-Islamic German movement) supporters, ‘do-gooders’ and social workers in Berlin and in the western part of Germany. Right- wing populism, the stress of immigration or the topic of integration are questions that Zajcek’s reports get to the bottom of. She depicts the image of a cold country with a sharp etching needle. Cold Country, as the business aspect of refugees is more important than a human welcome. Cold Country, as fear and resentment spreads even in liberal cities. Cold Country, as many refugees are poorly educated, combine high expectations with low willingness to learn, consider democracy dodgy and CSD disgusting. Cold Country is modern day Germany. This social report is a look in the mirror and a sober hint at politics - ‘can they really do it’ and is integration really meant to work?

The author

Jasna Zajček , born in 1973, studies Islamic Studies and lived in Damascus for many years. She is a journalist and teaches German as a foreign language. Zajcek works for Arte and 3sat and writes for Taz, Spiegel online, FAS, Le Monde Diplomatique and Die Welt. In 2005 she was awarded the CNN Journalist Award for an undercover research job in a US Army training camp. Jasna Zajcek lives in Berlin.

PSYCHOLOGY & MEDCINE

Jens Förster Der kleine Krisenkiller The Little Crisis Killer

Knaur, April 2017, 240 pages

12 ways to master difficult situations in life

When conflicts and problems get too much for you and there is no way out, then you desperately need help finding new perspectives. ‘The Little Crisis Killer’ is the ideal accompaniment for people who are in a work, personal or health crisis. The renowned motivation psychologist, Jens Förster, offers an all-encompassing orientation for a new beginning and provides valuable suggestions on how to regain your own decision and action ability in difficult life situations.

The author: Jens Förster, born in 1965, studied Psychology, Philosophy and German Literature. From 2008 onwards, he was a Professor for Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and at the same time, Director of the Kurt-Lewin Institute. He has been teaching at the Ruhr University Bochum since 2015.

SEX & PARTNERSHIP

Monika Bittl Ich will so bleiben wie ich war I Want to Stay The Way I Was

Knaur, May 2017, 256 pages

The new book by the author of the bestseller ‘I Remembered Myself Younger’ – a tongue in cheek, ironic book about growing older. If we look in the mirror today, we not only remember ourselves younger, but often also yearn for the ease of life of former years. Strangely enough, it is not only the wrinkles that increase with age, but also the quirks and peculiar emotional states. Monika Bittl’s social environment is also showing strange effects: Her husband’s hypochondria is increasing year by year – a cold becomes a dramatic near death experience, and the attractive best friend is convinced that she will never be lucky in love – thereby scaring off even the most persistent of suitors. In her delightfully entertaining everyday stories, Monika Bittl satirizes the pitfalls encountered in the middle years of life.

The author: Monika Bittl, born in 1963, studied German and Psychology and worked as a journalist for many years. She has been working as a freelance author since 1992 and very successfully writes screenplays. She was awarded the Bayerische Fernsehpreis for ‘Sau Sticht’ in 1996. Monika Bittl lives in Munich with her family. SEX & PARTNERSHIP

Eric Hegmann Beziehungsweise Relationship Wise

Knaur, February 2017, 240 pages

The Book for More Love ‘Relationship Wise’ is the online magazine for more love. In February 2015, Parship, Germany’s largest and most successful online matchmaking agency, launched the magazine in order to give the younger generation contemporary answers to the eternal questions about love. Questions like: ‘How can love find me?’ or ‘How can I detect if my partner is cheating on me?’ or ‘How can I gain confidence following a break up?’ In their responses, coaches and therapists, authors and bloggers authentically and poignantly report of their own experiences. They talk about their love stories, their affairs, of relationships that went wrong and of dates that turned into more.

The author: Eric Hegmann is the editor of ‘Relationship Wise’. Together with his team, Hegmann collated the most popular, best and most talked about contributions for the anthology. ‘The Book for More Love’ from ‘Relationship Wise’ is the perfect relationship advisor for all those seeking love and who expect more from their relationship. Eric Hegmann is a partnership consultant, single coach and author of numerous guidebooks on the subject of partner search and partnership. He is the editor of ‘Relationship Wise’ (beziehungsweise.de) and one of the often-quoted experts in his field in the German-speaking area.

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Heike Kottmann Lass mich dein Kuschelmonster sein Let Me Be Your Cuddle Monster

Knaur, April 2017, 192 pages

A male advice booklet – from frustrated fiend to sextremist

This humorous male typology is the new standard reference for every woman, as with this book she’ll see straight through any man at first glance and will know whether to carry on dating or leave well alone. Women are complicated, men are simpler? Absolutely not. That hasn’t been true for a long time. Back in the day there were softies and machos; today sensitive, vulnerable and complex types dominate the male world. You’re not the type for relationships, want sex (or maybe not) and like to play strange games during the getting-to-know-each-other phase. Women have long lost sight of what’s going on and have no idea where they’re at. Heike Kottmann has had a good look at the male world and has put together a typology in order to provide some relief to this madness. In this entertaining book, the young journalist describes 50 types of men in a humorous and pointed manner, so that women can quickly recognise whether they pulled a winner or a dud.

The author: Heike Kottmann, born in 1983 in Ravensburg, graduated from the Henri Nannen School of Journalism in Hamburg. She worked as an editor for Neon and has written about men and their idiosyncrasies for various women’s magazines. She lives in Munich and has a secret passion for ‘wannabe Casanovas’ and ‘Hobbyists’.

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Jens Corssen/Thomas Fuchs Familienglück Family Happiness

Knaur, April 2017, 304 pages

How to achieve a fulfilled parent-child relationship through recognition Personality coach meets paediatric psychologist. Jens Corssen and Thomas Fuchs combine the best parts of their counselling and therapeutic work in form of a new coaching concept for parents and children: Striving for good atonement here and now, rather than projecting individual wishes and expectations on the partner or children is the key to harmonious family life. So: more living in the present rather than planning the future! The other approach is developing a mindset that allows one to always use words of appreciation and recognition and to avoid every possible form of debasement of partners and children. The two experts transmit this knowledge in an entertaining manner, substantiated using numerous pertinent examples. They provide empirical knowledge and innovative approaches for successful parent-child relationships in the modern world.

The authors: Dr Thomas Fuchs has been a child- and youth psychologist for many years as well as a clinical behavioural therapist. He works as a supervisor and systemic coach for groups and corporations and is in high demand as a podium speaker, in particular about new parenting approaches and the compatibility of job, family and partnership.

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Michael Schulte-Markwort Kindersorgen Children’s Concerns

Knaur, March 2017, 368 pages

What are the issues that trouble our children and how can we help them? Practical advice from someone who knows how to read children and is also a parental coach: Professor Schulte-Markwort is regularly presented with problems and issues faced by children and youths in his clinic. Often he has to first help them make themselves understood. He therefore listens very carefully when they pour their hearts out to him and let him share their concerns – thereby becoming a mediator between children and their parents. In this book Schulte-Markwort is addressing parents – of young children right through past puberty: Empathetically he presents the children’s perspective and explains in clear terms what is normal and where an illness begins. When is professional help required? And when do we adults have to act and change our stance, in order to accompany our children competently and thoughtfully through life. Through case studies it quickly becomes clear how, for example, fear can develop a momentum of its own. How can nine year-old Deborah be made to go back to school despite her stomach aches and fear of failure? And how to get through to an aggressive teenager who doesn’t give a damn about recriminations and punishment? Thematically all encompassing – from questions about computer usage to child therapy to fear to divorce and anger attacks – Professor Schulte- Markwort, expert for the effects of societal development on children and youths, addresses questions and problems from the lives of today’s children.

The author: Prof. Dr. med. Michael Schulte-Markwort was born in 1956 in Osnabrück and studied Medicine and Philosophy in Marburg and Kiel. Following his training as a specialist as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Lübeck, he then obtained the additional title of psychotherapist with a specialty in psychoanalysis and psychodrama. In 1997 he became Professor for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Hamburg. He has been Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and the Altona Children’s Hospital since 2004. Following specialised publications on the subject of Anorexia, among others, he is now looking at the highly topical issue of burnout in children and adolescents, which he was the first to diagnose in Germany. MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Carrasco/Kerscher Yoga Kalender Yoga Calendar

Knaur MensSana, May 2017, 336 pages

The anniversary edition of the much-loved yoga calendar explains the interconnection of star signs, zones of the body and yoga exercises. Due to their specific star sign, every human being has certain body themes from the moment of birth. The asanas presented here relate to each of the ascendant star signs in the month. So, for example, there are back exercises in August under the star sign Leo or shoulder exercises in May under the star sign Taurus etc. The yoga exercises are particularly effective in the respective lunar phase to those people born under that star sign. But they are of course helpful for everyone else too. The asanas are complemented by mantras or wisdom sayings that stand in relation to the characteristics of the star sign.

The author: Angelika Kerscher is a qualified yoga teacher and works as a freelance author and producer.

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Carrasco/Kerscher Ich steh auf mich I Like Myself

Knaur MensSana, May 2017, 288 pages

Esteem makes me and others strong. Others also respect those who value themselves. In her new book, the bestseller author Sigrid Engelbrecht addresses the fundamental subject of esteem and self-worth. The term self-worth means a likewise realistic and affectionate handling of ones own strengths and weaknesses. This practical guide transmits background information, methods and practical tips on how to live courageously and confidently.

The author: Sigrid Engelbrecht is a freelance mental coach and wellness trainer, qualified designer, painter and manifold book and bestseller author in the field of personality development. She is considered an expert for creativity, stress management and as a coach she accompanies people in work or personal change processes. She is said to be an inspirational speaker. She is the author of the advice book ‘How to Get In a Good Mood’ (Knaur 2008)

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Ulrich Hoffmann Einschlafen ist gar nicht schlimm Falling Asleep Is Not That Bad After All

Knaur, February 2017, 144pages

Mini meditations for children The parental guide that includes meditations for children of primary school age: Teeth cleaning, going to bed, falling asleep – anyone who has children goes through these situations on a daily basis and knows that it can often be challenging. The mini meditations provided by the bestseller author Ulrich Hoffmann provide assistance in daily crisis situations. All sleep related issues are alleviated, managed or preventatively avoided using the advice and helpful information given for parents as well as the small short meditations for children. The well-known TV presenter Ralph Caspers leads the listener through the eight simple meditations on the accompanying CD, each around 3-4 minutes long. There is no need for any prior knowledge – just go for it.

The author: Ulrich Hoffmann is a bestseller author and certified yoga and meditation teacher. He is married and has three children. The family lives in Hamburg and in the US.

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Ulrich Hoffmann Konzentrieren ist ja ganz leicht Concentrating Is Really Easy

Knaur, February 2017, 144pages

Mini meditations for children The parental guide to meditation for children of a primary school age. Homework, school stress, hyperactivity – anyone who has children encounters these situations and knows that they can often be challenging. The mini meditations provided by the bestseller author Ulrich Hoffmann provide assistance in daily crisis situations. Concentration issues are alleviated, managed or preventatively avoided using the advice and helpful information given for parents as well as the short meditations for children. The well-known TV presenter Ralph Caspers leads the listener through the eight simple meditations on the accompanying CD, each around 3-4 minutes long. There is no need for any prior knowledge – just go for it.

The author: Ulrich Hoffmann is a bestseller author and certified yoga and meditation teacher. He is married and has three children. The family lives in Hamburg and in the US.

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Felix Klemme Natürlich fit Naturally fit

Knaur, March 2017, 224 pages

Sports scientist Felix Klemme shows what the body needs to be healthy and resistant: Daily exercise, nature and a short but intense workout. The 60 exercises given in his fitness training can be put together individually and are a gain to motivated beginners as well as seasoned professionals. Everyone can start their personal training programme using the numerous photographs and extensive explanations to the individual exercises as well as a personal fitness test – without much effort or expenditure.

The author: Fully qualified in Sports Science, Felix Klemme is a life-coach and founder of the Outdoor Gym in Bonn. His clients include the overweight, professional sports people, those suffering from burn-out, from autoimmune disorders as well as simply the health conscious. Since 2013 he has been the TV coach for a documentary series on RTL called ‘Extrem schwer’ (‘Heavy Stuff’) in which he works alongside the grossly overweight for a full year to help them change their way of life and lose weight. Felix Klemme is winner of the 2015 personal trainer of the year Neos Award.

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Manfred Mohr Der Bambus-Effekt The Bamboo Effect

Knaur MensSana, April 2017, 208 pages

Surpassing oneself through emotional acceptance The new guide by the bestseller author: Personality development through acceptance using the principles of Daoism. The seminar leader and successful author Manfred Mohr presents his new holistic emotive coaching concept in form of ‘The Bamboo Effect’. The intention is to seize everything that one encounters in life as a chance – especially those things that don’t correspond to one’s own perception. More often than not, one’s own feelings stand in the way. Manfred Mohr’s specially developed 7-step programme with numerous practical exercises for personality development is all about perceiving all emotions not supressing them. Only acceptance and understanding shows what it is that feelings are really doing to us – often they are old stories from childhood that lie hidden deeply within us, still dictating our behaviour in adulthood. Those who can accept everything with interest and care, encounter life with the same calmness and flexibility as bamboo. In a storm, bamboo yields, while a tree snaps. This ancient principle of Daoism is the cornerstone to a happy life.

The author: Dr Manfred Mohr is a chemical scientist. Following many years working in an advisory role for industry, he now successfully works as an author and seminar manager. He became well known in 2011 with his book ‘The Miracle of Self Love’. Since then he has sold more than 300,000 books. Since the death of his wife, the bestseller author Bärbel Mohr, he is raising his twins alone near Munich.

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Wighard Strehlow Der Hildegard-Fastenbegleiter The Hildegard Guide to Fasting

Knaur MensSana, Januar 2017, 208 pages

How the soul convalesces and the body heals. The spiritual accompaniment to every fasting cure to rebalance body and soul For Hildegard von Bingen, fasting is the ideal way to free the body and soul from things that weigh it down and things that are destructive or make you ill. The holistic cleansing and rebalancing that takes place during fasting is an important foundation for self- healing. Hildegard von Bingen names 35 spiritual forces or soul strengths that every person carries inside them, and she opposes them with 35 weakening, destructive influences. The book encourages the self-critical uncovering of negative behavioural and thought patterns and to distance oneself from them. An attribution of these strengths and weaknesses to the individual vertebra in the spine offers an additional help in identifying a disruptive, sick-making internal demeanour, in order to then be able to specifically address these and then let them go during the fasting cure.

The author: Wighard Strehlow is the leading expert in Hildegard healing. He lives in Allensbach on Lake Constance, where he also works as a healing practitioner. In addition to his private practice, he also gives lectures and workshops. He has published numerous books on Hildegard medicine. MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Anna Trökes Yoga der Verbundenheit Yoga Bonding

O.W.Barth, April 2017, 304 pages

Perceiving and unfolding the strength of the heart. Who doesn’t want to bond with themselves and life in love? Empathy and self- empathy can specifically be encouraged through the practice of physical and breathing exercises. The latest research shows: The bond to the inner heart also encourages the health of the physical heart. In a society where cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death, this yoga practice becomes a decisive health care factor. But being in contact with our soul and dissolving old habit patterns is a fruit of the mindful dwelling with our inner self. The feeling of being in intense resonance with one’s self and also with other people grows during the carrying out of the exercises. For the first time, the well-known yoga teacher, Anna Trökes, describes the meaning of the heart in yoga. The heart is the seat of our deepest identity. When we mean ourselves, we point to our hearts and not to our head or stomach. In this sense, the heart is our inner self. The unfolding of central characteristics such as goodness, benevolence or shared joy has a long tradition in yoga. Anna Trökes has put together the most effective meditations, breathing and physical exercises and recorded them on a CD. The meditations are very poignant and open the heart.

The author: Anna Trökes is one of the pioneers of Yoga in Germany. For more than 30 years she has been indispensible in the formation of Yoga teachers of the Yoga Associaten BDY in Germany and teaches throughout Europe Yoga Philosophy, Pranayama, Meditation and the advanced aspects of Hatha- Yoga. She has published more than 30 books. MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Katharina Wolfram Knaurs Taschen-Mondkalender Knaur’s Moon Pocket Calendar

Knaur MensSana, May 2017, 168 pages

The ideal accompaniment for every day of the year The popular Pocket Moon Calendar for 2018 with a lot of space for notes helps to make use of the Moon’s strength in daily life, to avert or avoid possible burdensome influences as well as to encourage good health and wellbeing. Katharina Wolfram works as a freelance journalist and author on health issues, alternative healing and spirituality. She has already published numerous books on the subject. Katharina Wolfram lives in Munich.

The author: Katharina Wolfram works as a freelance journalist and author on health issues, alternative healing and spirituality. She has already published numerous books on the subject. Katharina Wolfram lives in Munich.

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Katharina Wolfram Knaurs Mondkalender Knaur‘s Moon Calendar

Knaur MensSana, May 2017, 739 pages

The proven Moon Calendar in practical tear-off format with a wealth of inspiration – for physical wellbeing, for the home and garden and with the indispensable daily tips: What’s important today! The daily calendar page gives advice on health, physical exercise and meditation and transmits the spiritual approach to a positive and creative start to the day. Knaur’s Moon Calendar – a valuable compass to best use the subtle energies of the Moon for body, spirit and soul.

The author: Katharina Wolfram works as a freelance journalist and author on health issues, alternative healing and spirituality. She has already published numerous books on the subject. Katharina Wolfram lives in Munich.

HEALTHY EATING

Johanna Budwig Die Original-Öl-Eiweiß-Kost The Original Oil Protein Fare

Knaur MensSana, April 2017, 320 pages

This fundamental book is a supplement and extension to book 1 - ‘Basic Recipes from The Oil Protein Fare’ and contains significantly more background knowledge in its extensive theoretical part.

The theory section presents the cancer researcher and nutrition expert Dr Johanna Budwig’s fundamental insights in relation to modern scientific research and shows explanatory approaches for patients and therapists. The practical section contains a lot of explanation to the content of the Oil Protein Fare and provides a 14-day plan with accompanying short recipe sections.

HEALTHY EATING

Rüdiger Dahlke Fasten-Wandern Fast-Hiking

Knaur MensSana, January 2017, 240 pages

The first practical guide to the latest trend of Fast-Hiking by the bestseller author and ‘Fast Pope’ Ruediger Dahlke. Fast-Hiking is ideal for those who want to get fit again. What makes the combination so special is the simultaneous decrease of fat and the build of up of muscle mass. During a fast-hike, you eat only vegetable soup. Your organism is placed in a unique situation: While it is still getting enough to eat – thick vegetable soup as much as it wants! – on balance, nothing remains. So losing weight is actually fun, as you have no hunger pangs and enough strength to enjoy the hike. Using recent studies, the well-known fast specialist and medical doctor, Ruediger Dahlke, explains what happens to the body during fast-hikes. Amongst other things, the ability to self-heal is activated, fitness is significantly improved, and space for healing is made. During the fasting process, the senses are heightened and experiences intensified – especially through contact with the surrounding nature. In an extensive practical section, co-author Simone Vetters guides the reader through the week, encourages constructive ways of dealing with fast-highs and fast-lows and provides inspiration for daily planning. Here you can also find recipes, for relief and build up days, for the accompanying vegetable soup, supporting fasting-teas, warming baths, detox smoothies and the ABC of healing herbs that grow along the wayside. With his extensive fasting experience, Ruediger Dahlke offers decision making help in choosing the right landscape, whether you should hike alone or in a group, tips for getting a good night’s sleep, relaxation techniques and meditation for the evening. In this way, body and soul come into balance. This holistic health guide contains everything that you need to know about Fast-hiking – with a practical 12-day programme.

The author: Dr Ruediger Dahlke works as a seminar leader and consultant around the world. He developed the holistic psychosomatic from ‘Sickness as a path’ to ‘Sickness as a symbol’. His books that range from the medical field to mythical dimensions have been translated into 28 languages. Today he gives training in areas such as integral medicine, providing advice on fasting and connective breathing.

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Dr. Thomas Rampp/Sabine Pork Gesund durch Fasten Get Healthy Through Fasting

Knaur MensSana, January 2017, 192 pages

Therapeutic Fasting – Interval Fasting – Short-term Fasting The practical guide from Germany’s most well known Mind-Body-Clinic combines three forms of fasting: Classic therapeutic fasting, interval fasting and short-term fasting. Fasting increases quality of life; keeps you healthy and therefore affects body, soul and spirit. Dr Thomas Rampp and nutritional expert Sabine Pork show how you can put together your own individual health programme. With a modular system, everyone can choose which form of fasting is best suited to their current life situation. From vegetable broth to liver poultices to tongue cleansing, everything you need to know about the subject of fasting is explained. Natural healing tips to support general wellbeing during the fasting days. Therapeutic fasting is also an effective therapy for numerous chronic illnesses such as rheumatism or high blood pressure, and can contribute to a significant improvement or even healing. The health guide offers precise instructions. In addition, it shows how fasting can support weight loss, the regulation of blood sugar levels as well as internal cleansing. The new classic guide that combines substantiated, cutting-edge medical knowledge and proven natural healing methods for a holistic fasting concept.

The authors: Dr Thomas Rampp is a senior physician at the Clinic for Natural and Integrative Medicine and has been Head of the Institute for Natural Medicine, Traditional Chinese and Indian Medicine at the Clinic Essen-Mitte, Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen since 2002. His research and focus of work is traditional healing methods, with particular focus on channelled procedures, including medical therapeutic fasting. Dr Rampp is a Medical Specialist for General Medicine, with numerous additional qualifications, as well as lecturer for various medical societies.

HEALTHY EATING

Stefanie Reeb Schön & Gesund Beautiful and Healthy

Knaur Balance, March 2017, 192 pages

Recipes and beauty tips for a great complexion ‘Eat what makes you beautiful,’ Stefanie Reeb advises her clients. The nutrition expert and well-known food blogger presents around 70 delicious recipes in her new book that focuses on beauty, youthful appearance and healthy wellbeing. She shows: • Why we age and how we can slow down the aging process • Which foods can help this process • How to care for our bodies and skin naturally Her approach follows two principles: Detox and forming. She uses natural remedies as well as established beauty techniques from nutrition and herbalism and the most recent scientific insights from genetics and cell research.

The author: Stefanie Reeb is a passionate cook, food blogger, nutrition consultant, teacher of Kundalini Yoga and designer. She was nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany for her own publication, a cookbook for children. She trained as a Kundalini Yoga teacher in Los Angeles as well as taking a Masters in Integrated Energy Therapy. At the same time she started her first food blog and then trained to become a holistic health counsellor through the Academy of Naturopathy. HEALTHY EATING

Markus Strauß Die Wald-Apotheke The Forest Pharmacy

Knaur MensSana, March 2017, 208 pages

Trees, bushes, shrubs and wild herbs that nurture and heal

The popular wild herb expert, Dr Markus Strauß, who regularly appears on television, explains how the forest can become a natural resource for nutrition and healing. Since the beginning of time, trees, bushes and herbs have formed the basis of our existence. The Forest Pharmacy now rediscovers this traditional knowledge. A practical forest guide with recipes, healing formulae, a harvest calendar and collective suggestions. In five chapters The Forest Pharmacy presents: - Foods made of wild herbs - Remedies made from roots or leaves - Stimulants made from wild berries or pine needles - Wellness from chestnuts or herbs - Incense made from resin for natural conservation or for meditation

The author: Dr Markus Strauß is geologist, biologist, well-known wild plant and tree expert, book author, consultant and lecturer. He wrote his doctoral thesis on ecological tea plantations in the Himalayas and has carried out extensive studies on wild nutrition. Nowadays he concentrates on the subject of self-sufficiency through edible wild plants and offers certified training on the subject. He is in high demand HUMOUR

Mandy Magenta Mandy, das Handy Mandy The Mobile

Knaur, May 2017, 256 pages

The first book from the perspective of a smartphone No jiggling, with a lot of Gigahertz and sharp Mega Pixels. A book for all smartphone owners.

When the brand new smartphone Mandy Magenta is delivered to the electronic shop, the great adventure begins: As a demonstration model, Mandy the Mobile has shown what she’s got from day one. She is purchased by Dominik and from this moment on, is astounded by human beings’ daily lives. Mandy The Mobile is not only extremely charming - she is also very determined and knows what she wants. She immediately feels at home with Dominik and his girlfriend Lisa and quickly connects with the other smartphones in the family. Everything is great, except for the pitfalls of smartphone daily life. Sometimes it’s an update that goes crazy, sometimes it’s the battery and sometimes the text messages go to completely the wrong person, all with the same result: Dominik is getting fed up. When he starts Googling other smartphones, Mandy begins to panic and makes desperate plans to stay with Dominik. And Mandy wouldn’t be Mandy if she didn’t manage to come up with something.

The author: Mandy was born in early 2016 in Taipei. She speaks 64 languages fluently, has an 8 megapixel camera and storage of 32 Gigabyte of memory. Her heart beats at 1.2 Gigahertz. According to the manufacturer, she is a very reliable model, whose artificial intelligence is equipped with a high emotional component.

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Dominik Müller Gurkentruppe What a Bunch of Pickles

Knaur, September 2017, 208 pages

Football Types - The perfect gift for all football fans: Full of humour and a portion of irony, Dominik Müller summarises the world of football with 60 of its most typical representatives. Highly diverse biotopes have formed between basic football grounds and high-class arenas, between professional and amateur football clubs. From superstar Champions League winners to hard core players from second division clubs on their way down, to the hot dog saleswoman on the edge of the field in the district league. With much more than a pinch of humour, the common types of football fans, club officials and dubious peripheral figures of the best sport in the world are presented alongside players and trainer types. A book for everyone who loves football.

The author: Dominik Müller, born in 1974, worked as an editor for the Münchner Merkur for several years. After a short phase in a football club, he decided to restrict himself to being a hobby kicker and fan. He was a season ticket holder of a renowned Munich-based football club for more than 15 years, which he followed to away games from Lisbon to Tokyo. Foreign Rights with Droemer Knaur, but handled by AVA International GmbH

Please contact: Claudia von Hornstein, e-mail: [email protected]

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