The literary year 2024 has some interesting new publications in store, including works by Ann Kathrin Klaasen, Caroline Wahl and Martin Becker. The star presents seven books that will be published soon.
Publishers present a variety of new publications that reflect the breadth of the current literary landscape. The offering ranges from novels to non-fiction books to specialist literature and promises readers a wide range of new reading experiences.
In this context he throws star a look at seven new releases in different genres. Whether innovative novels, in-depth non-fiction books or captivating crime novels, there is certainly something for everyone among the multitude of new books being published.
The selection of books coming onto the market in the coming months ranges from established authors to promising debutants. Topics such as society, politics, history and personal experiences are reflected in the various works, which invite readers to engage with new ideas and perspectives. Below is a list of seven new releases in the coming months.
New publications books 2024
Ann Kathrin Klaasen: “East Frisian hatred”
It was inevitable. Only he bore the burden of the chosen one. Others could not see what he saw. They had long been in the north, disguised as harmless vacationers, as ordinary people who wanted to spend their vacation on the coast. But he had a deeper perception. It was up to him to save humanity. He only got one person that day, even though he wanted to get both of them out of the way. He had to improve his skills and not make any more mistakes. Here, under the sparkling starry sky on the dike, he gained new strength. Because an important task still lay ahead of him.
This eighteenth case marked Ann Kathrin Klaasen’s confrontation with a serial criminal who felt called upon to save humanity.
Released January 24, 2024, pre-orders are open here possible.
Michael Köhlmeier: “The Philosopher’s Ship”
In fact, they existed, the so-called philosopher ships, on which the early Bolsheviks got rid of unwanted intellectuals at the end of 1922. Centenarian Anouk Perleman-Jacob invites the writer to tell him her life story. The boundaries between fiction and reality blur as they unfold a captivating, colorful and humorous panorama of the 20th century. The book offers a portrait of an extraordinary woman with a truly unusual life story.
Released January 29, 2024, pre-orders are open here possible.
Alina Herbing: “Animals to be afraid of”
After her successful debut novel, “Nobody is with the Calves,” Alina Herbing presents a new novel seven years later. The author, who was born in Lübeck and grew up in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, undoubtedly incorporates influences from her own biography into her story. The novel is about a family that moves to a Mecklenburg village after the fall of the Wall. The mother strives to realize anti-capitalist dreams on a dilapidated farm; the father leaves, the sons leave, the daughters stay behind – and more and more animals settle in the house.
Released February 14, 2024, pre-orders are open here possible.
Ulrich Peltzer: “The seriousness of life”
The constant question of my place in this world permeates the work of the award-winning writer Ulrich Peltzer in almost all of his works. Whether in his debut work “The Sins of Laziness” or his novel “The Better Life”: the theme of life and the seriousness of life runs through his works. In any case, the main character of his latest novel, like the author himself, shares his origins from the Lower Rhine and then moves his life to Berlin, where the seriousness of life reveals a multitude of facets to him.
The book will be published on March 13, 2024, pre-orders are available here possible.
Caroline Wahl: “Wind force 17”
Ida leaves home with nothing but her mother’s worn-out hard-shell suitcase, a few favorite clothes and her MacBook. It could be her final farewell to the small town she has known all her life. Ida doesn’t like saying goodbye; two months ago she couldn’t even go to her mother’s funeral. At the train station she chooses the train that seems to be the furthest away – and finds herself on Rügen.
Without a plan, only with a burning knot of anger, sadness and guilt inside her, she roams the Baltic Sea island. Finally she meets Knut, the local pub owner, and his wife Marianne, who quickly take Ida into their home. The three of them share baked rolls every morning and spend the day walking in the forest or playing a game of SkipBo. In the evenings Ida works with Knut in the “Robbe”. And then she meets Leif, who is marked similarly to her – maybe they can heal each other. Suddenly Ida’s life becomes a little easier, warmer, more bearable. But then she finds out about Marianne’s serious illness and the pain hits her again.
Available from May 15, 2024, pre-orders are available here possible.
Martin Becker: “The Workers”
Occasionally the parents leave the smoking factory halls and set off. We go to the sea with the children, always to the North Sea and always only for short breaks. The rest of life is characterized by hardship: for the terraced house, for the children, for a touch of happiness – at least within the scope of the savings bank loan. In “The Workers” Martin Becker tells of a small-town family that no longer exists. About parents and siblings who died prematurely, about an unexpected reunion on the coast, about the small miracle of now being a father and having a son.
The mother’s outdated sewing machines, the father’s heavy blacksmith’s hammer, the sparsely furnished holiday apartments and constantly smoke-filled small cars from the third, fourth, fifth hand: it is the story of an origin from a humble background, far away from any romanticism or glorification. A memorial to the missing working class family. A homage to a dwindling environment whose children dreamed of great happiness but were also content with consolation prizes. A topic that is more relevant than ever.
Available from March 13, 2024, pre-orders are available here possible.
Ronald Reng: “1974 – a German encounter”
There are moments in the story that act like an intense magnifying glass. The only football game between the GDR and the FRG is such an outstanding, explosive and at the same time universal moment. When the sister states faced each other for ninety minutes on June 22, 1974 and the GDR won with a goal from Jürgen Sparwasser, this event brought together people who had little to do with football in general. But it was to influence life in both German countries in many ways.
Ronald Reng tells this story in a gripping and clever way. His book “1974” thus becomes a convincing testimony to everyday German history, long before a reunified Germany became a reality.
The book will be published on March 14, 2024, pre-orders are available here possible.
Source used: NDR
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