Suche
Mein Konto
Literature Autumn Göttingen: Angela Merkel opens the reading festival!
Find out everything about the Göttingen Literature Autumn 2025: ensembles, readings and highlights from October 18th to 27th.
Literature Autumn Göttingen: Angela Merkel opens the reading festival!
The Göttingen Literature Autumn is an exciting event for all literature enthusiasts, which began last weekend like a fireworks display of words. This literary festival kicked off with a reading by none other than Angela Merkel. Next weekend, October 18th and 19th, everything revolves around numerous other exciting events. Some hall tickets are already completely sold out, but there are still remaining tickets available for other program items. And don't worry: if you prefer to listen from the comfort of your own home, you can stream most performances online with a “Live on Air” ticket. Anyone interested in the highlights of the festival will find exciting insights in the program details.
On Saturday, October 18th, two special readings are on the agenda. At 6 p.m. Peter Urban and Ocke Bandixen will discuss the great Bob Dylan in the sold-out NDR Kultur podcast. This event will be particularly exciting because the NDR culture podcast “Urban Pop” will discuss Dylan’s artistic transformation since the 70s. The creative mind is described as an enigma whose works are a mixture of personal love poetry, country songs and talking blues. Later in the evening at 9 p.m., the winner of the German Book Prize, Dorothee Elmiger, will read from her book “The Dutch Women” – a reading that also quickly filled the seats.
Various events on the weekend
Sunday, October 19th, won't be boring either. The exhibition “Showing Tongue” opens in the Günter Grass Archive at 2 p.m., presenting graphics and drawings by the important author. And that's not all: the following weeks also promise an exciting program. On October 24th at 7 p.m. there will be a conversation between Eva Menasse and Michel Friedmann about his book “Mensch!” instead of. Immediately afterwards, Kai Michel will give a lecture on “The Evolution of Violence” in the Paulinerkirche.
Anyone who is also interested in humorous entertainment will not be disappointed on October 24th: Max Goldt will present his new book “But?” in the Old Town Hall. October 25th will also bring exciting topics to the stage with Caroline Wahl's reading from “The Assistant” and a presentation by Thomas Trappe and Johannes Krause on “Hubris: The Journey of Humanity”. There will also be readings by Nora Bossong and Susanne Abel, which are expected on October 26th.
Conclusion and outlook
The finale of the literary autumn will take place between October 21st and 26th, with Bela B Felsenheimer and Otto Waalkes appearing in the Sheddachhalle on October 22nd. Otto Waalkes will only be available in the live stream, which shows that the festival's digital reach is enormous. It's a shame for those who couldn't get tickets! In addition to the readings, there will also be other exciting events, such as Mojib Latif's lecture on climate change on October 27th.
The Göttingen Literature Autumn is one of the most popular literary festivals in Germany and brings together the various facets of literary works year after year. If you are interested in readings and discussions with renowned authors, you definitely shouldn't miss the festival. Further information and details can be found, among others, from the organizers of the [Göttinger Tageblatt](https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/kultur/regional/lesefestival-goettingen-programm-und-hoehe points-des-literaturherbstes-7L467EZFSBF45KWZXHCU3CAG7M.html) or the Literaturherbst program.