Thank you for your interest in the group! Below is the list of books that we will discuss in 2025, divided between the monthly English discussion group and the bimonthly German discussion group.
We are in the process of updating the information with details on each book. Thanks for your patience.
English List 2025
| 19 January | The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem (Palestine/USA) |
| 16 February | Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst (UK) |
| 16 March | Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (Germany) |
| 27 April | James: A Novel by Percival Everett (USA) |
| 18 May | Orbital by Samantha Harvey (UK) |
| 15 June | Salt by Earl Lovelace (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 20 July | Home by Toni Morrison (USA) |
| 17 August | Until August by Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia) |
| 21 September | There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Turkey/UK) |
| 19 October | The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe (Japan) <– previously scheduled for December but swapped! |
| 16 November | We Do Not Part by Han Kang (South Korea) |
| 14 December | The Book of Collateral Damage by Sinan Antoon (Iraq) <– previously scheduled for October but swapped! |
German List 2025
Discussing books published by authors in Austria (AT), Germany (DE), and Switzerland (CH).
| 12. Januar | Der letzte Satz von Robert Seethaler (AT) |
| 9. März | Ozelot und Friesennerz von Susanne Matthiessen (DE) |
| 11. Mai | Raumfahrer von Lukas Rietzschel (DE) |
| 13. Juli | Seltsame Sterne starren zur Erde von Emine Sevgi Özdamar (DE) |
| 14. September | Der Deutsche von Flug 111 von Wolfgang Martin Roth (AT) |
| Die Unschärfe der Welt von Iris Wolff (DE) <– Achtung – verschoben nach 2. November |
For more information about joining either or both group discussions, see our How to Join page.
More information
Take a look back at the 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 reading selections.
Want to recommend a book for a future list? Please read How We Choose Our Books.
Updated 1 January 2025