Collecting the moments – Stephan Schäfer and Kester Schlenz on what makes a good life
What makes a good life? What fulfills us? Who and what is important to us? Is there a recipe for happiness? In their new books, bestselling authors Stephan Schäfer and Kester Schlenz each go searching for answers in their own way. Schäfer, who scored the surprise book hit of the year in 2024 with “25 Last Summers”, has come out with a new novel: Jetzt gerade ist alles gut [“Right Now Everything Is Fine”], telling the story of how surviving sepsis changes the life of his narrator. For him, this experience raises a new question: Why do we so often put off living our lives until later, even though everything can change in an instant? Meanwhile, 30 years after his bestseller “Mensch, Papa! Vater werden, das letzte Abenteuer” [“Hey Papa! Becoming a Father: The Final Adventure”], Kester Schlenz is back with a warm and funny book about his new role as a grandfather: Hey, Grandpa! Becoming a Grandfather – Finally Some Adventure Again. The two longtime friends will read from their books – and talk about friendship, family and the great happiness to be found in small moments.
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Kester Schlenz
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Stephan Schäfer
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07. October 2025
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