Russia's war against Ukraine has now lasted over four years, longer than the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany. There is no end in sight. 16 Russian poets question their conscience.

Colonialism, the Anthropocene and the place of literature: A reading between text and context of Dorothee Elmiger's "Die Holländerinnen"

Many people are concerned that democracy is in a deep crisis. What can be done about it remains unclear. The German historian Jörg Baberowski explores this question in "Am Volk vorbei - Zur Krise der liberalen Demokratie".

Will the power struggle between the superpowers lead to World War III? Even unintentionally? The book "The Coming Storm" by historian Odd Arne Westad attempts to prevent the unimaginable.

Iryn Tushabe's novel "Everything Is Fine Here" is a fascinating coming-of-age novel about queer self-empowerment, religious fanaticism and the political violence of everyday life in Uganda today

A deep reading of „Coffin of Silence“ by Badia Kashgari

Scholastique Mukasonga's "Sister Deborah" is a fascinating literary genealogy about Christian mission, apocalyptic expectations and colonial order

Oyinkan Braithwaite's "Cursed Daughters" tells of curse, memory and self-empowerment - between Lagos, family ghosts and the question of whether origin is destiny or just narrative

The West is booming. Many believe it is a dilapidated house that should finally be torn down. But what does it represent and how did it become what it is today? Two books provide the answers.