Buchpremiere mit Sebastian Becker und Tara-Louise Wittwer!

Join us at the Colosseum to celebrate the book launch of*And Summer Will Come Again* withauthors Sebastian Becker and Tara-Louise Wittwer! A conversation about a moving book on grief, hope, saying goodbye, and looking toward the future after a loss.

“This book is like sunshine in winter—surprising and comforting. I cried and laughed, and afterward I wanted to tell everyone I love that I love them. Especially those to whom I almost never say it.” Caroline Wahl

When Sebastian Becker was 28, his father died. This loss was the biggest shock of his life. Afterward: silence. Shock.

Since then, many things have been difficult for him, including talking about it. Sebastian searches for words and finds: memories. It is these memories—of bright and dark days—that restore his ability to speak—and as Sebastian begins to tell his story—of buckets full of sunflowers, of colorful socks, green bananas, paywalls in front of obituaries, love, and missing someone—his words are clear and radiant. They all say the same thing: Hi, Dad, we miss you.

And Yet It Will Be Summer Again tellsof saying goodbye. Of time standing still in moments of deepest turmoil. Of time that cannot be made up for. Of compassion. Of being gentle. Of the incomprehensible joy of being alive. About waiting for summer—and about the certainty that this summer will come.

Sebastian Becker wasborn in Braunschweig; he has been writing and publishing texts online since he was 15, and since 2012 he has been sharing his poetic observations of everyday life on Instagram under the pseudonym Tschief. His iconic handwriting has become his trademark, and more than 100,000 people now follow his writing. Sebastian Becker is 33 years old and lives in Hannover.

Tara-Louise Wittwer,born in 1990, has a degree in cultural studies and lives in Berlin. There, she works as an author and content creator. In 2019, she founded her company, wastarasagt, along with the rapidly growing Instagram account of the same name. On her social media channels, she discusses feminism, the influence of pop culture and the media on personal identity, internalized misogyny, and how traditional gender roles are constantly reproduced. Her books *Sorry, aber...* and *Nemesis’ Töchter* wereSPIEGEL bestsellers.

On opening night, there will be abook tableand an opportunity to have your booksignedby the author.