Sarah M. Schmidt liest aus ihrem Sachbuch: "Ohne Mücken keine Schokolade" (Leykam Verlag, 2024)

In the organizer's words:

For all those who love the interplay of history, science and culinary delights! A greeting from the kitchen to match the book awaits you!

"No mosquitoes, no chocolate" is the first book by biologist Sarah M. Schmidt. About the book:

Who thinks of plants when it comes to historical events? When it comes to the rise of empires, migrations or famines, for example? Does the potato come to mind when we think of industrialization? After reading this book, perhaps yes! Biological facts are not neglected either, from the cocoa bean, which needs a special mosquito for pollination, to the history of the banana, which once had seeds and now only makes clones. Through selection and breeding, we have changed certain plants over the centuries, but they have also changed us - as humanity and as a society. From apple to lemon: amazing knowledge in 11 witty plant portraits, portrayed in such an entertaining way that we are left salivating.

Admission 6 pm, start 7:30 pm at Literaturcafé Goldmund (Glasstraße 2, 50823 Cologne), Free admission - please make a reservation at www.goldmundkoeln.de (keyword reading)!

Sarah M. Schmidt, born in 1982, holds a doctorate in biology and has been working as an advisor for food security and agricultural research at the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Bonn since 2020. "No mosquitoes, no chocolate" is her first book. She lives in Cologne.