Moderation: Katrin Lange, Anna Seethaler & Alke Wendlandt

Physics doctoral student Tom has taken on a sponsorship for 16-year-old Farid, a refugee from Quetta. Together with Tom's girlfriend Laura, they form a close-knit threesome - until Farid makes a risky decision. "Knallkrebse" (FVA) is Christian Mitzenmacher's confident and highly amusing debut novel. // Whether it's law, cars or teeth - there's insurance for pretty much everything. The parents of the narrator in Kathrin Bach's debut novel ("Lebensversicherung" // Voland & Quist) run a thriving insurance agency. But it soon becomes clear that a little risk is part of life. // And in Katharina Kulenkampff's comic debut, we meet a dog who is haunted by his inner voice. Ingeniously abstract and enchantingly evil, "Wie ich ein grauer Hund wurde" (Rotopol) tells of the self-doubt that accompanies us at every turn. The mix is ready!