Bestselling author reads at "Night of Libraries" in Bocholt

At the end of the "Night of Libraries" on Friday, 4 April 2025, bestselling author Christian Herzog will present his political thriller "Action Phoenix" at Bocholt City Library. Tickets can be purchased in advance for 9 euros (box office 10 euros) via the homepage and at the adult education centre office as well as at the library.

On 4 April, the Night of Libraries 2025 will take place under the motto "Knowledge.Share.Discover", where all citizens throughout Germany are invited to discover the various offers of their local library. Bocholt City Library is taking part and is delighted to welcome author Christian Herzog to close the evening programme. As part of the event series "Bocholt liest!", he will present his political thriller "Aktion Phoenix" and take all interested parties on a journey to the Berlin of the 1936 Olympic Games.

Hermann Schmidt, an employee of the ministry, is supposed to present the image of the imperial capital to the outside world without violence and racial hatred. But both thugs and a group of dissident posters throw a spanner in the works. When he falls in love with art student Anna Kollmann, who belongs to the subversives of all people, his life is thrown off course. A plot that reaches into the highest government circles, puts their love to the test and the Hindenburg's journey, which is far more than pure propaganda, escalate into a perfidious plan that could unhinge the whole world...

Exciting background information on an explosive thriller

Along with the reading, all visitors can look forward to some background information on the book, which the publisher describes as captivating and brilliantly researched. The author will not only shed light on the genesis of the novel and the research behind it, but will also reveal the secret of his pseudonym: Because behind the name Christian Herzog is the renowned author Ralf H. Dorweiler, whose books have already achieved bestseller status several times over.

Registration at the VHS and the city library

Admission to the reading is from 7 pm. The event is supported by the Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Volkshochschule Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg, Stadtbibliothek and JUNGE UNI in Bocholt e.V.. Tickets are available in advance for 9 euros at www.vhs-bocholt.de, in the VHS office or in the city library and for 10 euros at the box office.