Denis Scheck has taken the art of critical condemnation to theatrical heights - the "Literary Quartet" was bland next to his witty, occasionally merciless, judgment calls. In his "bestseller bible", he tackles a central theme of this year's festival: How does literary ambition fit in with the popular? What is overrated or mediocre on the bestseller lists, what should you read and what should you stay away from? And does the hidden dividing line between the popular and the elitist still apply at all? This high court of literary taste is also a sharp-tongued, pointed linguistic event.
Supported by Kultursekretariat NRW Gütersloh
With the kind support of: Sparkasse Hellweg-Lippe, GWL Grundstücks- und Wohnungsbau GmbH Lippstadt, Zeitungsverlag "Der Patriot"
The Word Festival will take place from 30.08.-09.10.2025 in Lippstadt.