ARD Hörbuchnacht 2026

Host Bastian Korff welcomes six audiobook productions with their narrators at ARD Hörbuchnacht:

- Matthias Matschke with Jochen Gutsch's novel "Frankie - unter Menschen", the story of a cat searching for his home.
- Angelika Klüssendorf and Corinna Harfouch with "Trost", an audiobook about loss, closeness, and the question of how life continues after a shock.
- Charlotte Link, Julia Ostrowski, and Dimitrij Schaad with the audio drama "Die Betrogene" - a criminal case involving family secrets, deceptions, and murder.
- Nina Kunzendorf with Elisa Hovens' "Feine Risse", which tells of guilt, justice, and hidden fractures.
- Fabian Busch with Alex Schulmann's "Jetzt beginnt das Leben", an audiobook about childhood and formative experiences.
- Angela Winkler with her autobiographical audiobook "Mein blaues Zimmer".

Admission (including Goldhalle) from 18:00; food and drinks are also available. The event runs until approximately 23:00.

The evening is broadcast live on hr2-kultur and other ARD cultural and information stations; highlights are later available on ARD Sounds. More information at hr2.de.