Oliver Wnuk

READING
OLIVER WNUK
WNUK THINKS ALOUD AND READS

Wnuk performs (reads/acts/tells) from his book (released 29.01.2026) "It Won't Get Better" (spring 2026 bestseller from LAPPAN publishing, illustrated by @kriegundfreitag) and other texts.

"It Won't Get Better" is not a sigh, but an invitation: it will never be better than this moment if we don't seize it. Oliver Wnuk - actor, father, hypochondriac and incorrigible pragmatist - dissects the small and large burdens of life: the ego that always demands "more!"; friendships that sustain us or need to be released; norms that constrain; "being and seeming" on set and in real life; the top-5 things people regret at the end; the art of staying silent when everything screams; and the question of how to remain human in an AI-driven future. Between Christmas light-chain madness, a breathtakingly absurd ear study and an unforgettable night in forensic medicine, a tone emerges that is both light and wise: humorous, tender, unsentimental. Wnuk observes without bitterness and gives courage to regard oneself with kindness. A book to smile at, to swallow hard, to read together - and to pass on.

With unflinching honesty and openness, Oliver Wnuk looks at himself and at life, asking all the questions we all ask. He simply isn't afraid of the answers. That's beautiful, but also light, thoughtful and very rare.
- Katrin Bauerfeind

Oliver Wnuk writes the way he acts: dreamy and precise, helpless and powerful. He loses often and wins because of it! And it's always hilarious because it's so sad.
- Annette Frier

Photo: Steffen Böttcher