Author reading on June 16, 2026 as part of the "Literary Scene of Southern Hesse" series
The Literature Initiative invites you to an author reading on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Hotel/Restaurant Rosengarten in Darmstadt. The guest author is W. Christian Schmitt, who will be presenting his book "Homecoming to Darmstadt: My Memories of the City, the People, and the Culture.".
Published in 2025 by Ulrich Diehl Verlag, the book brings together personal reminiscences and journalistic observations from several decades of cultural work. In eighteen richly illustrated chapters, Schmitt reflects on cultural developments, political changes, and formative encounters – with a particular focus on Darmstadt.
W. Christian Schmitt, born in 1944, began his journalistic career in the arts and culture section of the Darmstädter Echo. Over the course of his career, he worked for, among others, the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, the Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel (the trade journal for the German book industry), and was a long-time correspondent for the Leipziger Börsenblatt.
The event is part of the "Literary Scene of Southern Hesse" series. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7 p.m.
Hotel/Restaurant Rosengarten, Frankfurter Str. 79, 64293 Darmstadt.
Admission free (donations welcome).
"Homecoming to Darmstadt: My Memories of the City, the People, and the Culture," Publisher: Ulrich-Diehl-Verlag 2025
