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Das Blaue Sofa (The Blue Sofa)

The Blue Sofa is one of the longest-lived and most successful literary formats in the German-speaking world. Since its debut, more than 3,100 authors have taken a seat on the famous piece of furniture to present their new books at and beyond the big book fairs.

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Das Blaue Sofa (The Blue Sofa)

One blue sofa – thousands of writers and books: Since the year 2000, 3,000 writers have taken a seat on the colorful couch to present their latest works at Germany’s two major book fairs. Beyond this, there are “Blue Sofa” events in Berlin and Gütersloh.

Das Blaue Sofa (The Blue Sofa)
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SocialCloud Books@ Bertelsmann

All of Bertelsmann’s social media channels that are somehow related to books are listed here. Happy browsing!

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Culture at Bertelsmann

For 190 years, Bertelsmann has offered authors and artists a platform for producing creative content and making it accessible to a wide audience. We are pleased to present our initiatives on the following pages.

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