1st place: Charlotte Link
At the top of the most popular German authors is the thriller queen Charlotte Link. With more than 30 million books sold since her first publication in 1985, the Frankfurt-born author is one of the most successful German writers of all time. She is best known for psychological thrillers and suspense novels such as “Lonely Night” or “The Foreign Guest”, but has also been writing social novels and books for young people (“Reiterhof Eulenburg”) with great success for years.: Charlotte Link even made it to number 3 of the most successful international authors at Momox in 2022.
2nd place: Author Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke, whose imaginative books for children and young people have already been filmed with Hollywood stars such as Brendan Fraser (“Inkheart”), follows in second place for Germany. Cornelia Funke has just been honored with the Karl Kübel Prize 2023 for her commitment to children’s and young adult literature. And it is also far ahead in an international comparison: in 7th place.
3rd place: Nele Neuhaus
Nele Neuhaus, who became known above all for crime novels such as “An unpopular woman” or “Mordsfreunde”, follows in third place for Germany.
4th place: Author Rita Falk
Rank 4 of the most popular German-speaking authors in 2022 is occupied by Oberammergau-born Rita Falk, who even non-readers should know from the cinema at the latest: Successful film adaptations such as “Dampfnudel Blues” or “Sauerkraut Koma” have made the Bavarian writer one of the stars of the national book scene. Visit our site
5th place: Andrea Erne
Andrea Erne and her bestselling children’s book series “Why? Why? Why?” occupy 5th place.
6th place: Kerstin Gier
The woman behind the “Edelstein Trilogy”, which has already been filmed several times, made it to 6th place: Kerstin Gier.
7th place: July toe
Her stirring social novels such as “Unter People” or “Between Worlds” helped author Juli Zeh to reach 7th place.
8th place: Alice Pantermüller
With series such as “Mein Lotta-Leben” or “Bendix Brodersen”, children’s book author Alice Pantermüller made it to number 8
9th place: Author Hera Lind
With novels like “Forever Your Daughter” or “The Last Promise”, Hera Lind takes 9th place as the grand dame of great feelings.
among the most popular German authors.
10th place: Iny Lorenz
Last but not least: Iny Lorenz, the pseudonym of the author couple Iny Klocke and Elmar Wohlrath and known for “The Wanderhure” takes 10th place. Read more stories