This calls for a celebration: Doris Dörrie’s Living, Writing, Breathing has been on the Spiegel bestseller list for 30 weeks now, so more than half a year. In absolute figures, this means 80’000 copies sold.

Furthermore, Living Writing Breathing made it to #21 of the hardcover nonfiction section of the 2019 all-year Spiegel bestseller list. 

More enthusiastic press quotes poured in:

»She writes as though she’s telling a friend about her life. Authentic and warm-hearted.« Elisa von Hof / Der Spiegel, Hamburg

»So touching, deep and true that it even moves those with no intention of putting pen to paper.« Dierk Wolters / Frankfurter Neue Presse, Frankfurt

»Using stories from her life, Dörrie motivates her readers to rediscover their own lives through the act of writing. An inspirational book!« Denis Scheck / Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin

»It’s rare to find such enjoyment in a how-to book.«
Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf