zwischen/miete nrw mit Verena Keßler

In the organizer's words:

Verena Keßler reads from her new novel Gym in a private apartment in Münsterland.

Shiny mirrors, defined bodies, casual flirtations at the bar. The protagonist in Verena Keßler's brightly colored novel loves her new job at MEGA GYM. There is no pressure to perform, no overtime, just lovely colleagues and a boss who is a proud feminist. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for the tiny little lie she let herself get carried away with during the job interview. She recently gave birth, she claimed, and now everyone wants to see baby photos and keeps asking about "the little one". But it is only when bodybuilder Vick turns up that it becomes clear that an invented child is not the only secret of this secretive narrator. A story about obsession, ambition and the self-destructive flip side of beautiful surfaces.

The reading will be moderated by Katharina Ußling.