Liz Nugent “Strange Sally Diamond” – Irish Crime Novel of the Year
Book Fair
begin 16.10.2025, 19:30
end 16.10.2025, 21:00
location Frankfurt am Main
During this bilingual (German/English) event, award-winning Irish crime writer Liz Nugent will present her fifth novel, “Seltsame Sally Diamond“ (Strange Sally Diamond). The English-language original entered the Irish bestseller list immediately upon publication in 2023 and was awarded the accolade "Irish Crime Novel of the Year". The talk will be hosted by Sinéad Mac Aodha, director of Literature Ireland. Selected passages from the German translation will be read by hr2 moderator Karmen Mikovic.
Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet the author in person over a drink.
Photo: Emilia Hesse / Steidl Verlag
Liz Nugent was born and raised in Dublin. Her début novel, "Unravelling Oliver", was widely acclaimed and named "Crime Novel of the Year" for 2014. Of her subsequent books, "Little Cruelties" was immediately listed by the New York Times as one of the "Most Recommended Thrillers of 2020", while "Lying in Wait" and "Skin Deep" both won awards and reached the Irish bestseller lists. Her latest novel, "Strange Sally Diamond", the German translation of which will be published by Steidl Verlag in 2025, was crowned "Crime Novel of the Year" at the Irish Book Awards. Her novels have been translated into fifteen languages. Liz Nugent has also written for Irish radio, television and theatre; she also organises writing salons and interviews literary colleagues.
An event in cooperation with Consulate General of Ireland, Frankfurt am Main and Literature Ireland.
Information and contact
The event will be held in German.
Venue: Lecture hall, German National Library in Frankfurt am Main
Costs: Free admission
Duration: 90 minutes
Booking: Online via the button above.
Cloakroom info: Please leave your coats, jackets and bags in the cloakroom. You can also use our lockers, for which you will need two two-euro coins. Instead of two-euro coins, you can also use tokens, which can be purchased at our automatic pay station using a debit or credit card. A combination of two-euro coins and tokens is also possible.
Accessibility: The area in which the event will be taking place is barrier-free accessible.
Contact: veranstaltungen@dnb.de
Address and getting here
German National Library
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station (underground level), take the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 10 minutes.
By plane
From the airport (regional station), take S-Bahn S8 in the direction of Hanau or the S9 in the direction of Offenbach and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 30 minutes.
By bus
The “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek” bus stop is served by the number M32 bus.
2 / By bike
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main can easily be reached by bike. You can get to the DNB by taking the cycle paths on Adickesallee, Nibelungenallee, and Eckenheimer Landtraße.
Covered bicycle racks are located right at the main entrance.
3 / By car
The address for navigation devices is Eckenheimer Landstraße 165. The building is accessed from the underground car park. The maximum entrance height is 2.0 m.
Approaching from the west
Take the A66 to the end of the autobahn in Miquelallee and follow the signs for Fulda/Hanau; at the third intersection, turn right into Eckenheimer Landstraße in the direction of the city centre; follow the signs and turn right into the underground car park.
Approaching from the north
Take the A661 to the Eckenheim exit, get into the lane for the city centre/Eckenheim, continue straight on to the third major set of traffic lights and cross these. The entrance to the underground car park is located at the German National Library building around 100 metres further on the right.
Parking
Our car park has 100 parking spaces for visitors on the first basement floor.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday 8:00 to 18:00.
Fees: 2.00 Euro/hour, cash or card payment.
The permanent rental of parking spaces is not possible.
For on-street parking spaces in the Holzhausenviertel district, the City of Frankfurt of Main charges 50 cents per quarter hour or part thereof from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00.
4 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main has designated disabled parking spaces in its car park and next to the building in Schlosserstraße. The Library's public rooms can be accessed by lift from the underground car park. Barrier-free access to the main entrance is also available from Schlosserstraße.
Last changes:
26.08.2025
