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Nina George

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Born

Germany

Website

http://www.ninageorge.de

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Genre

Fiction, Crime, Romance

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Born 1973 in Bielefeld, Germany, Nina George is a prize-winning and bestselling author (“Das Lavendelzimmer” – “The Little Paris Bookshop”) and freelance journalist since 1992, who has published 26 books (novels, mysteries and non-fiction) as well as over hundred short stories and more than 600 columns. George has worked as a cop reporter, columnist and managing editor for a wide range of publications, including Hamburger Abendblatt, Die Welt, Der Hamburger, “politik und kultur” as well as TV Movie and Federwelt. Georges writes also under three pen-names, for ex “Jean Bagnol”, a double-andronym for provence-based mystery novels.

In 2012 and 2013 she won the DeLiA and the Glauser-Prize. In 2013 she had ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 140,278 ratings · 20,180 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (Goodreads Author), Simon Pare (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 106,706 ratings — published 2013 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little French Bistro 3.57 avg rating — 19,341 ratings — published 2010 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Dreams 3.83 avg rating — 6,732 ratings — published 2016 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Village of Book Lovers 3.40 avg rating — 5,712 ratings — published 2019 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Schönheit der Nacht 3.79 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Bücherschiff des Monsieur Perdu 4.06 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Nights 3.32 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Verrückte Orakel (Die magische Bibliothek der Buks #1) by Nina George (Goodreads Author), Jens J. Kramer, Hauke Kock (illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Passantin 3.88 avg rating — 140 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Night in Paris 3.43 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jean Perdu (3 books)
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Die magische Bibliothek der Buks (2 books)
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Hauke Kock (illustrator)

4.32 avg rating — 250 ratings

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L'âme du mal (La trilogie du mal, #1)

by Maxime Chattam

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Das Schwarze Blut

by Jean-Christophe Grangé

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Nina said: "
Grangé schafft es sehr großartig, mich an jeden Ort der Welt gekonnt mitzunehmen. Die nasse Hitze Asiens, die EInsamkeit eines Pariser Reporter-Appartements, die Gleichgültigkeit eines Jugendhauses: In Beschreibungen ist dieser Mann groß.

Geht es in d ...more "

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Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2)

by Deon Meyer

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Quotes by Nina George (?)

“Books are more than doctors, of course. Some novels are loving, lifelong companions; some give you a clip around the ear; others are friends who wrap you in warm towels when you've got those autumn blues. And some...well, some are pink candy floss that tingles in your brain for three seconds and leaves a blissful voice. Like a short, torrid love affair.”
― Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop

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“We cannot decide to love. We cannot compel anyone to love us. There's no secret recipe, only love itself. And we are at its mercy--there's nothing we can do.”
― Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop

tags: finding-love, life, love, truth

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“Do you know that there's a halfway world between each ending and each new beginning? It's called the hurting time, Jean Perdu. It's a bog; it's where your dreams and worries and forgotten plans gather. Your steps are heavier during that time. Don't underestimate the transition, Jeanno, between farewell and new departure. Give yourself the time you need. Some thresholds are too wide to be taken in one stride.”
― Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop

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Polls

What book would you like to read for our October 2023 Group Read? The theme is Dreams.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Science Fiction

14 votes 16.7%

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Young Adult, Fantasy

12 votes 14.3%

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
Fantasy

12 votes 14.3%

Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin
Fantasy, Vampires

12 votes 14.3%

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Classics

9 votes 10.7%

The Book of Dreams by Nina George
Contemporary

8 votes 9.5%

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction, Dystopia

7 votes 8.3%

The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep by Guy Leschziner
Nonfiction

5 votes 6.0%

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Africa, Literary Fiction

3 votes 3.6%

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Contemporary, Literary Fiction

2 votes 2.4%

84 total votes

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