Anja Schauberger

In June 2026, my new non-fiction book "Besser zuhören" (Listen Better) will be published by Rowohlt:

"As a journalist, I was convinced for a long time that I could listen well. Until my partner suddenly accused me of never listening to him."

There are rhetoric seminars everywhere that teach you how to speak, but nowhere do we learn to listen well. If you look closely, listening seems to be a present topic of our time. In recent years, there has been a boom in listening services. Anyone who wants to tell a story can use them. And listening is also omnipresent in the media, as supporters of right-wing parties complain: "Nobody listens to me anymore these days." The ability to listen actively has suffered. This is due to the isolation of society, our ever-shortening attention spans, and the fast pace of our daily lives. Anja Schauberger meets people who explain different aspects of listening to her, including a couples therapist, a pastor, a listening coach, and a bartender. She takes us along on her journey to become a better listener – and in doing so, finds answers to the question of what we can all gain when we learn to listen to each other better again.