Ella Carina Werner

It's now or never! The satirist Ella Carina Werner finally fulfills a long-cherished dream: With her best friends, she forms a feminist punk band.

Menopause Turbosause, as their name goes, is supposed to stir up the still patriarchal scene — but groupies, fame and fortune only exist if they put on a first gigantic gig. In order not to completely take off, the mother of three slips into her children's parents' evenings, to a greedy bank advisor and learns how to parry compliments from strange men ice-cold.

When strung together, the stories from Ella Carina Werner's new book radiate the charm of a fast-paced sitcom and unfold their full impact when read out live — approachable, accurate and brutally funny.

The book “Menopause Turbosause” by Ella Carina Werner will be published on 13.09.26 by Kunstmann Verlag

Ella Carina Werner, born 1979, grew up in Westphalia as the daughter of a belly dancer and a psychotherapist, and when she's on stage today, it's a mix of both. As co-editor of the “Titanic”, she is one of the most accomplished and funny satirists in Germany. Her highly acclaimed bestseller “The rooster constantly explains to the hen how to lay eggs was published in 2025. Feminist animal poems”. In her acclaimed autobiographical stories, which sound “like Kafka after a good joint” (Spiegel Online), she talks about Asian sex tourists on the Reeperbahn, her love for night train rides, whiskey tastings or the ideal funeral. When she's not reading aloud, she talks about everything that's happening right now — from her rural childhood to world politics to the advantages and disadvantages of polyamory.

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