The excerpt published in Words without Borders is taken from her well-received book chronicling her father's struggle with lung cancer, Herr Kiyak dachte, jetzt fängt der schöne Teil des Lebens an, published in 2013. Her book Ein Garten liegt verschwiegen . . . , the story of an abbey in Fulda, appeared in 2011. A collection of her political columns has appeared in book form, and she is a 2010 recipient of the Theodor-Wolff-Prize (category Essay/Commentary). She lives in Berlin.