Leuenhagen & Paris

Leuenhagen & Paris is an independent bookshop (Buchhandlung) located at Lister Meile 39 in Hannover, Germany. According to its own website, the shop has been a popular meeting point for readers of all ages on the Lister Meile for more than 60 years. It operates a physical store, an online shop, and an e-book offering, and also runs its own publishing programme (Verlagsprogramm). The bookshop hosts regular author readings and signings; a featured event on its homepage is a signing with actor and voice artist Tommi Piper for his book "Null Problemo!" on 5 December 2026. The store is led by Dirk Eberitzsch, who is named on the shop's "Wir über uns" (About Us) page as the recipient of awards on behalf of the bookshop. Leuenhagen & Paris has received significant recognition within the German book trade. It was awarded the Deutscher Buchhandlungspreis (German Bookshop Prize) in 2023, presented on 2 October 2023 by Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth at the Marmorsaal of the New Palace in Stuttgart, and again in 2024, with the award ceremony held on 8 September at the Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder). In addition, together with 26 other Lower Saxony bookshops, it was designated a "Prädikatsbuchhandlung – Partner für Leseförderung 2025/2026" (distinguished bookshop – partner for reading promotion), with Dirk Eberitzsch receiving the certificate from Lower Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture, Falko Mohrs. The bookshop's activities extend beyond retail: it maintains a newsletter, a gallery, and a programme of readings (Lesungen), and it participates in the DEAplus bookshop network. Its online presence includes an online shop and e-book sales, complementing the physical store on Lister Meile. Opening hours listed on the website are Monday to Friday 09:30–19:00 and Saturday 10:00–16:00. As a privately held, independent retail business, Leuenhagen & Paris does not have publicly listed shares. Its identity is closely tied to its location in Hannover's List district and to its role as a cultural venue as well as a bookseller. The combination of a curated retail offering, a publishing programme, and a busy events calendar positions it as a notable independent bookshop in northern Germany.

Leuenhagen & Paris is an independent bookshop on Lister Meile in Hannover, Germany. Its own website states that the shop has been a popular meeting point for readers on the Lister Meile for more than 60 years, indicating a history dating back to at least the early 1960s, though the exact founding year is not given in the available evidence. The bookshop has operated continuously as a physical retail store at Lister Meile 39 and has expanded its activities over time to include an online shop, e-book sales, a newsletter, a gallery, and its own publishing programme (Verlagsprogramm). In the 2020s the bookshop gained notable recognition within the German book trade. On 2 October 2023, it was awarded the Deutscher Buchhandlungspreis (German Bookshop Prize) 2023; the ceremony was held by Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth in the Marmorsaal of the New Palace in Stuttgart. The following year, on 8 September 2024, it received the German Bookshop Prize 2024, with the award ceremony at the Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder); the bookshop noted that it was unable to accept the certificate in person. In addition, together with 26 other Lower Saxony bookshops, Leuenhagen & Paris was named a "Prädikatsbuchhandlung – Partner für Leseförderung 2025/2026" (distinguished bookshop – partner for reading promotion), with Dirk Eberitzsch receiving the certificate from Lower Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture, Falko Mohrs. Beyond retail, the bookshop hosts a regular programme of author readings and signings. A featured event on its homepage is a signing with actor and voice artist Tommi Piper for his book "Null Problemo!" on 5 December 2026. The store is led by Dirk Eberitzsch, who is named on the "Wir über uns" page as the person accepting awards on behalf of the bookshop. As a privately held independent business, Leuenhagen & Paris has no publicly listed shares and no disclosed parent company in the available evidence.

• Awarded the German Bookshop Prize 2023; ceremony at the New Palace in Stuttgart with Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth.

• Awarded the German Bookshop Prize 2024; ceremony at the Kleist Forum in Frankfurt (Oder).

• Named Prädikatsbuchhandlung – Partner für Leseförderung 2025/2026 together with 26 other Lower Saxony bookshops.

• Hosted a signing with Tommi Piper for his book "Null Problemo!".

Independent, community-oriented bookshop and cultural venue in Hannover, recognised by German book-trade awards for quality and reading promotion.

• Books

  General trade books sold in the physical store and online shop.

• E-books

  E-book sales offered through the bookshop's website.

• Publishing programme (Verlagsprogramm)

  The bookshop's own publishing line, listed as a section on its website.

1. 1Buchhandlung Leuenhagen & Paris - Hannoverleuenhagen-paris.de
2. 2Wir über uns – Buchhandlung Leuenhagen & Paris - Hannoverleuenhagen-paris.de
3. 3Leuenhagen & Paris – Wikidatawikidata.org