Doing it All (Wrong)

On the agonies of online dating, the funny sides of AI and the advantage of a large handbag

Bestselling author Alena Schröder is not only well-known for her successful multi-generational family novels but also made a name for herself early on in her career as a columnist. Using this short form, she offers insights into her immensely entertaining everyday life. Complicated feelings around motherhood, bizarre favourite animals, know-it-all parents, how to reach Level 100 on Candy Crush – all these topics (and many more, of course) are discussed in this collection of Alena Schröder’s best columns.

  • A cheerful, thought-provoking, wise and often simply hilarious read
  • For readers of Hape Kerkeling, Elke Heidenreich and Dora Heldt
  • Bestselling author: over 400,000 copies with dtv
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Alena Schröder

Alena Schröder is a freelance journalist and author, living in Berlin. She studied History, Political Science and Latin American Studies. Schröder works as a freelance journalist and co-hosts a podcast on creative and journalistic writing.

224 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-28473-8
First published 2025