RE: European Stories · SEASON 10
The reading phenomenon of Gen Z
Episode 19 · 2026-02-02

- Documentary
Episode overview
Understanding the world through reading seemed to be off the table for a while. Now, reading is part of a new lifestyle: Young women between 18 and 30 are captivated by lavishly designed books – and inspired by bloggers like Jess. The focus is on New Adult literature with themes revolving around love and sex. Is Gen Z saving the book market?
30 minutes
Season 10 episodes
1. Will alcohol-free wine save winemakers?2026-01-02
2. Malta - Desert or Water Laboratory of the Future?2026-01-05
3. Bulgaria: The Super Physics Teacher2026-01-06
4. Spain: High Seas Rescue2026-01-07
5. Spiders: Between Phobia and Fascination2026-01-09
6. Poor masters, poor beasts!2026-01-12
7. Georgia's children, declared dead and then sold2026-01-13
8. Last trip to Belgium, for euthanasia2026-01-15
9. Give up alcohol and live life to the fullest!2026-01-16
10. Disbanding of the PKK: a hope for peace?2026-01-19
11. Latvia Arms Itself Against Putin2026-01-20
12. Tracking Gas Leaks2026-01-21
13. Climate: New Dangers in the Mountains2026-01-22
14. Urban Exploration in Romania: Saving the Relics2026-01-23
15. Ireland Overwhelmed by Cocaine2026-01-26
16. Breast Cancer: Their Daily Struggle2026-01-28
17. Romanian Expats: To Leave or to Return?2026-01-29
18. In Austria, the diabolical Krampus parade2026-01-30
19. The reading phenomenon of Gen Z2026-02-02
20. Forgotten villages in Albania's mountains2026-02-03
21. Ninja, a sport conquers Europe2026-02-04
22. The Mafia's sacred cows2026-02-05
23. When there's no money for tampons and pads2026-02-09
24. Foreign Doctors Save German Provincial Hospitals2026-02-10
25. Living with floods2026-02-12
26. Iranians in Europe: A Cry for Freedom2026-02-13
27. Bosnia's Citizens and Illegal Waste2026-02-16
28. The EU Parliament's Perpetual Commuting2026-02-18
29. Orca Shows at an End?2026-02-19
30. Not my king – Doubts about Charles2026-02-20
31. Poland: These Milk Bars Have Become Cult Classics2026-02-23
32. Kharkiv - My brother, dead in Ukraine2026-02-24
33. A polar cold snap hits Northern Europe2026-02-25
34. I want to live to 120!2026-02-26
35. Croatia Between Mines and Sea2026-02-27
36. Young French people take over old farms2026-03-02
37. Too many animals in the zoo – How does modern species conservation work?2026-03-03
38. Special Unit for Vienna's Migrant Women2026-03-05
39. German Expats: Growing Old in Tuscany?2026-03-06
40. Blacksmiths' Competition2026-03-09
41. The Dinosaur Fossil Business2026-03-11
42. Girl Power for an Ancient Ritual2026-03-12
43. Doctors of the Aegean2026-03-13
44. Saving Georgia's Largest Dam2026-03-16
45. The Challenges of Short Stature2026-03-17
46. Ski patrol paramedics on constant duty2026-03-19
47. My Life After Ozempic2026-03-20
48. A Home for LGBTQ+ Seniors2026-03-23
49. Stay-At-Home Dads2026-03-25
50. Public Health Funerals2026-03-26
51. Road Wars in Paris2026-03-27
52. Bouncers Against Squatters in Spain2026-03-30
53. Crater Danger in Anatolia2026-03-31
54. The Sell-Off of Ski Resorts2026-04-01
55. A Pizzeria That Gives Autistic People Independence2026-04-02
56. Bosnia's Farmers and the Coal Clan2026-04-08
57. Hungary's Smear Campaign Against Anti-Fascists2026-04-09
58. Osteoarthritis – New hope for the knee2026-04-10
59. Women working underground – coal for Ukraine2026-04-13
60. The most dangerous horse race on the continent2026-04-15
61. Diagnose Multiple Sklerose2026-04-16
62. Europe's lithium hunger: who pays the price?2026-04-17
63. Europe's Fight Against Cocaine2026-04-20
64. Healing for Ukrainian Soldiers in the Carpathians2026-04-21
65. Anger at Luxury Yachts2026-04-23
66. A Village Doctor in Russia2026-04-28
67. The Blatten Landslide – A New Beginning from Nothing2026-04-30
68. Shadow Work in the Netherlands2026-05-05
69. Child Poverty in Spain2026-05-06
70. France's Shepherds: United for More Rights2026-05-07
71. My Life in Retro Style2026-05-08
72. Women's Rights in Latvia Under Threat2026-05-11
73. Women of the Gitans Struggle for Freedom2026-05-15
74. Spain’s Boom Thanks to Immigration2026-05-18
75. Home: Venezuela - Exile: Madrid2026-05-21
76. Romania: The Uncharted Land2026-05-22
77. Sicily: A City on the Brink2026-05-27
78. Italy's Crumbling Heritage2026-06-02
79. Giving a Kidney to a Stranger2026-06-03
80. Greek Asparagus Challenges the Competition2026-06-05
81. Romania's Controversial Horse Markets2026-06-09
82. How Europe's Militaries Are Recruiting the Next Generation2026-06-10
83. Across Europe by Night Train2026-06-15
84. National Parks, Wildfires and the Challenge of Protection2026-06-16
85. When Citizens Take Justice into Their Own Hands2026-06-17
86. The Snake Catchers of Cocullo2026-06-18
87. Nightlife District Under Pressure2026-06-19
88. The Tempi Train Disaster - Tragedy Without Consequences?2026-06-22
89. Postmen and Doctors Fighting for Better Health2026-06-23
90. New Ideas for Safer Cities2026-06-24
91. A Country at Its Limit - When the State Loses Its Municipalities2026-06-25
92. Sewing for Europe - The Invisible Women of Durrës2026-06-26
93. A Fresh Start at the Campsite2026-06-29
94. Blood Feuds in Albania2026-06-30
95. Scorched Land, Shattered Dreams?2026-07-01
96. Montenegro - Wild, Affordable, Corrupt?2026-07-02
97. Hungary - One Family at a Crossroads2026-07-03
98. K-Pop Passion2026-07-10
99. New Approaches to Policing2026-07-24
100. Project Kamp, the world benefactor in Portugal2026-08-24
101. Child abuse - soon to be a crime forever?2026-08-25
102. Raccoons Invade Europe2026-08-26
103. River swimming in the city2026-08-27
104. Megafires in France2026-08-28
105. Young, loud, democratic in Saxony-Anhalt2026-08-31
106. A Village and 1 Million Chickens2026-09-01
107. Generation No Kids in France2026-09-02
108. The War on the Other Shore2026-09-03
109. Albania between Protest and Profit2026-09-04
110. An Emperor for Austria?2026-09-07
111. Asylum in a House of Worship2026-09-08
112. Alone at 18, when state support ends2026-09-09
113. When Arsenic Poisons a Serbian Town2026-09-11
114. After the earthquake - The survivors of Antakya2026-09-11
115. 40 degrees Celsius in the shade - Europe's unequal heat2026-09-14
116. A farrier alleviates animal suffering in Romania2026-09-15
117. No more back pain!2026-09-16
118. Surgery in the womb, hope for babies2026-09-17
119. The Swiss and their bunkers2026-09-18
120. New life for Italy's kiosks2026-09-21
121. A Cheese at the Centre of a Dispute2026-09-22
122. Invasion of the Parrots2026-09-23
123. Between Two Worlds: Refugees from Ukraine2026-09-24
124. Small Flat? Renovate Instead of Moving2026-09-25
125. New start in the women's shelter2026-09-28
126. The Faroe Islands – In the Sights of the Great Powers2026-09-29
127. Bulgaria’s Rose Oil Industry in Crisis2026-09-30
128. Belgium’s Host Families for People with Mental Illness2026-10-01
129. Haute Cuisine for Everyone!2026-10-02
130. Asbestos Alert in Austria2026-10-05
131. Parents Against Social Media2026-10-06
132. Shalom Italy – A New Home for Israelis?2026-10-07
133. Back to Their Homeland: Poland2026-10-08
134. Following the Route of Turkish Guest Workers2026-10-09
135. Vorkuta – Russia’s Forgotten City in the Arctic2026-10-12
136. Fasting to Combat Chronic Diseases2026-10-13
137. Disappeared During the Kosovo War2026-10-14
138. Rescue Mission for a Nuclear Power Plant Under Heat Stress2026-10-15
139. Holiday in the Arctic Circle - Norway’s Lofoten Islands Under Pressure2026-10-16
140. Britain’s Pothole Heroes2026-10-19
141. Escalation in the West Bank2026-10-20
142. Jellyfish Invasion in the Mediterranean2026-10-21
143. Saving France’s Village Cafés2026-10-22
144. Troop Withdrawal - Are the Americans Abandoning Us?2026-10-23
145. Longing for Buddha2026-10-26
146. Hope in the Face of Bee Die-offs2026-10-27
147. Cliff Diving - The Thrill of Great Heights2026-10-28
148. Valencia - The Flood and the Rescue of the Photographs2026-10-29
149. Trump Drives US Researchers to Europe2026-10-30
150. Gen Z Discovers Faith2026-11-02