Beate Rygiert has published numerous biographies, such as ‘Als ich vom Himmel fiel’ with Juliane Koepcke, for which she was awarded the Corine Literaturpreis, or ‘Nicht ohne meine Mutter’, with Meral al_mer, or ‘Löwinnenherz’ with Sengül Obinger. Beate Rygiert lives in the Black Forest and in Stuttgart.