Ingrid Schampel
Author
Ingrid Schampel, born in 1931 in Bad Godesberg, Germany, writes about people, their longings, their contradictions, and the freedom to keep rediscovering themselves. She grew up in Bad Godesberg and first worked as a medical assistant in her father’s practice. Stays in Andalusia and journalistic work on music and culture shaped her path to literature.
About Ingrid Schampel
Her first book, the crime novel “Masken, Mord und Schneeblockade,” appeared in 1988. It was followed by society and family novels, regional literature about Bad Godesberg and Bonn, humorous episodes, columns, and more crime novels. After a long break, she returned in 2024 with the novel “Die schamlosen Offenbarungen der Mrs. Warren” and drew wide attention in the press, on radio, and on television.
In 2026, her new novel “Die zärtlichen Offenbarungen des Mathias Grey,” an erotic comedy of manners, is published. Humor, close observation, and social candor shape her writing. Her books are written in German.
Career Highlights
- 1931Born in Bad Godesberg
- 1988First book published, the crime novel “Masken, Mord und Schneeblockade”
- 1992–2004Society novels, regional literature, columns, and crime novels
- 2024Return with “Die schamlosen Offenbarungen der Mrs. Warren”
- 2026New novel “Die zärtlichen Offenbarungen des Mathias Grey”
