Books

tell me i was here (2025)

It’s been several years since his divorce, but retired artisan Abdel struggles to adapt to life in a big, empty house. Clinging to routines and late-night talks with the affable bouncer at his favourite Irish pub, he is caught between confronting a painful past and an uncertain future. When he impulsively decides to help the teenage runaway Loïc, he is thrust into the centre of a social drama that quickly takes over his life. Their journey through the alleys and beaches of Cannes brings them into contact with an eclectic cast: a shop owner who curates the belongings of the departed, a rebellious musician who offers Loïc a lifeline, and the ever-present, enigmatic Wanderer.

Tom Weber’s latest novel is a poignant exploration of grief, resilience, and what it truly means to have lived a life, revealing a world of struggle and solidarity far from the glamour of the festival lights.

gondolas float on purple roses (2023)

Anja and Tito can’t believe their luck when the eccentric editor-in-chief of La Lettera asks them to cover the latest edition of the legendary Venice Biennale. But the seemingly routine trip quickly takes a turn as Tito grapples with increasingly complex feelings towards his long-time colleague and friend. From smashed up artworks in the Giardini and the fragile wonders of Murano to vain celebrations in a decrepit Lido hotel, Venice is ripe with symbols and mystery in this highly introspective story.

Come along on a journey through the ephemeral city that unravels the innermost nature of love and life itself.

fluides herz (2022)

halfway to blossoming (2020)

During our seemingly endless exploration of reality we sometimes stumble upon something beautiful. A gift so rare and so stunning that it illuminates the entire path ahead of us. In his first English poetry collection, Tom Weber offers his readers one such present. Poems emerging from a brief gap in existence, words shimmering in the mild light of creation. All the while a mysterious hibiscus flower slowly blossoms in the shade of a secret liaison.

Ultreya: Two friends on their Camino to Santiago (2019)

‘Is this going to work out?’ No other question was asked as often as this one when it came to the project ‘Tom & Jo’s Camino for Charity 2019’. And you could see why: a Buddhist writer and a Catholic hedonist going on a pilgrimage?
Through this book you can relive this peculiar journey from Porto to Santiago de Compostela along the Portuguese Coastal Way in an authentic and engaging manner. See the adventure through Tom’s original journal notes, countless pictures, comments and Jo’s favourite parts of each day.

A charming testimony of what pilgrimage can mean to a generation born into a materialistic and turbo-capitalist society.

Charons Barke (2018)

Tito spürt eine ganz besondere Nähe zu seiner Redaktionskollegin Anja. Aber Anja führt offenbar mit ihrem Freund Jacopo eine glückliche Beziehung. Als Anja eines Tages mit verweinten Augen vor Titos Tür steht, bietet sich dem jungen Mann die Gelegenheit. Die beiden brechen überstürzt zu einer Reise nach Venedig auf. Gemeinsam erkunden sie die Stadt und Tito genießt die Zeit mit Anja. Bei einem Ausflug auf die Insel Murano wird ihm klar, dass er sich ein Leben mit Anja an seiner Seite wünscht. Soll er ihr gegenüber seine Liebe offenbaren? Doch während Tito im Strudel seiner Gefühle gefangen ist, trifft Anja eine Entscheidung.

glaswand (2017)

Wassertropfen, die eine Glaswand herunterrinnen, fragile Zeugnisse eines vorübergezogenen Gewitters: so gestaltet sich die Poesie von Tom Weber, deren flüchtig skizzierte Verse nach einem Ausweg aus der in diesem Band allgegenwärtigen Leere schreien. Eine Welt hinter einer Glaswand, die nur durch Worte durchbrochen werden kann, denn wenn alles zerfällt, hat allein das Gedicht Bestand.