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A book about naturism in East Germany is being promoted with a naked book reading.

East Germans were famous for naturism before the fall of the Berlin Wall, happily stripping off at summer nudist camps, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Now author Thomas Kupfermann has written a book about the subject, compiling snapshots and memories from leading lights in the naturist movement.

The sold-out naked reading at a bookshop in north-eastern Germany will be shrouded in heavy curtains to prevent onlookers ogling the audience.

Bookshop owner Helmut Maass has encouraged those attending to dress up warmly and only disrobe on arrival, due to the chilly conditions.

He insists that despite the date, the naked presentation is no April Fool's joke. Rather, the event seems part of a growing renaissance of naturism ideals.

Later this year a German travel agent is launching a nudist flight to a spa on the Baltic Coast