Helen McClory from Edinburgh can't make it to our indieberlin book fair on November 7th, but she will be on the Literophone -- she will be one of several poets and flash fictionistas available for a phone call from our very special fluffy booth in the back of the bar....
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Jane Flett interviews Ambika Thompson interviews Jane Flett
We're very happy that Berlin writers Ambika Thompson and Jane Flett will be reading at the indieberlin book fair on the 7th in Posh Teckel! To my request that I interview each of them, they both said, let us take care of that. Below is a conversation between Jane...
Polly Trope talks to Jonathan Lyon ahead of his indieberlin book fair reading
Jonathan Lyon is a writer and singer from the UK who lives and works in Berlin. With his new band Agon and his frequent appearances at readings about town he's creating something of a storm. We're excited to have Jonathan Lyon reading at the upcoming indieberlin book...
Achtung, jetzt wird’s politisch!
Reden wir über Feminismus Das 15. internationale Literaturfestival Berlin ist Geschichte. Ich habe mir dieses Mal zwei Veranstaltungen aus dem Special "Zur Lage des Feminismus" angehört. Am 11. September hat Laurie Penny ihr Buch "Unsagbare Dinge: Sex, Lügen und...
Watch out, there’s politics in here
Worse yet, we're talking feminist politics The 15th International Literature Festival Berlin is over, and this year, I attended two events that were part of their Special "On the current state of feminism." On Friday, September 11, Laurie Penny was there to present...
Literatur und Lesungen bis zum Abwinken
Viel los im literarischen Berlin September. Die Ferien sind vorbei, der Herbst scheint auch schon über uns hereinbrechen zu wollen, und wie immer ist ganz viel los im literarischen Berlin: Morgen startet zum Beispiel das 15. Internationale Literaturfestival Berlin,...
indieberlin’s first indie book fair – guaranteed to be amazing – get on board!
We're crowdfunding Berlin's first ever book fair for indies. Intimate one-on-one readings. The blue pill, the red pill. A book written live by everyone present who wants to be involved. Live performance, workshops, talks. It's going to be cool. It's going to be...
Musik und Text und Bild – Ein Abend in Berlin
Donnerstag, der 27. August 2015: Ein Nachmittag, ein Abend in Berlin, und mal wieder habe ich im Schnelldurchlauf einen wunderbaren Querschnitt durch große und kleine Kunst, durch die Macht der Worte, Bilder und Melodien erlebt ... Ich bin immer noch immer wieder aufs...
Das neue Buch von Dirk Bernemann
Mädchen statt Frauen Dirk Bernemann trifft keine Frauen. Beziehungsweise: Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie Dirk das hält, aber sein Erzähler trifft keine Frauen. Er trifft ›Mädchen‹, immer wieder ›Mädchen‹. Schöne Mädchen, Traumwesen, die seine Phantasie anregen und von...
Calves in the Mud Room – indieberlin book review
Calves in the Mud Room by Jerome O Brown was a great disappointment to me. Complete letdown. Ruined my night. Because I was sure it was going to be a proper length novel. And then it ended! Turns out it was only a novella! And that, after I'd fallen in love with the...
Introducing Letters From Berlin : A Multimedia Book
Are you ready for a fabulous new hybrid publication? Letters from Berlin will delight armchair travellers and Berlin aficionados alike. The digital serial publisher The Pigeonhole announces the launch of its second series of Pigeon Posts : Weekly dispatches coming...
Review – Graveyards of the Banks by Nyla Nox
Set a few years ago now, Nyla Nox's first part of the intended trilogy Graveyards of the Banks takes place shortly before the 2008 big crash. Her narrator is a humanities student fallen on financial hard times (see anyone without a bank/IT job living in London), who...