{"title": "»Berlin Babel. Stories of the city by Berliners old and new«", "start": "2026-11-06T20:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "tickets_url": "https://literatur-berlin.tickettoaster.de/produkte/4251-tickets-across-the-page-sheila-armstrong-gesa-stedman-berlin-babel-dj-natalie-stardust-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-06-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A book presentation of the new anthology »Berlin Babel«, which brings together 14 stories by writers from 11 countries. Among them are Leon Craig from the UK and Katy Derbyshire, who edited the anthology for V&Q. The evening asks how writers tackle that seemingly eternal subject, Berlin, what makes a good Berlin story, and whose perspective counts. It also includes a reading and talk with Sheila Armstrong and Gesa Stedman as well as music from DJ Natalie Stardust.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/berlin-babel-stories-of-the-city-by-berliners-old-and-new-206/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/berlin-babel-stories-of-the-city-by-berliners-old-and-new/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T20:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Sheila Armstrong and Gesa Stedman", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "tickets_url": "https://literatur-berlin.tickettoaster.de/produkte/4251-tickets-across-the-page-sheila-armstrong-gesa-stedman-berlin-babel-dj-natalie-stardust-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-06-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "A reading-and-talk evening at the Großer Saal of Literaturhaus Berlin. Sheila Armstrong, an Irish writer living in Berlin-Neukölln, reads from her novel 'The Red Mouth', published in 2026, and discusses with Gesa Stedman (HU Berlin) how to write about one's homeland of Ireland from afar. This is followed by a presentation of the book 'Berlin Babel' with Leon Craig and Katy Derbyshire, after which DJ Natalie Stardust plays. 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The evening ticket also includes a reading and talk with Sheila Armstrong and Gesa Stedman and the book presentation \"Berlin Babel\" with Leon Craig and Katy Derbyshire. The DJ part forms the finale of the programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/indie-pop-northern-soul-psychedelic-207/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/indie-pop-northern-soul-psychedelic/", "image": ""}, {"title": "THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN: Ioana Cristina Casapu in conversation with Alexander Wells", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Lettrétage", "address": "Veteranenstr. 21, 10119 Berlin", "price": "on a donation basis (recommended 5-10€)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/berlin", "literature"], "description": "A literary evening of readings, conversation and mutual interviewing at Lettrétage. Romanian author and curator Ioana Cristina Casapu welcomes Australian writer and critic Alexander Wells for the second edition of her series „THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN“, which she initiated together with Lars Jongeblod. Starting from Karl Scheffler's verdict that Berlin is „condemned forever to becoming“, they ask how much of the past we carry into a new life, tracing writers who came to Berlin to begin again – from Isherwood's Schöneberg and Joseph Roth's streets to today's perpetually unfinished capital. Casapu draws on her essay collection „Berliner Tagebuch – Die Geschichte meiner inneren Mauer“ (2025), Wells on essays following Joseph Roth, questioning young Australians in Berlin and examining how the Stasi became part of a reassuring Western narrative.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/there-is-no-past-in-berlin-ioana-cristina-casapu-in-conversa-7372/", "official_url": "https://www.lettretage.de/programm/there-is-no-past-in-berlin-ioana-cristina-casapu-in-conversation-with-alexander-wells", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e09be97596bab3997375df8499f6ed2c59095e2ee59382927e1616fdeeb5a42-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Transformationszeit: Fantasie gegen Realität …", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Ephraim-Palais", "address": "Poststraße 16, 10178 Berlin", "price": "Regulär: 10 Euro, Ermäßigt: 6 Euro", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://stiftungbrandenburgertor.de/veranstaltungen/liebermanns-welt/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature"], "description": "A conversation about life and writing in East and West Berlin, the final installment of the series „Transformationszeit“. Katja Oskamp, a writer born in East Berlin and author of „Marzahn, mon amour“ and „Die vorletzte Frau“, and West Berlin author Björn Kuhligk, known for „Überall Nachbarn“ and „Berlin-Beschimpfung“, join moderator Marion Brasch to discuss inventing reality. They explore how everyday life and social conditions shape writing, what artistic freedoms existed on either side of the Wall, and what changed after 1989. The talk takes place in the salon on the ground floor and lasts one hour and thirty minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/transformationszeit-fantasie-gegen-realitat-11821/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/transformationszeit-fantasie-gegen-realitaet", "image": "https://noky.io/images/09af503cac5f68817fe03a2a5975b32abb478c6644eab9d240ec33d10e0388f3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Nikesh Shukla & Gesa Stedman: Perspektiven des britischen Buchmarkts", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "tickets_url": "https://literatur-berlin.tickettoaster.de/produkte/4250-tickets-across-the-page-connecting-british-and-irish-literary-voices-through-storytelling-and-translation-nikesh-shukla-and-gesa-stedman-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-05-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature", "society"], "description": "A reading and conversation in the Großer Saal of Literaturhaus Berlin, part of the festival »Across the Page«, which connects British and Irish literary voices through storytelling and translation. Nikesh Shukla, editor of the anthology \"The Good Immigrant\", co-founder of the Jhalak Prize and of \"The Good Literary Agency\", speaks with Gesa Stedman (HU Berlin). The discussion covers Shukla's recent work and how the English-language book market is developing after Brexit and in populist times. The event takes place in English and is held in cooperation with the Centre for British Studies and the British Council.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/nikesh-shukla-gesa-stedman-perspektiven-des-britischen-buchm-31533/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/opening/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Die Mauer - Innen - Dazwischen - Außen", "start": "2026-11-09T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Ballhaus Wedding", "address": "Wriezener Straße 6, 13359 Berlin", "price": "15 € Vorverkauf - 18 € AK", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/berlin-wall", "literature/reading"], "description": "A literary and scenic evening featuring readings from „Fall: Berlin, 1989“. Author Claire Elizabeth Terry and Kathrin Berger connect the story of the fall of the Wall with scenic moments and drawings. In German and English, a shared exchange on walls and freedom follows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-mauer-innen-dazwischen-auen-21827/", "official_url": "https://www.ballhauswedding.de/details-registrierung/die-mauer-innen-dazwischen-aussen", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68850f2f3633bdd4609c8d53845848fb987864d4cc975df90243ac2bfe17d939-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Brecht-Haus Untergrund Die multiliterarische Keller-Revue", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Brecht-Haus", "address": "Chausseestraße 125, 10115 Berlin", "price": "6,- € / ermäßigt: 4,- €", "price_from": "6.80", "price_to": "6.80", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.lfbrecht.de/produkte/4287-tickets-brecht-haus-untergrund-die-multiliterarische-keller-revue-literaturforum-im-brecht-haus-berlin-am-12-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "In the cellar of the Brecht-Haus, an evening is devoted to Berlin's literary life and its voices beyond the big markets and fairs. Authors, song poets, performers and musicians present literary texts of the city past and present, entirely without big discussion. The result is a mix of texts, music and performance, now and then spiced with videos or digital dialogues. This time the three guests are the poet Marion Poschmann, the writer Helga Kurzchalia and the indiepop poet Josepha Conrad, hosted by Martin Jankowski.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/brecht-haus-untergrund-die-multiliterarische-keller-revue-75807/", "official_url": "https://lfbrecht.de/event/brecht-haus-untergrund-die-multiliterarische-keller-revue-17/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f32d44b0e80078e4a674a0749621116a0d1240404f915e094ed95b1651c0c2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Sagen und Geschichten aus Berlin", "start": "2026-11-06T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Dorotheenstädtische Buchhandlung", "address": "Turmstraße 5, 10559 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "A reading with slide projection and music about legends and stories from Berlin, featuring devils, poor fishermen, goblins, giants and the “Weiße Frau”. Thomas Siener is behind the event and also performs on the harp. It is about the fantastic and the spooky, sometimes with a “kernel of truth”, at locations such as the Pfaueninsel, the Berliner Schloss and Köpenick. Registration is by telephone with the bookshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sagen-und-geschichten-aus-berlin-22284/", "official_url": "https://www.dorotheenstaedtische.de/event/sagen-und-geschichten-aus-berlin/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b612cba6f3a1603d50c7ccee1f188f14908f88be4f735dfae9a26813429cc395-600.webp"}, {"title": "Berliner Literaturwerkstatt QUEER Vol. 3", "start": "2026-10-31T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Brotfabrik", "address": "1, 13086 Berlin", "price": "Kostenlos (zzgl. VVK)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing", "society/queer"], "description": "The Berliner Literaturwerkstatt QUEER is a moderated event at which two literary texts in progress are read out and discussed together. For Vol. 3, the writers Ade Ajayi, Crispin Scholz, Danou Chazarenc, Anja Kümmel and Sonja M. Schultz take part, with moderation by Donat Blum. Up to five queer writers from Berlin and the audience offer appreciative feedback, and the workshop also serves as a networking event for queer writers. The cooperation between »Glitter – Die Gala der Literaturzeitschriften«, the Buchladen Eisenherz and BrotfabrikLiteratur takes place in the Roter Salon.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/berliner-literaturwerkstatt-queer-vol-3-48487/", "official_url": "https://brotfabrik-berlin.de/veranstaltung/berliner-literaturwerkstatt-queer-vol-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07b4ca817f76a476eab7720ad4a7ca0eab3b3688bd0d7fb2c2bc2e49527fe19a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Clube do Livro em Berlim : Ilze Scamparini", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Buchhandlung a Livraria", "address": "Torstraße 159, 10115 Berlin", "price": "Free if the book was bought at the bookshop; otherwise €10 per meeting (€28 per block, €90 for the f", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Clube do Livro em Berlim is a Portuguese-language book club that meets monthly at the A Livraria bookshop in Berlin. It is conceived by Luciana Rangel, a master in biographical and creative writing, and curated by her and Prof. Dr. Leonardo Tonus of the Sorbonne. At this meeting the author Ilze Scamparini takes part online. The selection of works prioritises Brazilian literature but opens space for international dialogues.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/clube-do-livro-em-berlim-ilze-scamparini-13456/", "official_url": "https://www.mondolibro.de/p/do-12-11-2026-oder-18-uhr-i-clube-do-livro-em-berlim-ilze-scamparini", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7030d7e550875192e74558c4b879fd6e677f61a4bc26be97271df089e47db618-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Writing & Translation Workshops", "start": "2026-11-06T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Literaturhaus Berlin", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Creative Writing & Translation Workshops is a series of hands-on workshops on creative writing and literary translation taking place throughout the house. It features Lucy Jones, Nikesh Shukla, Katy Derbyshire, Sylee Gore, Sheila Armstrong and Leon Craig, each leading their own workshop topic, such as translation as reading and writing, writing in the present moment, telling original prose from translated writing, making handmade books, finding one's own writing voice, and suggestion and ambiguity in fiction. Entry is free, and registration by email for the desired workshops is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/creative-writing-translation-workshops-204/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/creative-writing-translation-workshops/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Autoren & ihre Bücher", "start": "2026-11-10T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kulturring in Berlin e.V.", "address": "Ernststraße 14-16, 12437 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/authors"], "description": "An evening of conversation at the Bezirkszentralbibliothek „Mark Twain“ devoted to authors and their books. Danuta Schmidt talks with Andreas Lehmann, head of the editorial team of the MAGAZIN. The magazine has existed since 1924, thus for more than 100 years. Admission is free, with a donation requested for the friends' association to help co-finance the events; registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/autoren-ihre-bucher-78124/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}