{"title": "Buchpremiere Olivia Laing „Buch der Träume“", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Georg-Kolbe-Museum", "address": "Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/books"], "description": "A book launch for Olivia Laing's novel „Buch der Träume“ with a conversation. The author talks to Kathleen Reinhardt, director of the Georg Kolbe Museum, about Venice as a place of longing and her novel about two men who meet in Venice and plunge into the dream world of Cinecittà, until their excessive lives grow threatening amid Italy's 'Years of Lead'. The German passages will be read by the actress Veronika Bachfischer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchpremiere-olivia-laing-buch-der-traume-11976/", "official_url": "https://georg-kolbe-museum.de/programm/veranstaltungen/buchpremiere-olivia-laing-buch-der-traeume/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/963dfc3ce2312221f7c1557dd52600717f2b139338417b53806f2bc00df01532-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Georg-Kolbe-Museum", "address": "Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Olivia Laing »Buch der Träume«", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+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/4249-tickets-olivia-laing-buch-der-traeume-literaturhaus-berlin-berlin-am-04-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A book premiere in the Großer Saal of the Literaturhaus Berlin: author Olivia Laing presents her new novel »Buch der Träume«, in English, with the German passages read by actress Veronika Bachfischer. In conversation with Kathleen Reinhardt, director of the Georg Kolbe Museum and curator of the German Pavilion at the 61. Biennale di Venezia 2026, she speaks about Venice as a place of longing, le belli arti and the novel. The novel tells of a penniless young English artist's encounter with the visionary costume and production designer Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema. The two travel to Rome and surrender themselves to the intoxicating dream world of Cinecittà in Italy's politically tense »Years of Lead« – a hypnotic, captivatingly told novel about power and illusion, loneliness and uncompromising desire.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/olivia-laing-buch-der-traume-201/", "official_url": "https://li-be.de/programm/veranstaltungen/olivia-laing-buch-der-traeume/", "image": ""}, {"title": "VOCI IN TRANSITO (it)", "start": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Buchhandlung a Livraria", "address": "Torstraße 159, 10115 Berlin", "price": "Freies Angebot / free donation", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/italian-literature"], "description": "A literary reading with Italian authors in Berlin. Lucia Camilloni, Fedra Mincio, Linda Nocera and Daniela Porto read short stories, excerpts from novels, poems and reflections. They tell of being in transit between Berlin, Italy and the world, of changes and challenges, and of the wish to give voice to their own voice and uniqueness. Afterwards there will be an open discussion between the authors and the audience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/voci-in-transito-it-13461/", "official_url": "https://www.mondolibro.de/p/sa-07-11-2026i-17-uhr-i-voci-in-transito-it", "image": "https://noky.io/images/34dbca9a64865198ba619a56aa6b939de87297a02ef8747a3b3b1414146a5dee-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Club de lectura de noviembre: Malina, de Ingeborg Bachmann", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bartleby & Co.", "address": "Boppstraße 2", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/novel"], "description": "In November, the Bartleby reading circle meets at the Bartleby & Co. bookshop on Boppstraße 2. The Spanish-language bookshop invites its readers to read a book together and then discuss it in person. The chosen title is Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann, an astonishing portrait of a writer trying to tell her own story in a world dominated by men. The novel follows a woman in postwar Vienna between her inaccessible lover Ivan and her reserved flatmate Malina, a feminist psychological masterpiece of European literature.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/club-de-lectura-de-noviembre-malina-de-ingeborg-bachmann-12904/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5f679be336ded5a712898b70574c79015fbfe42ff1b6224a7eae4b1e54d0b62-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Özge İnan: \"Die Dichterin\"", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bezirkszentralbibliothek Pablo Neruda", "address": "Frankfurter Allee 14a, 10247 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "The author Özge İnan reads from her novel „Die Dichterin“ at the Bezirkszentralbibliothek Pablo Neruda. The novel follows the celebrated young poet Emma Rodenstock, whose story begins to unravel when a second lyricist claims to have written her texts – a tale of authenticity, classism and the power of scandal. The evening is moderated by TV journalist and book reviewer Georgina Fakunmoju. Admission is free, with advance registration available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ozge-inan-die-dichterin-24126/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/stadtbibliothek-friedrichshain-kreuzberg/bibliotheken/bezirkszentralbibliothek-pablo-neruda/veranstaltungen-projekte/oezge-inan-die-dichterin-1720666.php", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6deb390e939cb4fc80877f8b78d45d9f64d5f83812f181d9b65315df5068c6a6-600.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": "OrankeBuch live: Das Fenster – Gabriele Treige stellt ihren Roman vor", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "OrankeBuch", "address": "Konrad-Wolf-Straße 29, 13055 Berlin", "price": "10,00 EUR p.P.", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "Gabriele Treige reads from her second novel \"Das Fenster\", a quiet, intense mother-daughter novel about perception, projection and the fragile order of family closeness. The reading takes place at the OrankeBuch bookshop in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. Violinist Regina Seehausen accompanies the evening with short pieces on the violin. In the novel, the narrator looks each morning at her mother's window – until one day it stays closed and old conflicts surface.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/orankebuch-live-das-fenster-gabriele-treige-stellt-ihren-rom-48575/", "official_url": "https://orankebuch.buchkatalog.de/content/20251202Rudis", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb688eeaa9505707836c5ad235c2078f972c612d467df8e6a219d1b33046f039-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lesung „Stunden wie Tage“", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Liebermann-Villa", "address": "Colomierstraße 3, 14109 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://shop.liebermann-villa.de/de/tickets/2668", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A reading and conversation at the Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee. The author Shelly Kupferberg presents her book „Stunden wie Tage“, published by Diogenes Verlag. It is about the book and a talk with the author. The event's image shows Shelly Kupferberg, photographed by Heike Steinweg.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-stunden-wie-tage-12214/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/abb0b3d9608d4a624d7f8c9a8f83ceea2cc5965075f985748dd18fc5a567eac6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Info on Books", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Café Babette", "address": "Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://babette-beauty.com/info-on-books/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art", "literature"], "description": "“Info on Books” is a regular event hosted by Café Babette at which artists and art publishers present their latest publications. The series takes place at Café Babette in the Sudhaus of the Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst. The evening brings together titles such as “Deviations” by Josephin Böttger, “situations_ll_2026” by Anne Wodtcke, “Vor der Verwandlung / Before the Metamorphosis” by Bettina Hauke and “Find Me Paradise” by Benita Suchodrev. Also on show are books like “arcade - 10 Sekunden Neukölln” by Reinhold Gottwald, “Raised Hides” by Silke Nowak and “Karl - Tausche Bilder gegen Geschichten” by Petra Spielhagen.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/info-on-books-12107/", "official_url": "https://cafebabette.de/info-on-books/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d98e2fed1ae0a08fc928c206436281da479e9e4dcf5ebf284cda1a1c0a01de1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lesung und Gespräch mit der Autorin Lena Müller", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Pro Kiez Bötzowkiez e.V.", "address": "Esmarchstraße 18, 10407 Berlin", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Lena Müller reads from her novel »Club der Verschwenderinnen« and then talks about it. In it, on a hot summer in the big city, single mother and translator Eli meets Gunda, who has been standing alone behind the bar of a pub for 20 years. Out of an initial makeshift arrangement a friendship gradually grows that becomes a great story. The event by AG Kultur bei Pro Kiez e.V. and the Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek takes place in the reading room on the ground floor left; registration by e-mail is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-und-gesprach-mit-der-autorin-lena-muller-24490/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=295241&ls=30&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b20fea682d96371a2ea0645f8655578325f34a4c87d61fd442cd89760aeeecda-600.webp"}, {"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"}]}