{"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. 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She recounts her life in London on the Brexit island and takes the audience on a journey across the island, from the Royal Albert Hall to her houseboat on Regent's Canal. 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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. 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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. 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Author Paula Fürstenberg looks at German reunification from the perspective of a post-reunification generation, asking about the gaps in the narrative of unity, accompanied by unemployment, emigration and racist violence in the East. The reading is moderated by journalist and author Nhi Le.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/niewiedervereinigung-100-zwischenrufe-zur-deutschen-einheit-16573/", "official_url": "https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/gespraech/niewiedervereinigung-100-zwischenrufe-zur-deutschen-einheit-169340/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/14149d7214a8e7465078031a2f0660b9d59e8fc2f194d169e26c95ae08b5a3c8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Literarisches Whisky-Tasting", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bett & Buch Hotel", "address": "Rudower Straße 1 12557", "price": "65,00 Euro", "price_from": "65.00", "price_to": "65.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/whisky", "literature"], "description": "A convivial evening combining whisky and literature: six whiskies from four countries are tasted while stories from the world of authors such as Charles Bukowski, Graham Greene, James Joyce, Haruki Murakami, Jo Nesbø and Frank Schätzing are told. Behind the evening are Jürgen Diessl, who has worked in the book trade for 30 years and draws the connection between whisky, authors and their works, and whisky expert Tanja Bempreiksz, who enriches the evening with vivid insights into the world of distilleries. The stage for the evening is the Hotel „Bett und Buch“ in Köpenick, a house full of history – once a pub, then a public library, then a ruin and now a lovingly renovated hotel and café. Its individually designed rooms are each dedicated to an author and also house the old treasures of the former library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/literarisches-whisky-tasting-16861/", "official_url": "https://www.whiskytasting.berlin/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c5d42b514ef67bdcce99c8f83500ea193d6f7841710284ba02ee1d91bde8988-600.webp"}, {"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": ""}, {"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": ""}]}