{"title": "Queer Fiction Bookclub", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00+01:00", "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "price": "€ 2 reg. / € 1 erm. per month", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club", "society/queer"], "description": "The Queer Fiction Bookclub is a reading circle for everyone interested in reading lesbian and queer fiction together. It is run by Clara and Juliette, invited by the organization Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V. In November, the group discusses \"Waist Deep\" by Linea Maja Ernst. The meeting takes place online, and registration by email is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-fiction-bookclub-73241/", "official_url": "https://spinnboden.de/angebot/queer-fiction-bookclub-engl-dt/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4aaf8513b100ac22c96b1093a1b04ddf4662cffe598c113f8f82eee93bed773d-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00+01:00", "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-12-09T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-09T20:30:00+01:00", "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Buchklub", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T22:30:00+01:00", "place": "Village.Berlin", "address": "Kurfürstenstraße 31-32, 10785 Berlin", "price": "kostenlos mit Anmeldung", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://wearevillage.org/shop/massage-exchange-w23", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club", "society/queer"], "description": "The book club is a monthly reading group that discusses books dealing with LGBTQIA+ topics and figures. It is led by Nils Philipp, an art and architecture educator who also works as a poet, photographer and city guide. This time the group discusses „King Cobra“ (2026) by Muri Darida, a debut novel awarded the Robert Walser Prize about the body, origins and family violence, told from a transmasculine perspective. The discussion takes place in German, but participants may read the book in whatever language they prefer; admission is free with registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchklub-32460/", "official_url": "https://wearevillage.org/shop/book-club/w45-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/773ae62bc4fac972cd92b0cce259c9bac04a8f317ac41a9cda0efdd8741f3972-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Büchertisch: Berliner Literaturwerkstatt QUEER Vol 3", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Eisenherz", "address": "Motzstraße 23, 10777 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing", "society/queer"], "description": "The Berliner Literaturwerkstatt QUEER continues its series in 2026; in each workshop session, two literary texts in progress are read and discussed. Up to five queer authors from Berlin give appreciative feedback, together with the audience, in a moderated session lasting 120 minutes. The workshops make visible how many decisions lie behind writing that is often solitary, and they also serve to network queer writers, especially those just starting out. They are a cooperation between »Glitter – Die Gala der Literaturzeitschriften«, the bookshop Eisenherz and BrotfabrikLiteratur.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchertisch-berliner-literaturwerkstatt-queer-vol-3-14678/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8066c99e09151c04d6d617d4673534290abbd2a612297eed005fb87c590cb614-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Queer Needlecraft Corner", "start": "2026-11-04T19:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T21:15:00+01:00", "place": "Bibliothek am Wasserturm", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 227/228, 10405 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/lgbtq", "diy/textiles"], "description": "The „Queer Needlecraft Corner“ is an open meetup for knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidering and weaving in a respectful atmosphere. Organized by the Bibliothek am Wasserturm, it welcomes beginners and experienced crafters alike to bring their own projects and materials, exchange ideas and get to know each other. The gatherings are open to everyone who treats others with respect and appreciation. Admission is free, no registration needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-needlecraft-corner-15876/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=294037&ls=50&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79d4a35017d5712b68db878816e72d138ecd59498124fa005f6459302f7cb8be-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Fat&Queer – Exchange and Community Group", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "price": "donation based / Spendenbasis: 1-2 euros", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/queer"], "description": "Fat&Queer is an exchange and community group for fat queers. This meeting's topic is \"Fat Stickers\": together, participants design and create templates for fat activist stickers. The group is facilitated by Oriel, a fat activist and educational facilitator who wants to open spaces where fat queers can connect with each other. No registration is needed, participation is donation-based (1–2 euros), and the meeting takes place in person at Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/fatqueer-exchange-and-community-group-73240/", "official_url": "https://spinnboden.de/angebot/fatqueer-exchange-and-community-group-dt-engl/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9e851313e411dd3e48f5fe8b488f7e7a17e27590b019ccae62291293b3bb0227-1200.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": "Silent Book Club – Chapter Lankwitz", "start": "2026-11-02T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-02T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Stadtteilbibliothek Lankwitz", "address": "Bruchwitzstraße 37, 12247 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Silent Book Club – Chapter Lankwitz is a monthly gathering for shared silent reading at the Gottfried-Benn-Bibliothek library. Everyone reads on their own in good company, with their own book or one borrowed from the library – whether novel, non-fiction or comic. It is about a cozy, relaxed break with a good book. Visitors are invited to get comfortable and simply drop by.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/silent-book-club-chapter-lankwitz-28835/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/26635e8d29fffd725343d591aed8108625cecfb01fb373e963d4a2f61c36d6c8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Book Club \"Her Body And Other Parties\" by Carmen Maria Machado", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Otherland", "address": "Bergmannstraße 25, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "The Otherland Speculative Fiction Book Club meets at the Otherland bookshop on Bergmannstraße to discuss \"Her Body And Other Parties\" by Carmen Maria Machado. The meeting is run by the book club of Otherland, a bookshop for science fiction and fantasy. Participants are asked to register in advance by email, and drinks and snacks are available. Anyone interested can sign up for updates and vote on the books to be read.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/book-club-her-body-and-other-parties-by-carmen-maria-machado-26337/", "official_url": "https://www.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-details/book-club-her-body-and-other-parties-by-carmen-maria-machado.html?day=20261030&times=1793388600,1793388540", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c4339d6660e9ed33156973eb62d706eff5d9679af8c427247b907da9c2c7b46d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Leseklub Buchholz", "start": "2026-11-02T15:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Nachbarschaftszentrum Amtshaus Buchholz", "address": "Rosenthaler Weg 32, 13127 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Leseklub Buchholz is a reading club meeting held at the neighbourhood centre. It is run by the neighbourhood library of Französisch Buchholz and meets on the first Monday of every month.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/leseklub-buchholz-27084/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f0843d5258983e278c912dfd6d4ffdd233f38c37d904b66152ada4b9926e719e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Книжный клуб. 18+0", "start": "2026-11-05T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Totschka", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 216, 10405 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club"], "description": "«Книжный клуб. 18+0» is a Russian-language book club for people aged 18 and over with babies, for those who want to read and discuss books but are not yet ready to leave their baby at home. The club reads small forms such as short stories, essays and novellas that do not require several free evenings, meeting once a month in a small group where a baby's presence bothers no one. For November the group chose Nabokov's first Berlin novel «Машенька» from 1926, plus, if time and energy allow, Vyacheslav Kuritsyn's documentary essay «Счастье. Набоков в Берлине летом 1926 года». The club is moderated by Alexanderа Chervotkina, a mother of three.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/180-28015/", "official_url": "https://fienta.com/211195", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a8ec3455dd8ae32f5c278a5dd7b9ac19b15170f0dec63b2145b87c89dcd917ed-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lankwitzer Lesekreis", "start": "2026-11-06T16:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Gottfried-Benn-Bibliothek", "address": "Nentershäuser Platz 1, 14163 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "The Lankwitzer Lesekreis is a monthly reading circle where participants discuss a jointly chosen book in a cozy setting. It is hosted by the Stadtteilbibliothek Lankwitz, the Lankwitz neighborhood library. Everyone interested in literature is warmly welcome. Registration is possible by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lankwitzer-lesekreis-57710/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5781e32088a7c53c8edc9984d95c1f80275dc3afcf0329d016b6d839b56278a1-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jennifer Evans & Guests: Buchpräsentation „Eine queere Art der Geschichte“", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schwules Museum *", "address": "Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin", "price": "7 Euro (ermäßigt 4 Euro)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/queer-history", "society/queer"], "description": "The Schwules Museum hosts a book presentation, in spoken German, of the German translation of Jennifer Evans' award-winning book „Eine queere Art der Geschichte“. Evans is a queer historian at Carleton University in Ottawa, who describes the museum as no passive archive but a living place of queer kinship. Her book traces the conflict-ridden yet productive struggles over sexualities and gender in art, politics and everyday life in East, West and reunified Germany since 1945, asking about gaps in historiography and archives. Together with invited „special guests“, she will also explore how historical research can help shape a radically intersectional future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jennifer-evans-guests-buchprasentation-eine-queere-art-der-g-12551/", "official_url": "https://www.schwulesmuseum.de/veranstaltung/jennifer-evans-guests-buchpraesentation-eine-queere-art-der-geschichte/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d343629d92fbc086f55027651dbee79eb505a6c31c1f6f3479fa6f8a48cae1e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lesekreis der Ingeborg-Drewitz-Bibliothek", "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-02T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Gottfried-Benn-Bibliothek", "address": "Nentershäuser Platz 1, 14163 Berlin", "price": "frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club"], "description": "The reading circle is a gathering where a selected book is discussed. It is run by the Stadtbibliothek Steglitz-Zehlendorf, the public library of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. This session is devoted to „Der Fischer und der Sohn“ by Zülfü Livaneli. All readers who know the book at least in part are welcome, and admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesekreis-der-ingeborg-drewitz-bibliothek-57686/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=131915&ls=0&c=67&date_start=27.10.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2727655a968a79817208eecd9279d86f95b0623d14bec2873519c152b9cec91d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Queer Thursay: Frauke Hippler und Zeitzeug*innegespräch", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stadtteilbibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/mit-raketen-zu-planeten?page=10#dates", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "As part of the Queer Thursay series, the Stadtteilbibliothek Buch hosts a talk followed by conversations with contemporary witnesses. Frauke Hippler, a cultural scholar who completed her master's degree at the University of Leipzig, tracked down and examined coded contact ads placed by women who loved women in the Wochenpost, one of the most widely read magazines of the GDR. Being lesbian was long taboo in the GDR, and with no official meeting places, women* sought all kinds of ways to find like-minded people – the ads speak their own language. The talk explores this hidden chapter and these routes of making contact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-thursay-frauke-hippler-und-zeitzeuginnegesprach-16805/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288671&ls=10&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573b025978cde125a5cb2b152f59ace4fd981f1a7ab717c99fa3a698b97e570a-1200.webp"}]}