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The Reading #7 Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield / May 31, 2023

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The Berlin book launch of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by Julia Armfield: with Mikaella Clements and Lizzy Yarwood     When: Wednesday, May 31, 19:00 Where: Lettrétage (Veteranenstrasse 1, Mitte) “Part bruisingly tender love story, part nerve-clanging submarine thriller” (The Times). OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA is Julia Armfield’s chilling and tragic debut novel. Miri thinks … Read more

The OPEN MIC / April 25, 2023 at Das Gift

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Where: Das Gift, Donaustrasse 119 (U-bahn Rathaus Neukölln) When: Tuesday, April 25; Doors open at 18:30. Sign up for a 5-minute reading slot at the door. OPEN MIC begins at 19:00. Cost: Free https://www.facebook.com/events/229553252919203?ref=newsfeed The next OPEN MIC – by The Reader Berlin – is back! — Our first OPEN MIC in February brought in 21 (!) … Read more

How to Book Swap + Party!/ Apr. 7

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Poster with instructions on how to book swap with friends

The Reader Berlin, Siena Powers, and Victor Breidenbach invite you to this year’s first How to Book Swap Party, a manifesto of the Book Swap of, by, and for the people. Books, what weird objects. Why are they like that? It is time to let go of the fantasy that you will ever read Thomas … Read more

THE READING # 5 Could this be Love? / Feb. 14th, 2023

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Essays and Conversation with Aseman G. Bahadori and Ifeatu Nnaobi This Valentine’s day at Pablo Neruda Library at 19:00, InterKontinental and The Reader Berlin present an evening of conversation about writing and love…   Love is a unique experience. But how equal and free are we really in choosing our partners? What do some couples … Read more

BERLIN WRITING PRIZE 2022 – THE PARTY! / Jan. 12, 2023 at Hallesches Haus

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Date: Thursday, January 12 Time: Doors at 7:00, readings from 7:30 Location: Hallesches Haus  (Tempelhofer Ufer 1) Entry: €3 🎉 Join us on January 12, 2023 for the 2022 Berlin Writing Prize-Giving Party! 🎉 We will celebrate our winners, toast our judges and sponsors, enjoy readings, drinks, and all the good old literary chat! There will be readings from … Read more

READINGS: “The Circus” Revisited / Sept. 6, 2022

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On September 6,  join us at the Circus Hotel for a conversation with past winner Sarah K. Perry and two of the Berlin Writing Prize 2019 shortlisted writers, Avrina Prabala-Joslin and Sarah Van Bonn. With the Berlin Writing Prize 2022 Judging underway, and with Sarah K. Perry coming for a visit, we thought it would be a great … Read more

BOOK LAUNCH: Tales from the Fatherland / Aug. 20, 2022

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Saturday August 20th @Das Gift  Doors 7pm, event 7:45pm Join us for the Berlin launch of Ben Fergusson’s debut non-fiction book, Tales From The Fatherland: A pause. ‘Ah, Herr Fergusson. It’s Frau Schwenk.’ Our social worker, I now understood. ‘Thank you for getting back to me. I’m calling because we have a little boy, four … Read more

The Reader Summer Party @ Das Gift / July 29, 2022

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We are so sad that we had to postpone the book launch for The View Was Exhausting, that we decided we should get together and have a little party anyway. Let’s meet up and celebrate summer instead! Join the team, tutors and friends … Same time, same place: Das Gift (Donaustraße 119) on Friday JULY 29 … Read more

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