Literature Talks This Week in Berlin worth going out for.

Half of what I'd send you to is in a building that used to be something else, and the other half will have moved by spring.

I keep track of literature talks in Berlin and only keep the ones worth going to. Ask me what you're after.

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Tomer Gardi: Literatur hinter Gittern

Tomer Gardi: Literatur hinter Gittern Hot right now

Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM

Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Author reading in prison

Come on in My Kitchen! Community Night

Come on in My Kitchen! Community Night One-time only

Wed, Sep 9 · 8:30 PM

Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Literary salon with Jeet Thayil

Max Czollek: Popliteratur und Endzeitstimmung

Max Czollek: Popliteratur und Endzeitstimmung Hot right now

Sat, Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Literary apocalypse unpacked

Liebe in einer gespaltenen Welt: Ruth-Maria Thomas und Dana Vowinckel

Liebe in einer gespaltenen Welt: Ruth-Maria Thomas und Dana Vowinckel Hot right now

Sat, Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Love across divides

Wir lesen vor

Wir lesen vor

Tue, Sep 15 · 4:00 PM

Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Story time for kids

Zeitreise ins alte Tiergartenviertel

Zeitreise ins alte Tiergartenviertel

Thu, Sep 10 · 9:00 AM

Mitte

1920s art world resurrected

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How are these literature talks in Berlin chosen?

I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.

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