Books

Jennifer Neal on race, magic and the politics of passing
Jennifer Neal's novel 'Notes on Her Colour' explores race in the US through the story of a […]
Books
Exiles, revisited: Author Stuart Braun on Berlin “the only place I’ve ever felt at home”
Stuart Braun reflects on what has changed in Berlin since his 2015 book City of Exiles was […]
Poetry
poesiefestival berlin: Katharina Schultens on Berlin’s vibrant poetry scene
Starting June 9, poesiefestival berlin will lay on a series of exciting events in celebration of all […]
Books
Consider the nightingale: The birdwatching books of Berlin
As Berlin’s birdlife celebrates the onset of spring, take a tour through the boom of avian literature […]
Review
What to read now: Yevgenia Belorusets, Karosh Taha and Clemens Meyer
Our book editor on the journal of Ukrainian life under attack, War Diary, German reunification novel, While […]
Interview
Sharon Dodua Otoo: “I talk about racism without reproducing these ugly words”
Native English speaker, Sharon Dodua Otoo published her first novel, Ada's Realm, in German and it became […]
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