Einige Eindrücke vom Resonanzen Literaturfestival 2024 und eine Ankündigung zum Buch rund ums Festival (Literarische Diverse, 2024). Read more
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Student Projects and the Anglophone Literary Field in Berlin
Outputs from a recently completed student project seminar on the Anglophone literary field in Berlin are published on The Literary Field Kaleidoscope. A zine, a podcast, an ethnographic diary, and an academic poster explore questions of subtle (or less subtle) forms of exclusion in the lively English-speaking Berlin book world. […] Read more
Books News Autumn and Winter 2023
Gesa Stedman rounds up the rest of the year’s book news, ranging from the controversies at the Frankfurt Bookfair to the impact of the cost of living crisis, the every-increasing commercialisation of the book world and The Bookseller reflecting that, and recent prize winners, most of whom were white men […] Read more
Spring and Summer Book News 2023
In her usual round-up of news, Gesa Stedman discovers new controversies after a lull in events in the UK literary field. From strikes to gender debates, 2023 has seen a number of topics resurface, with all-time favourites such as authenticity and gender issues getting another airing. Read more
Book News Autumn and Winter 2022
Gesa Stedman rounds up the news from the past winter months, with a report on the loss of revenue for the big publishers, successes for the independent alliance, the ongoing and in political terms, rather worrying, BookTok phenomenon, as well as news of prize winners, bestsellers and some hope for […] Read more
Still resonating: Resonanzen Literature Festival 2022
The Resonanzen Literature Festival in Recklinghausen in May 2022 was the first festival dedicated to Black writing in German that took place in a mainstream or white institution. It was hosted by Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and curated by the novelist and activist Sharon Dodua Otoo, who published her first German novel […] Read more
Reading with Kit de Waal 1 November 2022 5pm
Kit de Waal will read at the Centre for British Studies on 1 November 2022 5pm. Please join us on 1 November 2022 at 5pm and come to the Centre for British Studies at Mohrenstr. 60, 10117, room 105, to hear Kit de Waal read from her recently published […] Read more
Book News Spring and Summer 2022
Gesa Stedman rounds up the news, from defunct as well as new literary prizes to delivery crises, slow successes in the North to the huge impact of TikTok on publishing. Read more
“A Bridge Made out of Paper”
The war that Russia leads against Ukraine continues to horrify me as do the whole discussion about military spending and armament; and I’ve not been able to write anything helpful or insightful about this topic. This short blog won’t be either. My thoughts and solidarity are with the people who […] Read more
Happy Holidays
Have a nice break and see you on the other side! P.S.: I really enjoyed these bookish ornaments by @lacyloveslit and am sharing the picture and link here (with Lacy’s kind permission) to spread the joy 😉 Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Ein Beitrag geteilt von Lacy […] Read more
