An Archive Full of Voices: Wasafiri celebrates 35 years and 100 issues!

12. November 2019Sandra van LenteEventsactivism, Bernardine Evaristo, British Library, representation, Susheila Nasta, wasafiri

I had the great pleasure to attend the celebrations of Wasafiri Magazine’s 35th anniversairy and its 100th issue on Saturday, 9 November at the British Library in London. Founding editor Susheila Nasta together with editor and new publishing director Malachi McIntosh took guided us through their captivating programme entitled “An […] Read more

Passion and Politics – Ocelot, Not Just Another Bookstore

15. October 2018Sandra van LenteBookshop, Interview#publishersagainstracism, #verlagegegenrechts, #WiT, activism, Berlin, bookshop, communication, enthusiasm, events, indie publishing, indiebookday, political act, social media

Our interview partner for today’s Literary Field Kaleidoscope post is Maria-Christina Piwowarski who runs “ocelot, not just another bookstore” with her team. She runs this exceptional bookshop in the heart of Berlin with an infectious passion, an amazing knowledge of all things bookish, and a political compass that I wish […] Read more

“Das Buchorchester” – Women in Publishing and the Making of Books

31. May 2018Sandra van LenteNews, Overviewactivism, BücherFrauen, credit, jobs in publishing, representation, team effort, visibility, Women in Publishing

It is a truth universally acknowledged that you need more than an author in order to create a book. While translators are at least sometimes mentioned on the cover or imprint, other people and their tasks are even less visible: editors, graphic designers, editors, typesetters and many more. On top […] Read more

Public Reading with Nikesh Shukla – “being real and textured and nuanced and honest and sad and funny and heartbreaking and angry and knowledgeable”

3. November 2017Sandra van LenteEventsactivism, author, Berlin, Centre for British Studies, crowdfunding, editor, Jhalak Prize, Musa Okwonga, Nikesh Shukla, public reading, Rife: Twenty Stories from Britain’s Youth, The Good Immigrant, The Good Journal

The Literary Field Kaleidoscope and the Centre for British Studies invite you to a public reading with author and activist Nikesh Shukla, chaired by Musa Okwonga. The reading and discussion will take place on 14 November, 5pm, at the Centre for British Studies in Berlin (Mohrenstr. 60, U-Bahn Stadtmitte or […] Read more