If you see this, repost with a vampire that's not Dracula.

Join us (and the neighbours of Haus 17, Lausitzer Platz) for the Open Mic Situation this evening from 19:00. It's basically a blind date with the neighbourhood's creative side. Hosted by my good self and as is tradition, I've prepared some word-salads for the occasion.

Howie Good is now restocked at @curiousfoxbooks.bsky.social so get yourself over there and buy him and every other Sacred Parasite author.

🧵 Polari latest | Controversial Irish author, & anti-trans activist, claims there is ‘no such thing as LGBTQ+ & that there are just individuals. This is historically & factually incorrect. It leans into the false conspiracy that you can separate trans ppl from the rest of the Queer community [1]

Come on in, the natural air con of being half-underground is turned all the way up to 11.

The residents of Haus 17, Lausitzer Platz are getting together again for another blind date with the Kiez, and you're all invited. Join us this evening for the Open Mic Situation - an open-air, open mic - 7pm

For every politician and journalist who supported Israel's onslaught, or stayed silent: This photograph should haunt you for the rest of your life. You will never scrub the shame away. No future achievement, however great, will ever erase what you helped inflict on Gaza.

A cookbook of 20 recipes, each one illustrated by a different artist, Tabkha was created by chef Mona Zahed while she lived in a tent having been displaced from her home in Gaza. 1/3

Tonight!

Wonderful news! Leila Aboulela, Saqi author and a truly powerful literary voice, has been awarded the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize. She’ll receive the honour on 10 Oct at the British Library. We’re so proud! Learn more here: www.englishpen.org/posts/news/l... #LeilaAboulela #PENPinterPrize #SaqiBooks

Good news for album cover designers everywhere

Join us this evening (8pm) for Heather Clark in conversation with Madeleine Watts.

‘An Illustrated Book of Pointless Movie Facts’ is the new book written and illustrated by Irish artist John Rooney. Do you know which actors were originally supposed to play the Ghostbusters? Or which film first showed a toilet flushing on screen? Of course you don’t, you have a life. 1/4

We are transgressing the laws of physics again today and existing in two places at once. You can find Órla at Stand H12 at the Berliner Bücherfest until 19:00 (and again tomorrow) and Dave is in the shop as usual until 18:00.

This evening's event with Gregor Hens is sold out. If you didn't manage to book a (free) ticket, we will operate a waiting list, in case of no-shows. We'll also set up a speaker outside, so people can listen out in the fresh air of Lausitzer Platz.

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Two weeks away! This is a free, ticketless event. Just rock up

The ludicrous softball interview with an Irish OpenAI exec in today's Irish Times has pushed me over the edge and I am now the kind of man who writes letters to the editor of the Irish Times.

While in Ireland, Jane and I enjoyed the opportunity of visiting with Irish President Michael D. Higgins, one of the outstanding progressive voices in Europe.

That's wonderful news, and culturally healthy. (Kids in Britain are still expected to slog through 'An Inspector Calls' and 'Animal Farm' which are both excellent, but still....)

Some pics from the launch of Poor Ghost! on Weds. Thanks to everyone who came out and to @lettretage.de for hosting, @curiousfoxbooks.bsky.social for selling books, and @ajbwells.bsky.social for being his very charming self and asking great questions.

Two days to go until the launch of Poor Ghost! And very happy to announce that @curiousfoxbooks.bsky.social will be there to sell copies of the book

Tonight!

Our neighbours in Haus 17, Lausitzer Platz are back with the Open Mic Situation, this Saturday May 10th at 19:00. It's an open-air, open-mic and a blind date with the creativity in the Kiez. I'll be hosting, so please join us and bring your poems and songs and performances to share.

As tomorrow, 08 May, is a public holiday in Berlin this year, we will be closed. We are open on Friday and Saturday as normal.

Please share and give if you can 🙏

Our neighbours in Haus 17, Lausitzer Platz are back with the Open Mic Situation, this Saturday May 10th at 19:00. It's an open-air, open-mic and a blind date with the creativity in the Kiez. I'll be hosting, so please join us and bring your poems and songs and performances to share.

As tomorrow, May 1st, is a public holiday, the shop will be closed. But we are open as normal on Friday and Saturday.

I need to moan about small injuries I've accumulated from doing "exercise". Who's coming in for a coffee? We also have books, apparently.

www.the-berliner.com/books/vilay-... COME TO CURIOUS FOX TONIGHT TO SEE THIS LOVELY MAN BUT LESS IN MUD @berlinbooks.bsky.social

At the start of the year, I set myself a two-coffees-a-day limit. I actually didn't have a single coffee yesterday, so today I'm having four. Unassailable logic.

The non-white friends of mine who have already left have gone to Brazil, Senegal, Ghana, Morocco, and Ireland. They are so-called “good immigrants” - high-earning, German-speaking - and they’ve had enough. Good luck to them, they’ve got careers to continue, lovers to pursue. More will follow.

It's not too late for you to run out to the supermarket, but our Easter Opening Hours are as follows: Friday: Closed Saturday: 11:00 — 18:00 Sunday: Closed Monday: Closed Tuesday: 11:00 — 19:00

The statement at the end of this article from the Berlin administration is a complete rejection of EU law. It sounds like something issued by Bismarck-era Junkers. EU citizens do not reside in EU cities at the pleasure of their Officials. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Far various reasons, we have to update our shipping info & prices on our website and I am attempting to rewrite the rules & conditions for the web-guy and boy, do I wish I was cleaning the toilet instead.

This boils my blood to volcanic temperatures. I didn't OK this. My agent put it in our contracts. And still, Zuckerberg used two of my three books to train his LLM. This is outright theft of something so deeply personal that it makes me feel violated.

To all our a friends & family back home and wherever you find yourself, a happy St. Patrick's Day.

Trans Rights Readathon is March 21-31 🏳️‍⚧️ and since it is especially needed this year, I made a booklist of trans horror authors to seek out and discover (myself included). These are exceptional works of fiction in a variety of formats, so please—take your pick (but do!)

Join us this evening for Samantha Rose Hill in conversation with Ryan Ruby on this new collection of the poems of Hannah Arendt. Doors at 19:30, free entry.

Just a brief PSA to remind you all that tomorrow, Saturday 8 March is International Women's Day, and also a public holiday in Berlin. The shop will be closed, but maybe we'll see you at the Demo. Open on Monday from 14:00 to 19:00 as normal.

Berlin! Meine Frau und ich suchen eine Wohnung. Ab 2 Zimmer, 700-900 Euro kalt. Sagt Bescheid & teilt gerne. Dankeschön! // Berlin! My wife and I are looking for an apartment. 2 rooms or more, 700-900 Euro kalt. Let us know & feel free to share. Danke! (Cat for illustration purposes, no Haustiere)

The 2025 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. Which ones are you excited to read first?

We are saddened to learn of the death of the Irish broadcaster and poet Pat Ingoldsby. Like most Irish people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, Pat has always had a special place in our hearts. Rest in peace, Pat.

Jennifer Johnston: chronicler of Ireland’s hidden civil wars. Johnston is one of Ireland’s greatest writers, says fellow author Dermot Bolger, focusing on our troubled history, family and coming of age www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...