Co-owner of Curious Fox Orla traces her early bookstore memories to The Winding Stair in Dublin – a shop she frequented as a teenager where you can enjoy tea while perusing your next read. In 2003, she opened her Neukölln shop with partner David who, fittingly, she met in a bookshop. Drawing Berliners of all sorts looking for English books, Curious Fox features three rooms of literature – old and new, classic and contemporary. There is a kids section for the youngsters, a range of books from Irish authors and a section of poetry from emerging and established poets from across Berlin. The shop is a centerpoint for the English-speaking literary community, running events most weeks of the month. The “Isn’t Everything Poetry” night offers an open mic and a welcoming atmosphere for budding lyricists to share their work publicly for the first time, and the next edition (04.02.2020 20–23h) will feature readings by poet Síofra McSherry and writer Bernadette Geyer. Don’t forget the quiz night – the winner of the seven–round contest gets a cash prize. (Text: Scarlett Peeters / Photos: Savannah van der Niet)
Curious Fox, Flughafenstr.22, 12053, Berlin–Neukölln; map
Mon–Fri 10–19h
Sat 10–18h
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