Insider Tips
Bookstore spotlight: Shakespeare and Sons
INTERVIEW! On the next stop in our tour of Berlin’s bookstores, David Mouriquand visits Warschauer Straße, where a roaring bagel trade is keeping one English shop afloat. Read more
May 27, 2020
Bookstore spotlight: Zadig
INTERVIEW! Next up in our bookshop series is Gipsstraße’s home of French literature. As we found out, they may have actually profited from the crisis. Read more
May 21, 2020
Bookstore spotlight: Hundt Hammer Stein
INTERVIEW! During lockdown, bookstores were considered “essential services" and could stay open. Over the next week, we’ll hear how our favourite shops handled the crisis. First up, Alte Schönhauser Straße’s basement of books, Hundt Hammer Stein. Read more
May 20, 2020
Vouch for your locals!
Looking forward to those post-Corona days? Buying vouchers is the order of the day and Helfen.Berlin makes it easy to help local businesses make it through. Read more
Apr 4, 2020
Lockdown laughs! New Friday night comedy podcast
We could all use a good laugh right now and, lucky us, beloved English comedy institution Comedy Café Berlin is heeding the call! They launch tonight new podcast Temperature Check, a weekly blast of snappy, topical humour. Don't miss it on EXB! Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Page turners! Rixdorf Editions' neglected German classics
INSIDER TIP: The one-man Neukölln-based indie publishing house specialises in translating turn-of the-century German authors. With seven titles to date, including the groundbreaking "Berlin's Third Sex", these classics are eye-openers. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
