When she sits down and starts to tell a story, the settings and her characters come alive in your mind instantly and magically.
Upcoming Events
21 March 2024 • 09:45 Everlasting/Infinitissimo Bilingual Reading
closed school reading from Everlasting/Infinitissimo at Goethe Gymnasium Steglitz
Berlin
23 April 2024 • 10:00 Readings from Future Fairy Tales
English-language school readings in der Zentralbibliothek Wall-Saal
Bremen
23 April 2024 • 19:00 Reading from Future Fairy Tales
public English-language reading in the Bibliothek Vegesack
Bremen
24 April 2024 • 10:00 Readings with Future Fairy Tales
English-language school readings in the Bücherei Vahr, Berliner Freiheit
Bremen
7 November 2024 • 09:45 German Reading from “Whispering Leaves”
closed, German-language reading from the novel “Blätterrauscshen” (“Whispering Leaves”) in the school Grunschule unter dem Regenbogen.
Berlin-Marzahn
6 December 2024 • 19:00 Dinner Talk – Fairy Tales and Narrative Tradition
Theater an der Parkaue – Let's eat and talk about fairy tales and narrative traditions with Holly-Jane Rahlens, Prof. Dr. Mensah Wekenon Tokponto and Maria Carmela Marinelli, presented by Geraldine Mormin; Admission: € 7,00-9,00.
Berlin-Lichtenberg
Anniversary
It’s that season again. Thirty-five years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell — and life in Germany was never the same again. For all of you who were around back then and want to experience those thrilling days and weeks again or for all of you teens, young adults, New Adults, and just plain old ordinary adults who enjoy a love story that makes you both laugh and cry, WALLFLOWER is the book for you — in English, German, Danish or Italian. For teachers of German, Ethics and History take a look at the teaching units (in German) here.
Poetry and Poetics: 13,33% True – Fact, Fiction and Autobiography
When I was asked to give a poetics lecture on November 21, 2023, in Halle, Germany, at the Martin-Luther-University, I knew immediately what I would be talking about. You can read my lecture here – in German.
Behind this link you’ll find all the Poetry & Poetics lectures held in recent years at the Faculty of Philosophy III Educational Sciences at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on the subject of children’s and young adult literature. This includes lectures (in German-language!) by Paul Maar, Antje Tuckermann, Hans Joachim Gelberg, Michael Gutzschhahn and Antje Damm, among others. Take a look!
100th Anniversary of Radio in Germany
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of radio in Germany I (and other radio personalities) are being interviewed (in German!) by rbbkultur. Just click here – and enjoy!
