Upcoming Events

Queer Literary Speed Dating hosted by Emotional Labor Queen
When: June 10, 2026

Join us for our first ever speed dating event next Wednesday! Free! Queer Literary Speed Dating hosted by Cleo (@emotional.labor.queen) in Kreuzberg! Find love! Find new friends! Share very strong opinions about Rachel Cusk’s latest book or the decision criteria around the International Booker Prize! Ditch the apps and smokey bars.

Here’s the deal: you bring a book. It can be your most/least favourite or just something you like to talk about. You talk about it (what you love, hate, are confused by, how it reminds you of long childhood summers watching reruns of daytime soap operas) for a couple minutes to a speed dating partner. Then swap and they talk about theirs. After your time is up, swap partners. Rinse and repeat with pauses for mingling and getting to know more about that cutie that REALLY can’t stand Miranda July.

Sign-up at https://ivallansbooks.com/datingsignup to secure a spot. Space is limited and since it’s our first time we’ll start on the smaller side to make sure we can make this thing work. Please read through the details and let us know via the form if you have any questions, or you’re welcome to e-mail us or come by the store!

We’ll have drinks (alcohol and non-) available by donation and hosts on hand to help you navigate the evening. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Difficult Women Book Club
When: June 11, 2026

The English book club reading female authors is back with Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Find them on Instagram and DM them to join their WhatsApp group and check availability.
Welcome to the Chaoskampf - Reading with Jane Flett
When: June 17, 2026

The year that Florida fell into the sea, I killed a man and joined a cult and ran away to Mexico. I ate human flesh for the first time…

Join Jane Flett to celebrate the publication of her second novel, Welcome to the Chaoskampf. Following a sold-out Berlin launch, we’re delighted to host a second reading. Expect cults, cannibalism, and all manner of queer chaos! As well as readings from the novel, Jane will be in conversation with Sarah Van Bonn, discussing the slippery nature of cults, the urge to escape one’s life, and the purpose of writing climate dystopias in a world already on fire.

About

Jane Flett is a queer Scottish author based in Berlin. Her debut novel, Freakslaw, was published in 2024 (Penguin/Zando). It was a USA Today Bestseller and hailed by CrimeReads as “possibly one of the defining novels of the century.” Jane’s poetry has appeared in POETRY Magazine and the Best British Poetry, and her short fiction has been commissioned for BBC Radio and highly commended in the Bridport Prize. She’s written for The Guardian, The Times, and Electric Literature, and is a recipient of the Berlin Senate Stipend for Non-German literature.

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Queer Literary Speed Dating hosted by Emotional Labor Queen

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Welcome to the Chaoskampf - Reading with Jane Flett

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