Food&Thought is a book club for those who love to talk and eat, and to talk about eating. Whether feeling the most inspired from the kitchen or at the plate, this is the place to put some thought to food. Meeting once a quarter, this club will explore food literature through both nonfiction and fiction! Anyone can join, everyone is welcome. At the very first meeting we will discuss Nigella Lawson’s Eat, Cook, Repeat. The book can be ordered through ivallan's books or read at the shop so you're ready to be part of the discussion. In the spirit of Halloween, please bring your favourite treat to share 🎃 🍭 🥧 🍰 🍬 RSVP through the bio of @eatonistic on instagram.

A new edition of your fave trans* and gender non-conforming poetry night. Readers to be announced.

In December ivallan’s books will be celebrating our 3rd birthday and this year we want to celebrate the life of ivallan’s heart and vision, Ilya. On Sunday December 8th we will host a day of performances, readings & tributes with food and drinks in Ilya’s honour. This invitation goes out to friends and family, lovers, neighbours and anyone who has a special place in their heart for Ilya and for this little shop. Everyone is welcome. We will have food and drinks at the shop and ask those who can to contribute a dish of food to our buffet. Feel free to drop by last minute/anytime, but if you already know you are coming please RSVP through our bio (or message for link) if you so we can be sure to plan enough food and drinks and time for performances. We want to accommodate as many people as possible but we’re a small space (particularly in winter) so advance planning helps. Please help spread this invitation to everyone who knows and loves Ilya who might not use social media ❤️. Planned program: Sunday December 8th 12.00 -15.00 Kid-friendly time With fruit, alcohol-free Glühwein and cookies. Contributions to the buffet are welcome. The new version of our cat book mascot by @rorymidhani is presented 15.00 -17.00 In celebration of Ilya Readings, Speeches and Performances by friends and family. Music. Readings from the ivallan’s Ilya Zine. 17.00 - Potluck buffet Food and drinks and celebration continues. Contributions to the buffet are welcome. Looking forward to seeing you all there <3

Difficult Women Book Club is a book club for anyone who wants to discover books written by women and other FLINTA* authors. They are a global book club that started in Barcelona and now has chapters all over the world. 🌸 Once a month, they get together to dive into the world of literature, exploring both non-fiction and fiction! Anyone can join, everyone is welcome. Their first book will be I have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman. Please read or familiarise yourself with the book so that you're ready to discuss it when we meet. You can order it from Ivallan's books. Drinks and snacks will be available for a small donation. To join othe first meeting go to https://linktr.ee/dwbc_berlin You can also just write to @difficultwomenbookclub_berl.in for a link to join the WhatsApp Community.

Learning German is hard – and so is unlearning the gender binary! Join Mercedes von Kulessa (sie/dey), a German teacher for a group lesson using the curriculum dey developed into a workbook, illustrated by Louie Läuger, that includes exercises on pronouns, grammar, family members, and clever ways to avoid gendered nouns. Her publisher Polar Embassy will provide drinks and vegan treats, and the workbook will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public. 19:00 - 19:30: Open house, snacks  19:30 - 20:00: Gender-neutral Deutsch lesson led by Mercedes & QA  20:00 - 21:00: Open house, snacks

CONEHEADS and HIGHBROWS-2 Part 1. Word'n'voice: Alexander vom Dorp, Ilia Kitup,  Alistair Noon, Felipe Sáez Riquelme, Jordan Lee Schnee. Part 2. Word'n'paper: New books and magazines: Fridolin Ganter "Hölderlin-Variationen", "Sprarbeitogik" Alex Galper "New-York - Yerevan" Alexander vom Dorp "Trümmerlust" Ilia Kitup "Kitup and his Processor" Mads Parsum "Poems from the Gutter-4: Functional Spiritualism and Body Language" Jordan Lee Schnee "Dispatches from the Southern Conelands" The GAF № 55-58 Part 3. Word'n'sound: Jordan Lee Schnee "Il gennaio sonorico e verbale"

The second book of the Food and Thought book club is Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate. The bookclub rules are simple and as follows: Come with a general understanding of the book and a penchant for chatting. Something to nibble on is a bonus! If you’re looking to join our group of food & novel discussers, hosted by the lovely folks at Ivallan’s, check out the RSVP link on @eatonistic’s instagram.

Difficult Women Book Club is a book club for anyone who wants to discover books written by women and other FLINTA* authors. They are a global book club that started in Barcelona and now has chapters all over the world. 🌸Once a month, the Berlin chapter get together to dive into the world of literature, exploring both non-fiction and fiction! In January they’ve been reading “The vanishing Half” by Brit Bennetand and February’s book will be All about Love" by bell hooks. Anyone can join but at the moment (because of limited space), they are full. Please write to dwbc_berlin@protonmail.com to join in the future.