As some of you might know, I’ve started writing for the good guys over at Slow Travel Berlin since coming to the German capital (you can read a 2010 interview with main man Paul Sullivan here). And these guys are hosting a phantastic event on the weekend: on Sunday, April 22nd, the 120-year old Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg will be taken over all day for a day of ‘creativtity, culture and cuisine’ with walking tours, slow food market stalls, readings, workshops and what not – the full programme is up here.

There will also be a Lit Lounge hosted by English Berlin-based Sand literature magazine and Dialogue Books, aided by cakes and coffee from Hudson Cakes. Sand together with the newly founded Kombinat Literatur Berlin are also holding a little portable book fair, where independent Berlin-based publishers and authors will present their works. And they’ve kindly given me the chance to talk about the little pamphlet I self-published last year, so somewhen between 2.15 and 3 pm a nervous chubby author will hold up a little grey book on a stage and would be very thankful for your support.

So do come and join the festivities on Sunday and hear about good books and magazines and nibble on delicious stuff and watch the puppet theatre and go to the readings or join the didgeridoo-workshop, maybe.