Readings, premieres and discussions will take place in Berlin theatres and cinemas in December 2025.
Literatur LIVE Berlin is an independent event series based in Berlin that presents contemporary literature in various formats, including readings, book launches, discussion evenings and performative reading concepts.
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Jasna Fritzi Bauer
Max Goldt
Luise Wolfram
Maren Kroymann
Boris Lauterbach
Annette Frier
In collaboration with partners such as Thalia Buchhandlung, Delphi Filmpalast, Pfefferberg Theater and Heimathafen Neukölln, Literatur LIVE has been facilitating conversations between authors, actors and thinkers and their audiences for many years.
Seeing itself as a forum for current literary voices and social issues, the series contributes to keeping Berlin alive and diverse as a city of literature. It is presented by the Berliner Zeitung am Wochenende newspaper.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 8 p.m. – Pfefferberg Theater:
Love Letters – Luise Wolfram and Jasna Fritzi Bauer will read the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.
In this literary-scenic reading about one of the great love stories of the 20^(th) century.
An event organised by Literatur LIVE in cooperation with Maria Hilft – Die Agentur and Thalia Buchhandlung.Advance tickets: €22.00 + fees. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets: pfefferberg-theater.de
Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 8 p.m. – Heimathafen Neukölln
König Boris: 'FC St. Pauli: Eine Liebeserklärung' (A Declaration of Love)
Berlin book premiere with musician and Fettes Brot member König Boris, who will talk about his decades-long connection to the cult Hamburg club.
An event in cooperation with Ullstein Verlag, Heimathafen Neukölln and Thalia Buchhandlung.
Advance tickets: €20.00 + fees. Doors open at 7.15pm.
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 8 p.m. – Delphi Filmpalast
Annette Frier & Maren Kroymann: 'Freundinnen müsste man sein!' – Berlin premiere
A literary-scenic evening celebrating the most beautiful female friendships in literature, from Hannah Arendt to Zadie Smith. Concept: Eva Schuderer.
An event in cooperation with the Delphi Filmpalast.
Advance tickets: €36.00 + fees (total €39.60). Doors open at 7.30pm.
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 8.00pm – Pfefferberg Theater
Markus Väth: Radical Work: Instructions for a Liberated Working Life – book premiere
Industrial psychologist Markus Väth presents his concept of constructive, anxiety-free working and discusses ways to achieve a new understanding of work.
An event in cooperation with Haufe Verlag and Thalia Buchhandlung.
Advance tickets: €14.00 + fees. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets: pfefferberg-theater.de
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025 at 8 p.m., - Delphi Filmpalast
Max Goldt will be reading from Aber (But)?
Join writer and satirist Max Goldt for an evening of subtle linguistic observation and grotesque humour, as he presents new texts from his book Aber?, published in August 2025.
This event is presented in cooperation with Thalia Buchhandlung and Delphi Filmpalast.
Advance tickets cost €27.00 + fees (€29.70 in total) and the doors open at 7.30pm.
(Language: German)
Additional information
Dates
December 2025
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