Join us next Wednesday at @laden2berlin for a reading and book launches of two poetry collections, including Collen Kajokoto's A Thorn In My Tongue we published together with the @boiling_room_collective
Organised by @hopscotchreadingroom and with a launch on Tara's Gembik's publication from @helapressltd 🫶
Back by popular demand: our fairly limited-edition Handrail Awareness Calendar, 2026 edition!
A full-colour, real-world extension of the HAG weekly newsletter, this calendar celebrates a year’s worth of outstanding handrails—twelve carefully selected examples of support, stability, and unexpected beauty.
Each month showcases a different remarkable rail, photographed and presented with the same attention to detail that has made HAG some people’s favourite newsletter. Wednesdays are marked because IYKYK.
Designed by @monika_januleviciute , printed in Amsterdam in full colour on 150g MC Mat and bound with a sleek black Wire-O, the calendar measures 105 × 297 mm. It’s published by Flat i, hand in hand with the lovely @tltrpress
Ships mid-December, perfectly timed for holiday gifting and to be proudly hung on January 1st.
Quantities are limited—get yours from the Flat i website before it slips away! Now, the first 7 orders receive a free LEVEL OF AWARENESS spirit level keyring (last slide)🔑
Out now! Collen Kajokoto: A Thorn In My Tongue
This publication presents a collection of poems by Zimbabwean poet Collen Kajokoto (b. 1973) shaped by the author’s exile in Berlin.
Kajokoto is a poet, performer, and defender of human and artists’ rights from Domboshava village, near Harare. His poetry reflects the daily societal struggles in Zimbabwe, serving as a powerful expression of his emotions and beliefs. It addresses the lack of justice, peace, fairness, and freedom of expression in his country, while also embodying his determination to combat oppression and exploitation in their various forms.
His artistic journey began around 1998, but faced significant obstacles due to the political climate in Zimbabwe. Writers and publishers often encountered threats, and many publishing houses were hesitant to support works that could be banned by the government. Despite these challenges, Kajokoto managed to publish some of his poems in periodicals and journals and performed them at various venues.
Kajokoto’s activism against artistic censorship and political dictatorship reached a crescendo with the publication of the poem “Slain Farmer” in 2000, which resulted in his arrest and torture in March 2002. Forced to flee to Botswana, then seek asylum in South Africa, his plea was rejected, leading to deportation back to Zimbabwe. There, he faced charges of inciting public violence and denigrating the President’s office, resulting in a seven-year prison sentence without parole or remission. Upon his release in 2018, he was left physically, mentally, and financially impaired.
Read more on our website.
Edited by @boiling_room_collective
Printed by @coloramaprint
Berlin 2024
We are excited to launch the anthology of a decade-long output of AQNB, the more-than-just-a-blog. Edited by Steph Kretowicz and Jared Davis, designed by PWR, and published by TLTRPreĂź.
Now available for a special launching price of €20, until Wednesday.
If you are in Berlin, join us for the Book launch on Wednesday, November 15, from 7pm at @kunstkneipe_schmetterling 🪄
Join us for the Berlin launch of AQNB 2012-2022 anthology next Wednesday evening!
With @uncle_stephanie@mattdell___ and other surprises!
The book will be on offer for a special price of 20€ (also available for this price until the evening at shop.tltr.biz ), later sold for 25€ worldwide.
About 8 years ago, we completely stopped working with Motto and Alexis Zavialloff, without getting paid for books he sold. At the time, he claimed to at least return all our unsold items. Then how is it possible, that some are still available at Motto's Amazon profile for ridiculous prices (original were around 10 eur each)? This has been a classic move in Alexis' playbook. Avoid the shop, there are so many other places with good ethics and great selection.
@mottobooks
#mottobooksberlin #boycottmotto #boycottmottobooks #alexiszavialoff
Browsing through BENCH, VOL. I
By Monika Janulevičiūtė
@monika_januleviciute
Co-published with @welcometoflati
#bookbonding #bench #bookbrowsing # wooden #singalong #monikajanulevičiūtė
