ivallan’s books
@ivallansbooks.bsky.social
Second-hand and exceptional English language books in Kreuzberg, Berlin
Robert Macfarlane journeys from Ecuador to Quebec via India in pursuit of an answer to the question: is a river alive? A timely, nay urgent! inquiry.
May 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Robert Macfarlane journeys from Ecuador to Quebec via India in pursuit of an answer to the question: is a river alive? A timely, nay urgent! inquiry.
Tonight from 19.30:
Don’t miss our very special guest who is visiting us all the way from upstate New York. VIOLET SNOW will report some unknown details from the history of European and American feminism. We’ll have snacks and drinks too!
Don’t miss our very special guest who is visiting us all the way from upstate New York. VIOLET SNOW will report some unknown details from the history of European and American feminism. We’ll have snacks and drinks too!
May 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tonight from 19.30:
Don’t miss our very special guest who is visiting us all the way from upstate New York. VIOLET SNOW will report some unknown details from the history of European and American feminism. We’ll have snacks and drinks too!
Don’t miss our very special guest who is visiting us all the way from upstate New York. VIOLET SNOW will report some unknown details from the history of European and American feminism. We’ll have snacks and drinks too!
Tonight from 19.30
Propeller Publishers and The GAF proudly present:
HEY-HO!
HERE ARE SPARROW
and VIOLET SNOW
Two absolutely amazing personalities from the core of New York underground are visiting Berlin with a stop at ivallan’s.
Propeller Publishers and The GAF proudly present:
HEY-HO!
HERE ARE SPARROW
and VIOLET SNOW
Two absolutely amazing personalities from the core of New York underground are visiting Berlin with a stop at ivallan’s.
May 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Tonight from 19.30
Propeller Publishers and The GAF proudly present:
HEY-HO!
HERE ARE SPARROW
and VIOLET SNOW
Two absolutely amazing personalities from the core of New York underground are visiting Berlin with a stop at ivallan’s.
Propeller Publishers and The GAF proudly present:
HEY-HO!
HERE ARE SPARROW
and VIOLET SNOW
Two absolutely amazing personalities from the core of New York underground are visiting Berlin with a stop at ivallan’s.
One day when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this
by Omar El Akkad
by Omar El Akkad
April 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
One day when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this
by Omar El Akkad
by Omar El Akkad
Don’t forget to get your Rory Midhani Easter magnets well ahead of Easter.
April 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Don’t forget to get your Rory Midhani Easter magnets well ahead of Easter.
Local author and friend of Ivallan’s Jane Flett has recommended a host of excellent books to celebrate the publication day of FREAKSLAW in the US 🎡 Pick up your copy of her own book, a tale of a travelling funfair peopled with misfits and deviant queers
April 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Local author and friend of Ivallan’s Jane Flett has recommended a host of excellent books to celebrate the publication day of FREAKSLAW in the US 🎡 Pick up your copy of her own book, a tale of a travelling funfair peopled with misfits and deviant queers
One day someone came into ivallan’s and asked “is this the trans bookshop?”. Sadly it is not. We also sell books by cis writers. While we look forward to a future where we can fill a whole shop with thousands of books by trans authors we recommend these gems:
March 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
One day someone came into ivallan’s and asked “is this the trans bookshop?”. Sadly it is not. We also sell books by cis writers. While we look forward to a future where we can fill a whole shop with thousands of books by trans authors we recommend these gems:
SPRING SALE ALERT 🌷🌼🌱Ivallan’s has a 25% off sale on second hand cookbooks and gardening books. Come and visit us Mon - Sat from 12–20h 🌷🌼🌱
March 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
SPRING SALE ALERT 🌷🌼🌱Ivallan’s has a 25% off sale on second hand cookbooks and gardening books. Come and visit us Mon - Sat from 12–20h 🌷🌼🌱
Through no fault of our own we seem to have grown a Witch section.
March 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Through no fault of our own we seem to have grown a Witch section.
This month we have a real treat for you! Writer Margarita Meklina (winner of a ruble, an apple and a bottle of vodka) and composer and pianist Maja Elliott will be performing together at Ivallan’s! March 31st at 19.30. Our space is small so arrive on time to get a spot.
March 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This month we have a real treat for you! Writer Margarita Meklina (winner of a ruble, an apple and a bottle of vodka) and composer and pianist Maja Elliott will be performing together at Ivallan’s! March 31st at 19.30. Our space is small so arrive on time to get a spot.
Poems and stories written by kids living in Gaza. Now available at ivallan’s. All profits (including ours) go to organisations supporting children and their families in Gaza. www.amillionkites.com
Collected and translated by @leilaboukarim.bsky.social
Collected and translated by @leilaboukarim.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Poems and stories written by kids living in Gaza. Now available at ivallan’s. All profits (including ours) go to organisations supporting children and their families in Gaza. www.amillionkites.com
Collected and translated by @leilaboukarim.bsky.social
Collected and translated by @leilaboukarim.bsky.social
SPONGE ZINE #1 from Plural Studio (2025), a zine about digital security for activists, is now available at Ivallan’s second-hand and exceptional books.
March 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
SPONGE ZINE #1 from Plural Studio (2025), a zine about digital security for activists, is now available at Ivallan’s second-hand and exceptional books.
Books about Sailors and Pirates (also mostly Gay). Science- and Non-fiction Books. A book of Poetry, one about a Band, one by a Swedish Dance Collective, Maggie Nelson and a book about Hell thrown in for good measure. Thanks for the fun donation 💖
March 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Books about Sailors and Pirates (also mostly Gay). Science- and Non-fiction Books. A book of Poetry, one about a Band, one by a Swedish Dance Collective, Maggie Nelson and a book about Hell thrown in for good measure. Thanks for the fun donation 💖
Finally arrived! Newly published paperback editions of @marthawells.com (still thankfully fairly fictional) Murderbot Diaries!
February 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Finally arrived! Newly published paperback editions of @marthawells.com (still thankfully fairly fictional) Murderbot Diaries!
They still look great as a set but the Spanish editions are stunning 💖
February 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They still look great as a set but the Spanish editions are stunning 💖
From recent donations: queer novels, art books, classics, books about depression and much more. Thank you!
February 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
From recent donations: queer novels, art books, classics, books about depression and much more. Thank you!
When reading sci-fi and fantasy, try not to get too religiously or anti-religiously indoctrinated. 😉
The “His Dark Materials” series part 1,2 and 3 by @philippullmanofficial and part 1 (or part 2 depending on your point of view) of the Narnia Chronicles by #cslewis
#independentbookstoreberlin
The “His Dark Materials” series part 1,2 and 3 by @philippullmanofficial and part 1 (or part 2 depending on your point of view) of the Narnia Chronicles by #cslewis
#independentbookstoreberlin
February 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When reading sci-fi and fantasy, try not to get too religiously or anti-religiously indoctrinated. 😉
The “His Dark Materials” series part 1,2 and 3 by @philippullmanofficial and part 1 (or part 2 depending on your point of view) of the Narnia Chronicles by #cslewis
#independentbookstoreberlin
The “His Dark Materials” series part 1,2 and 3 by @philippullmanofficial and part 1 (or part 2 depending on your point of view) of the Narnia Chronicles by #cslewis
#independentbookstoreberlin
@badgayspod.bsky.social Might you know anything about this book? Just found it on a shelf here, looks suspicious. Thought if anyone would know it’s y’all.
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@badgayspod.bsky.social Might you know anything about this book? Just found it on a shelf here, looks suspicious. Thought if anyone would know it’s y’all.
Tiny kids books from the north (Canada and Sweden). Thumb for scale.
#robertmunsch #elsabeskow #berlinbookstore #independentbookshop
#robertmunsch #elsabeskow #berlinbookstore #independentbookshop
February 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Tiny kids books from the north (Canada and Sweden). Thumb for scale.
#robertmunsch #elsabeskow #berlinbookstore #independentbookshop
#robertmunsch #elsabeskow #berlinbookstore #independentbookshop
We know the U8 has basically stopped running for the next couple of months but we’re hoping some of you will take the opportunity for a sunny walk past ivallan’s books. We’re at Schönleinstr. 32 📚
February 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We know the U8 has basically stopped running for the next couple of months but we’re hoping some of you will take the opportunity for a sunny walk past ivallan’s books. We’re at Schönleinstr. 32 📚
In our zine section you can find two books by bubamarre 🐞, a Kosovar-Albanian storyteller and performer based in Berlin, whose work touches on love, belonging, and the ever-evolving self.
February 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In our zine section you can find two books by bubamarre 🐞, a Kosovar-Albanian storyteller and performer based in Berlin, whose work touches on love, belonging, and the ever-evolving self.
We will find them new forever (or transitional, temporary, summer holiday) homes so that more people can enjoy good books and you can have some free space at home (for more good books?). 📚❤️
Pictured: a recent donation
Pictured: a recent donation
February 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We will find them new forever (or transitional, temporary, summer holiday) homes so that more people can enjoy good books and you can have some free space at home (for more good books?). 📚❤️
Pictured: a recent donation
Pictured: a recent donation
New to ivallan’s! Books by @nnedi.bsky.social Nikki Giovanni, Junot Diaz, George Orwell, Susan Sontag, @stephenking.bsky.social, Samuel R. Delany, Astrid Lindgren, Caleb Femi, Emmet Grogan, Steven Sharpin and Simon Shaffer. 🎉
February 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New to ivallan’s! Books by @nnedi.bsky.social Nikki Giovanni, Junot Diaz, George Orwell, Susan Sontag, @stephenking.bsky.social, Samuel R. Delany, Astrid Lindgren, Caleb Femi, Emmet Grogan, Steven Sharpin and Simon Shaffer. 🎉
A beautiful collection of books just arrived from independent publisher @twistedspoon.bsky.social ❤️ in Prague. All recommended (or in one case written) by our friend Travis Jeppesen.
February 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A beautiful collection of books just arrived from independent publisher @twistedspoon.bsky.social ❤️ in Prague. All recommended (or in one case written) by our friend Travis Jeppesen.