Deborah Reed
@tuesdayinberlin.bsky.social
Novelist. Expat. Guest lecturer at Uni Freiburg. Previous owner of Cloud & Leaf Bookstore on the Oregon coast. Most recent novel, Pale Morning Light With Violet Swan-Mariner/HarperCollins. Music and dogs and books and poems and trees.
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Recently spent a couple of nights in a tiny house in the forest near the border of Poland. This sign and string were next to the bed. I was afraid to pull it, and then…
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Recently spent a couple of nights in a tiny house in the forest near the border of Poland. This sign and string were next to the bed. I was afraid to pull it, and then…
Just sent my new novel off to my agent. Whew. My mind drifts back to my last, here, which came out during the pandemic. So many things went wrong with its launch, but the lovely Margaret Renkl called it “A beautiful, shimmering, heart-lifting testament to the power of memory and love and art.” 🥹
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Just sent my new novel off to my agent. Whew. My mind drifts back to my last, here, which came out during the pandemic. So many things went wrong with its launch, but the lovely Margaret Renkl called it “A beautiful, shimmering, heart-lifting testament to the power of memory and love and art.” 🥹
It’s National Dog Day and Pauline’s first birthday. 👏 What a joy she is to have in this world.
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s National Dog Day and Pauline’s first birthday. 👏 What a joy she is to have in this world.
The sea-green tiles get me every time. 😍
May 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The sea-green tiles get me every time. 😍
I finally got to see several of Gwen John’s self-portraits in London. The intensity of her face, those eyes! Nowhere to hide. You will be seen. 😍
May 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I finally got to see several of Gwen John’s self-portraits in London. The intensity of her face, those eyes! Nowhere to hide. You will be seen. 😍
Books I’m reading or have read while in the process of writing my latest novel. Each one is such a gem. #fitzcarraldo and #NYRB doing the heavy lifting!
May 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Books I’m reading or have read while in the process of writing my latest novel. Each one is such a gem. #fitzcarraldo and #NYRB doing the heavy lifting!
A few snapshots of wonder for all the frayed nerves out there. Stork nests on medieval buildings, Black Forest slugs and snails looking as if they were plucked from a fairytale, and Milka cows.
May 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A few snapshots of wonder for all the frayed nerves out there. Stork nests on medieval buildings, Black Forest slugs and snails looking as if they were plucked from a fairytale, and Milka cows.
The face that is keeping me sane.
February 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The face that is keeping me sane.
Just started, WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang. Love the European cover.
January 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just started, WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang. Love the European cover.
Aaand it has. It just took a little time.
Here is Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 bestseller.
Here is Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 bestseller.
January 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Aaand it has. It just took a little time.
Here is Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 bestseller.
Here is Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 bestseller.
A survival kit: A new puppy, snowfall, linen fabric for new curtains, semi-feral ponies in Berlin.
January 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A survival kit: A new puppy, snowfall, linen fabric for new curtains, semi-feral ponies in Berlin.
A smattering of books that I have read or reread this year, and recommend.
December 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM
A smattering of books that I have read or reread this year, and recommend.
Looking back at this year of beautiful places that I have found myself in.
December 9, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Looking back at this year of beautiful places that I have found myself in.
Will soon be offering a home to this sweet girl, Pauline, a long-haired dachshund/Pulli rescue pup from Hungary.
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Will soon be offering a home to this sweet girl, Pauline, a long-haired dachshund/Pulli rescue pup from Hungary.