KPM HOTEL & RESIDENCES

Book Corner

WONDERFUL BOOKS ABOUT ART, ABOUT BERLIN, ABOUT LIFE. BOOKS TO RELAX.

KPM HOTEL & RESIDENCES

Book Corner

WONDERFUL BOOKS ABOUT ART, ABOUT BERLIN, ABOUT LIFE. BOOKS TO RELAX.

Books are paper-bound wellness retreats for mind and soul.

Another feel-good place at the KPM Hotel: sitting in the cosy armchairs with a cup of tea next to you, engrossed in an entertaining and exciting book – the hustle and bustle of the cosmopolitan city is suddenly far away. Our carefully curated selection of books makes our Book Corner an enjoyable place for a stimulating, revitalising break. Titles that we have particularly enjoyed are presented here on an ongoing basis.

 

The first train to Berlin by Gabriele Tergit, Schöffling 2023.

This book has rightly been hailed by critics as a “congenial mixture of reportage, satire and contemporary history”. The author Gabriele Tergit, who has been forgotten for far too long, brings post-war Berlin back to life – humorously and with the revealing eye of a young American woman travelling through Europe with her businessman uncle.

 

 

 

Soul of Berlin: 30 unique experiences, by Thomas Jonglez, Jonglez 2022.

The 30 Berlin moments collected here are more than just sightseeing tips. Supplemented by interviews and impressive photos, these adventure tours really do convey something of the special Berlin spirit.

 

Surrealism: Worlds in Dialogue, published by the Institute for Cultural Exchange Tübingen and Maximilian Letze, Hirmer 2024.

A quote from Salvador Dali conveys something of the inspiring madness inherent in surrealism: “Surrealism is insanely contagious. Attention, I have surrealism.” If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit the exhibition “Surrealism. Worlds in Dialogue” at the Vogelmann Art Gallery in Heilbronn, you can enjoy the fantastic catalogue published by Hirmer Verlag.

 

The Berlin Letters: A Cold War Novel by Katherine Reay, Harper Muse 2024

A page turner! Fans of espionage thrillers will get their money’s worth here. In her book, the bestselling American author tells a gripping story set in Cold War Berlin. A novel with cinema quality.

 

Draw for Change: Six Female Cartoonists Redefining the Lines by Catherine Vuylsteke, Lannoo Publishers 2024.

The film of the same name won the prize for best documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. This volume presents the lives of six female cartoonists who use their art to promote (women’s) political issues in Mexico, the USA, Russia, India, Syria and Egypt. An impressive testimony to courage, solidarity and an upright attitude.

 

 

Take Me to the Lakes – Berlin Edition, published by The Gentle Temper GmbH & Co. KG, The Gentle Temper 2024.

Berlin and Brandenburg are a unique, scenically beautiful water paradise! Nowhere in Europe is the density of rivers, lakes and bodies of water greater. The Berlin edition from the “Take me to the Lakes” series will delight lovers of nature, design and Berlin in equal measure. A great slow travel guide – even for die-hard pool fans.

 

 

Hansaviertel, edited by Anna Frey, Distance 2024.

Berlin’s Hansaviertel is basically an open-air architecture museum: over 50 architects from 14 countries were given the opportunity to realise their designs at the end of the 1950s as part of the Interbau International Building Exhibition. Among them were greats in their field such as Walter Gropius and Alvar Aalto, but lesser-known architects also immortalised themselves in the quarter between Tiergarten and the banks of the Spree. This volume, published by Distanz Verlag, introduces people who lived in the Hansaviertel and invites you to take an exciting stroll through this very special Berlin neighbourhood.

 

Street Art in Berlin: Version 10.0 by Kai Jakob, Jaron 2024.

In the anniversary edition of the highly acclaimed longseller, photographer Kai Jakob presents numerous new and “classic” works of Berlin street art. Jakob knows the scene, introduces some of the artists and explains the background to the artworks on display with plenty of insider knowledge.

 

From Art Déco to the GDR, edited by Felix Eckerle and Anne-Kathrin Segler, Hirmer 2024

40 years ago, the Museum of Arts and Crafts, now the Museum of Applied Arts, opened in Gera, Thuringia, beyond the museum metropolises. The catalogue of the major anniversary exhibition provides an insight into the museum’s magnificent collection: from fashion, furniture and everyday objects to commercial art, Bauhaus and Japanese ceramics. The zeitgeist of the 20th century comes to life through 40 exciting object stories.

 

Ortrud Westheider (ed.), Form of Freedom: International Abstraction after 1945

Form of Freedom – the exhibition at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam could not have been more aptly titled. The richly illustrated catalogue presents the two most important trends in abstraction after the end of the Second World War: Abstract Expressionism in the USA and informal painting in Western Europe, Prestel 2022

 

Nabokov, Dominique, Berlin Living Rooms

After New York and Paris, photographer Dominique Nabokov takes a look around Berlin. Her photos provide an insight into the living rooms of Berlin writers who are not present themselves. An exciting design journey, a journey through time, a journey through different mentalities and living environments, Apartamento 2017

Architecture in Berlin. Building Berlin

Creative architecture from Berlin offices. This volume brings together what makes Berlin’s urban landscape so distinctive and exciting: projects from the fields of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture, Braun Publishing 2022

 

Gay architects. Hidden biographies from the 18th to the 20th century,
Wolfgang Voigt and Uwe Bresan (Eds.)

With this book, the editors want to contribute to the reduction of prejudices in the history of architecture: the personal background of architects must be taken into account when interpreting a work. The result of their research broadens the understanding of architecture, Wasmuth & Zohlen Publishing 2022

 

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