LJ Kessels (she/her) is a multilingual writer based in Berlin. She has worked on film festivals and literary events across Europe and now writes alongside a corporate day job. Her work has appeared in Stadtsprachen Magazin, OF ZOOS, South Dakota Review, and elsewhere.
LJ Kessels
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Publishing 3 September 2026 What brings people to today’s Berlin, what makes them stay? For some, the city is a place of refuge, from war and persecution, bigotry or boredom. For others, it’s the history or the nightlife or the broad green spaces that attract them – or haunt them. And a few are just …
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Berlin Babel
BookPre-order 13.99 GBPB-format paperback with French flaps
176 pages3 September 2026