September 2012 – The Needle: Berlin

Trips from Berlin

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Poland from Berlin: Wrocław in a Weekend

You might never notice walking around Berlin, but a vast and complicated land lies just over 50 km from the

Trips from Berlin

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Rockets, Radiation and Slave Labour: A Weekend Trip to Stechlinsee

We came to this region some 80km north of Berlin, a land of lakes and medieval towns built on isthmi,

Trips from Berlin

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Weekend Trips: From Berlin to Hiddensee

My dear Needle readers, welcome back after the summer break. It’s a golden autumn, the cultural season starts up again,

Joseph Pearson is a writer and historian based in Berlin. His non-fiction portrait of Berlin was published in 2017. He published a second book, My Grandfather’s Knife, about how everyday objects tell World War Two stories, in 2022. His writing has appeared widely in the press, literary and academic journals, and has been translated into German, Italian, French, Arabic, and other languages. Born in Canada, he was educated at Cambridge University, UK, where he received his doctorate in history in 2001. He works at New York University, Berlin, and at the Barenboim-Said Akademie. Since 2008, he has written The Needle, which has become one of Berlin’s most popular blogs. For professional inquiries please contact his agency, Peters Fraser Dunlop, email him directly joseph [AT] cantab.net, or visit his professional website: josephpearson.ca