Name: Reading with Florentine Joop - Summer in the Hedge Rose Valley
Start: 2026-09-17T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-17T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam

A literary summer evening with Florentine Joop in Potsdam

Florentine Joop brings to Potsdam the autofictional novel Summer in the Hedge Rose Valley, intertwining personal memory, German-German history, and the fragile intensity of childhood. The reading and discussion in the Potsdam City and State Library create a space for literature that does not shout, but resonates.

Between borders, memories, and linguistic art

Joop's text narrates growing up between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, freedom under conditions, and a family story that is rearranged in the upheaval of time. This blend of autobiographical closeness and literary form gives the event a special reading atmosphere, transforming a simple book presentation into a true literary experience.

An author with an eye for image, text, and scene

Florentine Joop is not only an author but also an illustrator and visual artist. Her work combines visual sensitivity with narrative precision. This is also evident in Summer in the Hedge Rose Valley, published by Edition Outbird, which can be read as a novel about family, freedom, loss, and memory. The literary quality of the evening thus arises from more than just the text: voice, presence, and conversation shape the author encounter.

The venue: Potsdam City and State Library in the Education Forum

The event takes place in the event hall of the main library at Kanal 47. The library is known as a cultural meeting point in the heart of Potsdam and provides the right setting for a focused, open reading with discussion. Access through the Education Forum and its central location makes the evening logistically easy to plan.

Reading, discussion, and free admission

According to the event page, the evening begins at 18:00 and lasts until 19:30. Admission is free. Thus, the event is aimed at everyone who wants to experience contemporary literature and seeks an evening with a dense atmosphere, cultural context, and personal closeness to the author.

Conclusion

Anyone who loves literature that connects biographical depth with historical memory will find an evening of quiet intensity and great narrative power here. Florentine Joop in Potsdam promises a reading that touches, provokes thought, and makes the novel's sensuality tangible. Experience it live now and visit the evening in the name of literature.