Berlin

Joseph Pearson is a writer and cultural historian at New York University in Berlin. He is the voice of The Needle, one of Berlin’s most popular blogs, and a contributing arts writer for Newsweek in Berlin.

More than in other young cities, Berlin’s history can be perplexing and rather heavy, and best understood with a knowledgeable guide to hold your hand gently. The Cityscopes Berlin guide, written by Berlin-based journalist and cultural historian Joseph Pearson, does just that . . . The flaneur Pearson leads you around all sorts of neighbourhoods, in west and east, taking in memorials, museums, monuments, theatre, tunnels, bunkers, festivals and parades-cum-demonstrations, before ending with handy listings. Illustrated with over 118 often intriguing photos, this book is a recommended companion for wandering through Berlin’s past and present. - Berlin In Your Pocket City Guide 2019For the travelers, artists, flaneurs, coders and students fascinated by Berlin, the historian Joseph Pearson masterfully offers a close reading of the metropolis in all its brutal immediacy. Berlin is an exploration of the German capital as it should be, drawing us into the teeming, tumbling life of its streets, clubs and Kieze as well as the dark recesses of the city’s scarred history. - Patrick Donahue, political correspondent for Bloomberg News in BerlinA comprehensive yet eminently readable even exhilarating romp through Berlin’s history, coupled with a native’s view of its colorful present. Everything you need to know about the German capital, and more. - Kimberly Bradley, culture journalist and correspondent for Berlin and Vienna, Monocle magazine