On the Road

From September 7 to October 7, 2025, the authors will meet a diverse audience through readings, discussions, and conversations at a wide range of venues—including bookstores, schools, libraries, universities, and even a pizzeria.

The route
New York (New York) - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh - West Chester (Pennsylvania) - Washington (District of Columbia) - Front Royal (Virginia) - Charlotte (North Carolina) - Atlanta (Georgia) - Athens (Georgia) - Orlando (Florida) - Miami (Florida) - Houston (Texas) You can find the dates and locations of their appearances along the East Coast and in Texas below.

Sonali Beher, born in 1997 in Gießen, Germany, studied English and Political Science in Heidelberg before beginning her studies in Literary Writing at the German Institute for Literature Leipzig in 2023. Alongside her academic work, she supports NGOs dedicated to strengthening democracy. Beher writes across genres, including prose, essays, poetry, and dramatic texts, with a focus on how the personal and political intersect. Her writing often explores themes such as German identity, womanhood, and labor. In 2024, her short play Mensch mit Kopf was staged at the Kabinetttheater in Vienna, Austria.

Iven Yorick Fenker, born in 1994, grew up in the Harz region of Germany, an area once divided by the inner-German border and often the setting for his writing. His work explores themes of masculinity, fascism, football, and love. He is currently studying at the German Institute for Literature Leipzig and works as a writer, filmmaker, and journalist, contributing to outlets such as DIE ZEIT in Berlin. His text Dornen Donner Stoßgebet was nominated for the “Wortmeldungen Förderpreis” award. His film “die kastanie" was screened at several festivals and won the Youth Jury Prize at the Vienna Shorts in 2025.