Erotic Review Issue #2: A Cabaret of Art, Literature & Desire 06.12.24 in Berlin, Lettrétage in der Veteranenstr.

Warm your toes with a cabaret of art, literature and desire in celebration of the Erotic Review’s second issue. Lucy Roeber and Saskia Vogel — the magazine’s editors and your hosts for the evening — are delighted to return to Lettretage for what will surely be another sizzling event exploring desire in all its forms. 

The magazine sold out immediately during the launch of Issue 1; we recommend the ticket that includes the magazine to ensure you get a copy.

As part of their commitment to accessibility, the editors of Erotic Review are offering 10 complimentary tickets to those who feel they need them, especially individuals with low or no income.

With readings, conversation and performance by

Agri Ismaïl on the stakes of desire in Kurdistan

Hanna Nordenhök with a gothic tale of girlhood

Emily Waddell on erotic Star Wars fan fiction

Enuma Okoro and Ana Prvački on shunga (Japanese erotic art)

Jessica Stoya presents The Dress, an artwork on sex work and spirituality

Drinks and dancing to follow.

AGRI ISMAÏL is a Kurdish author based in Sweden. In January 2024 he published his debut novel Hyper with Chatto & Windus. It is now available in German as Der Wert der Welt (Rowohlt).

HANNA NORDENHÖK has been awarded several major literary honours for her work, both as novelist, poet and essayist. Her novel Caesaria (2020),extracted in issue 2 of the Erotic Review, scooped Swedish Radio’s Literary Prize and was shortlisted for Vi’s Literature Prize; it is available in English from Héloïse Press.

ENUMA OKORO is a Nigerian-American writer, speaker, curator, theorist and facilitator. She is a weekend columnist for The Financial Times where she writes, ‘The Art of Life’ about the intersection of art, culture, philosophy, ecology, contemplative-spirituality, and how we live. 

ANA PRVAČKI practises many kinds of cross pollination and cross disciplines. She was trained in music, theatre, visual art and beekeeping. An avid collector of Shunga (Japanese erotica) she enjoys sharing her collection and research. In her free time she likes to take care of her skin and walk in the woods around a lake. 

LUCY ROEBER is the editor of the Erotic Review and the director of Erotic Review Publishing Ltd. She lives in London. 

JESSICA STOYA began performing in adult films in 2006, began writing about the adult industry and sexuality in 2012, and began directing adult films in 2014. She lives in Belgrade, where she practises intimacy coaching and–occasionally–art. 

SASKIA VOGEL is deputy editor of the Erotic Review. She is an award-winning translator of over two-dozen Swedish language books, including Hanna Nordenhök’s Caesaria. Her novel Permission has been translated into 6 languages. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she lives in Berlin. 

EMILY WADDELL is a Bristol native and Berlin transplant. A science-fiction and fantasy writer in her head and sometimes on paper. A journalist in a previous life, she has written for Crack magazine and Buzzfeed. She's currently writing her debut novel while maladaptive daydreaming. 

We would like to inform you that unfortunately at the moment the elevator in our building is not working. We would like to apologize for this.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the event, otherwise your seats may be released if there is a large crowd.