The Coronavirus Chronicle

The Coronavirus Chronicle #13: HITTING THE BOOKS

todayMay 4, 2020

 

As the biggest global health crisis in years threatens people around the world, turn to The Coronavirus Chronicle to find out how people in Berlin are coping.

Anne-Katrin Grimm is the co-owner of “Buchhandlung Montag” in Prenzlauer Berg. Unlike most small businesses, her book store is deemed essential and is still open during the health crisis. Not to mention business is booming. But how has the pandemic affected people’s taste in literature? Listen below to find out.

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    The Coronavirus Chronicle #13: HITTING THE BOOKS monika.mueller.kroll

 

“The big online delivery companies don’t deliver books at the moment,” Grimm says. “It’s our job now.”

Check back on this page or tune in to 104.1 FM tomorrow for another episode of The Coronavirus Chronicle. If you want to share your story, write to us at: thecoronaviruschronicle@kcrwberlin.org

For up-to-date information on what you should be doing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, check our fact sheet. 

Whether it’s our coverage of the coronavirus, rent freezes or more light-hearted subjects like Berlin’s pandas, you can count us for factual and informative content. We are the go-to source for the English-as-a-common-language community in Berlin and beyond. The pandemic will challenge us to find new ways of doing reporting, but we will continue to bring you the programming you love and news you can trust. We are a listener-funded public radio station, driven by donors like you. So please consider donating today to keep us on air, online and in your community.

Written by: monika.mueller.kroll


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