Jill Blocker

Jill

Blocker

Jill Blocker is a novelist and former journalist. She is the author of What was beautiful and good (Was schön war und gut).

Her work has appeared on The Daily Show, and in The Washington Post, The Star Press, KOMO 4 News, HearingLikeMe.com and various international media outlets.

Originally from the U.S., she currently lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

What was beautiful and good. Literary historical fiction novel about Emmy Hennings and the beginning of the DADA art movement

A novel about a young singer whose ‘joie de vivre‘ is disrupted by the outbreak of the First World War and whose fight for freedom inspired an international art movement.

“Was schön war und gut” was translated into German by Christine K. Gubler.

English books available at…

Deutsche Bücher erhältlich bei…

Events and Readings

Double Feature: An Evening with Authors

Keith Roysdon and Jill Blocker

E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

Reservations: ebball@bsu.edu

Open to age 21 and older

Muncie, Indiana, USA

July 12, 2024

6PM

Pages & Prose: Reading with Roysdon & Blocker

Kennedy Library

Muncie, Indiana, USA

July 13, 2024

2PM

Reading & Community Event

The Next Page Bookstore and More

Decatur, Indiana, USA

July 20, 2024

TBD

Past events

Book Launch & Reading (EN, DE)

Cabaret Voltaire

Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 Zürich

12 Dec. 2023

6PM

Münster Verlag am Zürich Liest

LaSalle

Schiffbaustrasse 4, 8005 Zürich

25 Oct. 2023

Zürich Liest ’23

Zürich, Switzerland

25-29 Oct. 2023

Contact

Publisher
MünsterVerlag
info@muensterverlag.ch

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“We come from various horizons and backgrounds, speak different languages…” After more than 10 years in #Zürich it’s a privilege to have discovered and be part of an amazing group of international writers, directed by @dearsmagazine and hosted by @cabaretvoltaire.ch. Sharing a space with a diverse group of creatives and engaging in conversation and prose has provided a sense of community that is often hard to find for foreigners not already part of a “scene”. I’m grateful for this space and its organizers for creating a beautiful collection of individuals who can share their words together, across all languages and context. Join us for the last session this May, on the last Wednesday of the month in the Dada Library. 📝✨ 📣 #Indiana friends, readers, #bookstagrammers: I’m excited to announce that I’ll be doing a small summer book tour ! Join me at my alma mater @ballstateuniversity, @munciepubliclibrary and my hometown #indiebookstore @npbookstore this #July. ✨Sold✨ A big congrats to @cristinadecastaneda who sold her painting, “NICHT WEISS, NICHT SCHWARZ, SONDERN DAS GEGENTEIL,” inspired by my novel, “#WhatwasBeautifulandGood” and the iconic #cabaretvoltaire. 🎉✨ La mulți ani! Bon anniversaire! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Happy Birthday to the one and only Tristian Tzara. 🎊 Oh, hey. Most magical place in the city. ✨ “What Was Beautiful and Good” is a book that will make you reflect on the beauty and fragility of life. Blocker’s prose is lyrical and poetic, evoking a range of emotions with every word. Her writing style is both accessible and deeply moving, making it impossible to put the book down.” Amazon review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ich bin dankbar, „Was schön war und gut“ neben vielen renommierten literarischen Werken mit #EmmyHennings im Rahmen von „Literatur in Gelb“ präsentiert zu sehen A real joy to read the newspaper and have breakfast at the breathtaking B2 Hotel today. 📰✨ As a former journalist I don’t nearly read the paper as much as I used to — especially a physical copy. Holding the stories about current events, opinions and updates in my hands always makes reality feel more tangible, like there is something concrete being done and actions to do. Einzigartige Dada-Schätze in der @zurichfinebooks Wenn Sie ein Sammler sind, besuchen Sie ihn. 💫📖📚

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