Leif Randt is a freelance writer living in Maintal and Berlin. His novels include Planet Magnon and Shimmering Haze over CobyCounty. Allegro Pastel, his fourth work, was a bestseller in Germany and nominated for the German Book Prize. A movie adaptation will appear in cinemas in fall 2025. He has co-curated the online platform Tegel Media since 2017. Peter Kuras is a writer and translator living in Berlin. He has written about politics and culture for the Economist, the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian and Der Freitag.