Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Headache from Hell – and a Linkdump

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cora

I had a long post almost completely drafted, but then the headache from hell struck last night and effectively kept me from sleeping. I managed to make it through school and my daily translation quota, but now I’m just bloody … Continue reading →

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Just a Lot of Links

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Cora

The discussion about the relative lack of women writers in the science fiction genre, particularly in the UK, is still going strong, though by now it has morphed into a discussion of how to define feminist SF. Timmi Duchamp on … Continue reading →

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More on the controversial topics of the day

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Cora

There are several controversies going on at the moment, so here is a round-up of interesting discussions and challenging links:

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Thuderstorm Linkdump

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Cora

After the very hot weather of the past few days, we had two thunderstorms today with promise of more. It’s not as if we didn’t need the rain – we did. But thunderstorms are also annoying, because while I can … Continue reading →

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Nihilism in YA Fiction

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Cora

After the “nihilism in fantasy” discussion a few months ago, we now seem to be having the “nihilism in YA” discussion, kicked off by this article in the Wall Street Journal in which the paper’s YA reviewer complains about YA … Continue reading →

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Three Literary Links

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Cora

Aside from the VS Naipaul controversy, the Guardian also offers two very interesting literary articles this weekend: First of all, here is a great interview with Tim Powers. And here, Graham Swift claims that writing truly contemporary novels is not … Continue reading →

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Round-up of Responses to VS Naipaul

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Cora

A few days ago, I blogged about VS Naipaul’s blanket dismissal of women writers. There are a couple of responses to Naipaul’s misogynist remarks:

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Writing Links for the Weekend

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Cora

I came across some really good writing posts and articles of late, so have some links:

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The double standard of content is alive and well

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Cora

For me, awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to VS Naipaul has always been one of the big “what the fuck” decisions of the Nobel committee and one of the very few that I vehemently disagree with. Because by all … Continue reading →

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Ascension Day Linkdump

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Cora

Tomorrow is Ascension Day, which is a public holiday in Germany. Of course, most people call it Father’s Day these days (to be celebrated by all males, whether fathers or not, by going out to get drunk with their buddies), … Continue reading →

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