Monthly Archives: July 2011

Poetry among the design classics

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Cora

Tonight, I went to the newleaf Summer Season reading at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus in Bremen. newleaf is the English language lit mag of the University of Bremen. I’ve been involved with the mag for a long time now and … Continue reading →

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The Pegasus Pulp launch – and yet another announcement

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Cora

The Pegasus Pulp launch was a lot more successful than I could have hoped for, because I sold nine books (and made approx. five dollars) on the first day. So far, Rites of Passage seems to be my bestseller. The … Continue reading →

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Introducing Pegasus Pulp

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Cora

It has taken a while, but Pegasus Pulp, my independent e-publishing company, is finally open for business. A skeleton version of the Pegasus Pulp website has been online for a while, but I put the finishing touches on the site … Continue reading →

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They all go to Walle

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Cora

Since my Mom is on her own this weekend, I picked her up this morning and we drove out to Walle, a neighbourhood in West Bremen. First we visited Walle cemetery where my grandma (and grandfather and great-grandparents, but I … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Linkdump

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Cora

Bookforum has an interesting article about bestselling novels in America. The condescension dripping from parts of the article is a pity though, especially since it is so unnecessary. Never mind that the author is just plain wrong in many cases. … Continue reading →

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Holidays at Last

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Cora

Today was my last day of school before the summer holidays. The kids still have three more days of school, but those are dedicated to school trips and sport festivals in which I am not involved, so today was my … Continue reading →

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