Category Archives: Books

Another Political Plagiarist, Bestsellers and Pulp Surrealism

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Cora

We have another case of suspected plagiarism involving a German politician. This time the suspected plagiarist is Bernd Althusmann, secretary of culture and education in Lower Saxony and president of the conference of German state secretaries of education. Since I … Continue reading →

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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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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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Just another weekend linkdump

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Cora

The Guardian offers another article about self-publishing, digital and otherwise. Lynn Viehl of Paperback Writer wrote a thoughtful post about the spectrum of elements a novel needs and the spectrum of skills a writer needs. Worldbuilding is definitely one colour … Continue reading →

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Linkdump has a Headache

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Cora

I’ve got a headache of the nasty, stab behind the eyes sort. Probably an early sign of the upcoming weather change, I tend to get headaches when the weather changes. So here’s just a quick linkdump: Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains … Continue reading →

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More Gender Bias in SFF

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Cora

io9 remembers that paranormal romance is a part of the SFF genre and runs an interview with Nalini Singh. The interview itself is good, though there is the usual anti-paranormal-romance trolling in the comments. In particular, we get people complaining … Continue reading →

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A Quick Linkdump about Gender, Marriage and Smurfs

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Cora

I have to get up early, because I have to take my Dad to the airport, so here’s just a quick linkdump: The discussion on the invisibility of women in science fiction is still going strong with an SF Signal … Continue reading →

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Darkness, Light and Assumptions of Quality

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Cora

The New York Times profiles Amanda Hocking. Apparently, this is their way of acknowledging her success, since Amanda Hocking’s books are still excluded from the New York Times bestseller list, though other self-published e-books have been included in the list. … Continue reading →

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