Category Archives: Books

Brenda Starr, Stieg Larsson and some Housekeeping

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Cora

Today, I took down the Christmas tree and the rest of the holiday decorations. Epiphany Day, i.e. January 6th, is the traditional deadline for getting rid of holiday decorations in my area (though in some regions, e.g. in part of … Continue reading →

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Recently Read Books

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Cora

I’m really behind on discussing “recently read books”, since I already finished one and a half books since this one. Still, here it is: Steamed by Katie MacAlister This is exactly the sort of book that the recent Steampunk backlash … Continue reading →

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A Speculative Linkdump

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Cora

I’m pretty busy at the moment with a big translation job, so here’s yet another bunch of links, this time vaguely speculative fiction themed. Sheila Finch has a great post on fairytales, sexual taboos and animal shifters at the SFWA … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Cora

December 24th, i.e. Christmas Eve, is over now. Here in Germany, Christmas Eve is the main event, while Christmas Day and Boxing Day are the time for family visits, eating too much food and hangovers. The snow fall has stopped … Continue reading →

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Snow… and some links

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Cora

We did get a snowpocalypse of sorts today. It started snowing at around nine, then stopped briefly around noon, only to begin snowing again at one PM. My county, Landkreis Diepholz, did not close its school and thus my afternoon … Continue reading →

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Of Christmas Markets, Snow and Zombie Apocalypses

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Cora

This morning started really nice, frosty but clear. Since I have no school on Mondays, I had planned to go into the city and to the Bremen Christmas market with my Mom. I wasn’t really in the mood today, but … Continue reading →

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Literary versus Genre Fiction, Round 315

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Cora

Some bloke named Edward Docx (Honestly? He’s named after a Microsoft file format?) bashes genre fiction, all genre fiction, in the Observer, because he’s caught a few glimpses of Dan Brown’s and Stieg Larsson’s work and – oh shock and … Continue reading →

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Random Post is Random

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Cora

We’re still having snow and frost and may actually be getting more snow overnight. It’s supposed to thaw on Sunday, though. Grocery shopping today was truly an exercise in frustration. I had to drive to five different grocery stores (plus … Continue reading →

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Judging Books by their Covers

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Cora

It’s still snowing, though no longer quite as cold as before. And of course my heater had to have a failure in the middle of the night (I have a nifty system that sends me a fax to inform me … Continue reading →

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Short Snowy Post

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Cora

Here’s yet another quick post, since I’m tired and not feeling too well. And this time, I don’t even have any links. This early onset winter still has us firmly in its grip. Yesterday, the temperature never rose above approx. … Continue reading →

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