Category Archives: Books

The German Book Prize does it again and other literary news from Germany

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Cora

The German Book Prize 2013 has been awarded to Hungarian-German writer Terészia Mora for her novel Das Ungeheuer (The Monster). Spiegel Online, Tagesspiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung have more. Finally, here is a video interview with Ms. Mora about her … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on “Under the Dome” and my problem with post-apocalyptic fiction

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Cora

I finally got around to watching the last two episodes of Under the Dome tonight. I had to record them, because for some reason the show is inevitably broadcast when I’m at the monthly translators’ meet-up. Now I have to … Continue reading →

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Promo and plugs and my cousin goes indie

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Cora

Because October is the month of Halloween, Julie from Bards and Sages Publishing has set up a cross publisher bundle of horror and dark fantasy fiction over at DriveThruFiction. The bundle includes Letters from the Dark Side as well as … Continue reading →

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Black Blade Budd recommends: Piratey Reads for “Talk Like a Pirate Day”

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Cora

I was just about to compose a new post for the Pegasus Pulp blog, when a strange fellow with a peg leg and a parrot on his shoulder suddenly appeared in my office. His name, he announced in a strange … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Cora

One of my personal literary heroes, Polish-German literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki, died today aged 93. Here is a wonderful tribute from Kulturzeit with plenty of Reich-Ranicki clips and here are two more obituaries from the New York Times and the … Continue reading →

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Time Travel and Gender

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Cora

Back in July, Anna Smith asked at The Guardian “Why can’t women time travel?” and laments that mainstream time travel movies almost always feature male protagonists. My initial reaction to that article was: But women do time travel. There are … Continue reading →

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Yet more Worldcon and Hugo Reactions

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Cora

The discussion about Paul Cook’s attempts to define SF for the rest of us seems to have died down, but it seems we’re still talking about Worldcon and the Hugos and if/how they should change. My last round-up of Hugo … Continue reading →

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New Post-Apocalyptic Novelette: The Hybrids

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Cora

As I’ve hinted at before, I have a story to announce. It’s another foray into science fiction, the genre that still owns my heart. However, instead of the next Shattered Empire story (coming later in 2013), this novelette tackles a … Continue reading →

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Yet more responses to Paul Cook

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Cora

We’re still talking about Paul Cook’s ill thought out post about what does and does not constitute SF, so here are the latest responses: At Teleread, Chris Meadows cames to the conclusion that Paul Cook was deliberately trolling for outraged … Continue reading →

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The Pegasus Pulp Catalogue

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Cora

Among all the other stuff, I almost forgot to mention that Pegasus Pulp now has a catalogue. And unlike most other publisher catalogues, the Pegasus Pulp will be continuously updated, as new titles become available (because I can). Sharp eyes … Continue reading →

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