Tag Archives: awards geekery

Linkdump for a Stormy Thursday

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Cora

Today was the first day of school after the winter holidays and students and staff were welcomed back by the worst storm of the winter so far. I’m actually surprised that they did not cancel school or at least the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

End of the Year Linkdump

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Cora

I just got a nice surprise, when I noticed that Rites of Passage had gotten a five star review at Amazon.com. I checked the listing for a totally unrelated reason and saw it was there. And when you google “Buhlert”, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Links | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Still sick linkdump

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Cora

I’m still sick with a rather nasty cold I caught on the plane. Taking my Mom to the cemetery yesterday to visit my grandparents’ graves probably wasn’t the best of ideas, especially as both set of grandparents are buried on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, Writing | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Away – and an awards mishap

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I wanted to let you all know that I’ll be in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK from tomorrow until Monday. I don’t know how frequent my internet connection will be, so there will be only sporadic … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Personal | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Salman Rushdie is being controversial again, the Booker Prize shortlist is too readable and a headline from a parallel universe

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Cora

In a lengthy interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz Salman Rushdie talked about a lot of things such as the fatwah against him, the persecution of writers worldwide, the Arab Spring, the upcoming film adaption of Midnight’s Children – oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, TV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Awards Mudwrestling

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cora

There have been plenty of tributes to Steve Jobs today, but I particularly like this article by Juan Cole about the multicultural background of Steve Jobs. Lots of stuff I didn’t know, but then I never extensively followed his life. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General, Links | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Junkyard and “quality” TV, the irrational fear of repeated words, unfortunately named romance heroes and some awards neepery

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have a new favourite search string, namely “german tv show of trailer park trash people”. I suspect that whoever googled that was looking for the German reality TV show Die Ludolfs – Vier Brüder auf’m Schrottplatz … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, TV, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Two Quick Links

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired tonight, because I was out all evening long. So here’s just some links for today: At the Book View Café, Shannon Donnelly discusses what makes characters real. The 2011 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. The list is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged , | 3 Comments

A weird coincidence and some links about women and writing

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Cora

Today I did my grocery shopping and ran into a girl (well, woman by now, but I have known her since we were four) I had been friends with in kindergarten and primary school. We later went to different secondary … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Links, Personal | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

More Hugos, Selkie romances, Star Wars, the sexual doublestandard and some bad news

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Cora

It’s another of those awfully hot and humid days, so here is a linkdump for your pleasure: At File 770, there is a detailed breakdown of the Hugo voting stats. Dan Wells also does some detailed analysis. James Scott Bell … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Links, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments