Tag Archives: urban fantasy

Just a quick linkdump, cause I’m busy

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Cora

The Guardian has an interview with Stephenie Meyer about Twilight, The Host, true love and feminism among other things. It’s an interesting interview – pity about the positively hateful comments. However, what bothers me a little is that Stephenie continues … Continue reading →

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Controversy, Romance, Translation and Sex – It’s a Valentine’s Day Linkdump

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Cora

Controversy (or not): The New York Times has an interview with Jodi Picoult, which apparently caused some stir in certain circles. Honestly, I went into the interview thinking I was about to read something incredibly controversial and offensive, but the … Continue reading →

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Twilight, Religion and Misogyny

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Cora

At The Hooded Utilitarian, there is a fascinating essay by Mette Ivie Harrison, herself a Mormon writer of YA fantasy, about how Twilight relates to Mormon beliefs. Found via Sherwood Smith, where she also shares some observations made during a … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming, the mice are on the loose

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Cora

In case you’re waiting for photos from Scotland, you’ll have to wait another day. But instead, I’ve got a funny anecdote and some public service announcements: First of all, Amazon in its infinite wisdom decided to launch its Kindle store … Continue reading →

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Cora goes to Osnabrück and discovers a new genre name

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Cora

I’ve been absent for three days now, because it’s been a busy week. Besides, I took the day off on Wednesday to take the train to Osnabrück, a city approximately 120 kilometers to the southwest of Bremen. I really like … Continue reading →

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How to dispose of German politicians, the craziest football match of the year and some writing and genre links

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Cora

This is how we dispose of politicians in Lower Saxony: David McAllister, minister president of Lower Saxony (in case anybody is wondering about the name, McAllister’s parents are Scottish), and much of his cabinet went for a ride in a … Continue reading →

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Dracula, urban fantasy clichés, vampiric Playboy bunnies and some birthday photos

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Cora

April 20, 2012 is the centenary of Bram Stoker’s death, so the culture pages and programs are filled with a lot of discussions of vampires in general and Dracula in particular – because most people have never heard of Stoker’s … Continue reading →

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Back from Yorkshire – and a Linkdump

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Cora

I’m back from Yorkshire. Well, actually I got back yesterday, but I was too tired to blog or do more than catch up with my e-mails. There will be photos in the next few days, but for now here are … Continue reading →

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A bit of searchterm weirdness and a great link

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Cora

For some reason, several people reached my site today by googling the name of a certain German politician and secretary in Angela Merkel’s cabinet in connection with “imcompetence”. Now I don’t recall ever having called said politician imcompetent in these … Continue reading →

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Women Writers, Women Characters and International Wom

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Cora

March 8 is international women’s day and also the birthday of a very dear friend of mine (scroll down past the flowers). Tonight I attended the book launch for Triangel by Elke Marion Weiß. I know Elke from her time … Continue reading →

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