Monthly Archives: March 2012

Small World

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I attended Riverbank City, an English language music plus poetry event at the Bremen House of Sciences. Now I’ve been hanging out at the fringes of the Bremen literature scene for years and so I met a couple … Continue reading →

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Some good discussions about romance and erotica and a bit of politics

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Cora

At Tor.com, Jo Walton discusses her conflicted relationship with the romance genre and Georgette Heyer. It’s a good post and even the discussion in comments is surprisingly good, given the population of regular commenters at Tor.com, and goes into how … Continue reading →

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John Carter of Mars and why Edgar Rice Burroughs is so difficult to adapt

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cora

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has an extensive interview with Michael Chabon in which he talks about Edgar Rice Burroughs and John Carter of Mars (he wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie), about anti-genre prejudice and about selling … Continue reading →

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German TV discovers Furries

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Cora

Tonight I watched Kulturjournal, a cultural program on the North German regional TV station NDR. And among the usual type of report found in this sort of program, presentation of a documentary about unhealthy food, the profile of a controversial … Continue reading →

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More gender discussion and remembering Jean Giraud

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Cora

The discussion about female characters is still going on with Elisabeth Moon responding to Rose Lemberg and Amal El-Mohtar responding to Elisabeth Moon. Nick Mamatas talks about the perils of the wineglass shaped story. I don’t necessarily agree with his … Continue reading →

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That ain’t Kentucky

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Cora

Last night, I chanced to see a bit of Justified, a newish American TV show that only just started in Germany in a late night slot. I hadn’t planned on watching the show, because the trailers made it look like … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Presidents

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Cora

Yes, there’s some ranting about German politics behind the cut, so just skip if you don’t care:

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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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Random Post for a Tired Day

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Cora

Apparently, it’s Read an E-Book Week, so if you’d like to try one of mine, I have plenty available in various genres and at reasonable prices. Of course, I want to publish more e-books. And while I still have a … Continue reading →

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A sales milestone, two events, strong female characters and retro TV gossip

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Cora

Pegasus Pulp passed the 100 sales threshold today. And if you’re in the Bremen area, I also want to point out two literary events: Tomorrow, i.e. March 8, Elke Marion Weiß will present her debut novel Triangel in the “Bremer … Continue reading →

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