Category Archives: Books

And another new release: Operation Rubber Ducky

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Cora

I said yesterday that there would be more new release announcements coming up and here is the next one. It’s another collection of short stories – three this time – to come out of the July Short Story Challenge, where … Continue reading →

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New release: Children of the Stone Gods

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Cora

I have a new release to announce. This time, it’s a collection of seven short stories on the borderline of science fiction and fantasy entitled Children of the Stone Gods. The seven stories in Children of the Stone Gods were … Continue reading →

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A Few Shout-outs – Ein paar Lesetipps

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Cora

First of all, Swedish crime fiction write Henning Mankell died of cancer, aged only 67. He was best known for the Kurt Wallander mysteries, though he also wrote other things. Now I’ve never read any of his novels, though I … Continue reading →

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Das Literarische Quartett Reloaded

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Cora

Hot on the heels of the deaths of Hellmuth Karasek, one third of the original Literarisches Quartett (no, that’s not a typo), came the revival of what was once the preeminent literary program on German TV. So what is Das … Continue reading →

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Two more literary deaths: Hellmuth Karasek and Ellis Kaut

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Cora

2015 has been a bad year for German literature and a bad year for celebrity deaths in general. Now we lost two more literary greats in the space of a few days, critic and writer Hellmuth Karasek, who died yesterday … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2015

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some August … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace, Max Kruse

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Cora

Max Kruse, German writer of children’s and YA books, died aged 93. Die Welt has a lovely obituary. Everybody who grew up in the German speaking world in the past 45 years is likely familiar with Urmel aus dem Eis … Continue reading →

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Two new releases and three stories about dystopias, apocalypses, nuclear war and cryogenics

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Cora

As I mentioned yesterday, I have another new release announcement to make this weekend. In this case, it’s even a double new release announcement, because I have two e-books containing three stories altogether to announce. These stories also came out … Continue reading →

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New German language anthology available – Neue deutschsprachige Anthologie im Handel

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Cora

I actually had planned to make a new release announcement this weekend, but now you get two, since it turns out that I also have a German language short story in an anthology I had sort of forgotten about. Kurze … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for August 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July … Continue reading →

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