Category Archives: Books

Cora engages in some Hugo kvetching – and a great George R.R. Martin interview/feature

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Cora

The nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards won’t be announced until April 4th, but the annual Hugo kvetching has already begun. Okay, so it already began back in January, but it’s currently ramping up for the second round of kvetching. … Continue reading →

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Freak you, Clean Reader, kiss my butt and darn you to heck, you freaking bottoms

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Cora

If the title of this post sounds weird to you – well, that’s how it would look when read through Clean Reader, a new app which removes words deemed offensive by some (mostly swearwords and bodypart words) from e-books, so … Continue reading →

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Sad News and Springtime Flowers

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Cora

First of all, there was some sad news today, for Sir Terry Pratchett died aged 66. Coincidentally, it’s been almost twenty years now since I first discovered Terry Pratchett’s books as a student in London after reading an interview with … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery available: Dead Drop

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Cora

Saturday’s post about the disparate reactions to Jupiter Ascending has gotten quite a bit of attention on social media and has sent my stats through the roof. Meanwhile, I also have a new release, namely a new Helen Shepherd Mystery … Continue reading →

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Cora does a podcast interview and other mixed updates

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Cora

First of all, I’ve been interviewed by Señor Rolando for the podcast Büchergefahr (book danger) and talk a bit about writing, indie publishing and pulp fiction. You can listen to the podcast here. Alas, it’s only in German. Meanwhile, yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Meet My Character, Richard Blakemore

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Cora

“Meet my Character” is a new blog hop similar to the speculative fiction blog hop, only that it allows a writer to introduce a particular character. I already took part in this blog hop, introducing Holly di Marco from the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for Feburary 2015

Posted on February 28, 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 January … Continue reading →

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Some reactions to the jabs against superhero movies at the Oscars

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Cora

In my Oscar reactions post, I already addressed the jabs against superhero movies during the ceremony and explained why they sat badly with me. Hell, even Birdman winning the Oscar for best picture can be seen as a slam against … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2014 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Cora

So the 2014 Nebula Award nominees have been announced and I could basically just recycle my Nebula reactions post from last year and switch out the names, because my thoughts are largely similar. All in all, this year’s Nebula shortlist … Continue reading →

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New Shattered Empire novella available: Partners in Crime

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Cora

It’s been a while (December in fact) since my last new release announcement, but I’ll make up for that with three new release coming up in February. Let’s start with a new entry in my Shattered Empire space opera series: … Continue reading →

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