Category Archives: Books

Linkdump, mostly about indie publishing, SF and climate issues

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Cora

Over at the Pegasus Pulp blog, I look back on three years of indie publishing and share some metrics. I’ve also got another post listing research resources I used for the Silencer series and New York City’s Finest. Forbes has … Continue reading →

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New historical romance short available: Hanging Day

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Cora

July 3rd (i.e. tomorrow) marks my three year indie publishing anniversary. I’ll do a more detailed post with some sales statistics over at the Pegasus Pulp site tomorrow, but for now I’ve got a new release to announce just in … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month: June 2014

Posted on June 30, 2014 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 May … Continue reading →

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“Not your typical suburban wife and mother”

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Cora

First of all, my post about the latest review debate got linked on Metafilter. Some good discussion over there, too. Then, Riverfront News, a St. Louis based newspaper, published this extensive profile of Nebula and Clarke Award winner Ann Leckie, … Continue reading →

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Matchday Linkdump

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Cora

I actually did watch tonight’s Germany vs. Ghana World Cup match – the interesting part of it at any rate. I missed the first twenty minutes or so. Afterwards, I watched Fantasia, which just happened to be on TV tonight. … Continue reading →

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New German crime short available – Neuer Kurzkrimi auf Deutsch erhältlich: Familienkutsche

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Cora

It’s once again time for some announcements. First of all, my e-books are now available at the subscription e-book service Scribd as well as at You Heart Books, a new e-book store. What is more, I have a new e-book … Continue reading →

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Mid June Linkdump

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Cora

At Slate, M.R. Carey gets into the neverending literary versus genre fiction debate, belatedly responding to the attacks on genre fiction by Arthur Krystal (see my posts here and here) and Edward Docx (see my post here). At Bookworm Blues, … Continue reading →

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Of Penny Dreadfuls and Moral Panics

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Cora

The Guardian has an article about the so-called penny dreadfuls, cheap serialized novels of the Victorian era, inspired by the success of the eponymous TV series (which I haven’t yet seen, hence no comment). I usually don’t remember where and … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Jay Lake

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Cora

Speculative fiction writer Jay Lake passed away today after a long battle with cancer. Here are tributes from Ruth Nestvold, Charlie Jane Anders at iO9 and Tor.com. SF Signal has also compiled a round-up of rememberances and tributes. Unlike most … Continue reading →

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Classic German Cinema Rewatch: Und ewig singen die Wälder (Duel with Death) from 1959

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Cora

It’s time again for my irregular series of reviews of more or less classic German films from the 1950s and 1960s (maybe I should reorganize the posts as a proper series for easier reference). For more vintage German cinema, complete … Continue reading →

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