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4 for: Batman [Recommendations! Good places to start!]
1: Scott Snyder: “Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls” [The New 52] 2: Jeph Loeb: “Batman: The Long Halloween” 3: Greg Rucka: “Batman: No Man’s Land” [a novelization of several graphic novels] 4: Scott Snyder: “Batman: The Black Mirror” … Continue reading
4 für: Muttertag – Empfehlungen, Buchtipps
1: Gerbrand Bakker: “Der Umweg” (Roman) 2: Philippe Claudel (R): “So viele Jahre liebe ich dich” (DVD) 3: Philippe Grimbert: “Ein besonderer Junge” (Roman) 4: Lena Dunham (R/B): “Girls. Die komplette erste Staffel” (DVD) . mehr Empfehlungen hier: Geschenke 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged Buchtipps, Gerbrand Bakker, GIRLS, Lena Dunham, Muttetag, Philippe Claudel, Philippe Grimbert
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Toronto: Restaurants, Stores, Trips [recommendations]
. For five years now, I’ve spent 3 to 4 months of my year in Toronto (late winter / spring, mostly), and I just returned from another 3-month stay. Now Alex – a German friend of mine – and her … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Books, Art Gallery of Ontario, Banh Mi sandwiches, Banjara, BMV Books, Buddies in Bad Times, Church & Wellesley, Crews and Tangos, Distillery District, Drake Hotel, Francis Manapul, Franco Cignelli, Free Times Café, Future Bakery, Gladstone Hotel, Goethe-Institut Toronto, Kensington Market, King's Cafe, Korean BBQ, Leslieville, Margaret Atwood, Mariko's, New Sushi Island, Niagara Falls, Queen West, Rol San, ROM, Second Cup, She said Boom!, Sky Blue Sky Sandwiches, Snakes & Lattes, Sushi on the Run, Tango Palace Coffee Company, The Beaches, The Pretender, Tim Hortons, Toronto, Toronto Events, Toronto Recommendations, Toronto Restaurants
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Underdog Literature, April 2013: 15 fresh or urgent, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: RON CURRIE, jr.: “Flimsy little plastic Miracles”, 340 pages, February 2013. 02: HELEN GARNER, “Monkey Grip”, 245 … Continue reading
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Tagged Batwoman, book recommendations, Buchtipps, Chester Hies, Dana Johnson, Dezsö Kostolanyi, Frank Deford, Golda Fried, Helen Garner, Irene Sabatini, J.H Williams III, Jakov Lind, Julie Kibler, Karen Boye, Lawrence Thornton, Literature, Michael Kimball, Natacha Appanah, Pater Nathaniel Malae, Recommendations, Recommended, Ron Currie jr., Shusako Endo, Sonali Deraniyagala, Steve Abee, Tobias Wolff, Tyler McMahon, Vikki Wakefield, W. Hayden Blackman
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“Girls” (HBO) – Season 2
. I just finished Season 2 of Lena Dunham’s “Girls” (HBO). I liked Season 1. I’m even happier about Season 2. . Best episode? “Bad Friend” (2×03) Worst episode? “Video Games” (2×07) Best scene? Marnie’s passive-aggressive, angry, scary Kanye West … Continue reading
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Tagged "Girls" (HBO), "Together", Alan Sepinwall, Allison Williams, Chris Wade, Christopher Abbott, David Haglund, GIRLS, Good TV Shows, HBO, Lena Dunham, Marnie, Michael Penn, New York Times, Rebecca Mead, Shoshanna, Television, The Onion, TV Show, Zosia Mamet
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Underdog Literature, March 2013: 15 fresh or overlooked, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: RUTH OZEKI, “A Tale for the Time being”, 432 pages, March 2013. 02: CHRISTINE SNEED, “Little-known Facts”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Maksik, book recommendations, Christine Sneed, Cory Doctorow, Don Carpenter, Ernst-Wilhelm Händler, Fall Out Boy, German Kratochwil, John Glassco, Kate Southwood, Kent Haruf, Maria Dermout, Matthew Quick, May Sarton, Michael Hainey, One Tree Hill, Pete Wentz, Recommended, Ruth Ozeki, Scouting for Books, Sonali Deraniyagala, Stefan Mesch, T Cooper, Thomas von Steinaecker, Underdog Literatur, Vahram Muratyan
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Underdog Literature, January 2013: 15 fresh or amazing, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: MATT BELL, “In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods”, ?? pages, June … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Lerner, book recommendations, Buchempfehlung, David Markson, Donald Hall, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Heather Waldorf, Henri Lefebvre, James Lipton, John von Düffel, Julie Anne Peters, Julie Reece Deaver, Karin Tidbeck, Karla Paul, Matt Bell, Matt Drury, Michael G. Coney, Nevil Shute, Noelle Hancock, Peter Buwalda, Rachel Kushner, Recommended, Rudolf Wittkower, Ruth Klüger, Sebastian Haffner, Underdog Literature
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Graphic Novels, Super-Heroes: Recommendations – FAQ
. Over on Reddit, I sometimes give personal graphic novel recommendations, make reading lists or post links about individual heroes (mostly: DC). Here are some of my – helpful – questions and answers: Graphic Novels, Super-Heroes, Reading Lists! . What … Continue reading
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Best Books of the Year: My personal Top 20
. (After a popular list last year [Link]…) …here are the 20 very best books I’ve read in 2012: . 20: JASON SHIGA, “Bookhunter”, Graphic Novel, 2007. 19: GAYLE FORMAN: “If I stay”, Young Adult Novel, 2009. 18: DAVID MARKSON: … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Alexis M. Smith, Arne Bellstorf, Arno Geiger, Batman, Best of 2012, Birds of Prey, book recommendations, Bookhunter, Chica Umino, Court of Owls, Daniela Krien, David Markson, DC Comics, Gayle Forman, Gerbrand Bakker, Graphic Novels, Green Lantern, Guy Delisle, Henrik Ibsen, Honey & Clover, Indie Graphic Novels, Jason Shiga, Joachim Helfer, Joe Hill, Johan Harstad, Kristen D. Randle, Literature, Literaturkritik, Locke and Key, Marlen Haushofer, Naoki Urasawas Pluto, New 52, Octavia Butler, Recommended, Ruth Klüger, Sarah Leavitt, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Snyder, Sharon M. Draper, Stewart O'Nan, Swamp Thing, Tennessee Williams, Wonder Woman
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Fröhliche Weihnachten!
pretty good year. now: time to finsh / sell that novel. thanks for reading the blog / sticking around. happy 2013!
Underdog Literature, December 2012: 15 fresh or brilliant, off-the-wall titles
. Here are 12 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles – all published in 2012 – that might deserve more attention: . 01: RICHARD KRAMER, “These Things happen”, 272 pages, 2012. [quirky domestic drama, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1913 - Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts, Alexis M. Smith, Beautiful Ruins, book recommendations, Buchempfehlungen, Claire Legrand, Daniela Krien, Florian Illies, Francis Spufford, Gaito Gasdanow, German Kretochwil, Gillian Flynn, Glaciers, Gone Girl, J.L. Carr, Jenny Lawson, Jess Walter, Kerstin Ekman, Kevin Young, Leanne Shapton, Markus Feldenkirchen, Marlen Haushofer, Michel Rostain, Natalia Ginzburg, Nick Harkaway, Nora Bossong, Philip Sington, Pia Ziefle, Recommended, Richard Kramer, Samantha Hunt, Shannon Messenger, Simon Mawer, Steve Erickson, Suna, Swimming Studies, Taiye Selasi, The Valley of Unknowing, These things happen, Underdog Literatur, Veronique Bizot, Wiley Cash, Willy Russel
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2011 / 2012: My personal Soundtrack [15, quick list]
. I started keeping a diary on October 26th, 1997. I was 14 and in 9th grade. I kept up until 2004, and every year, I made a ‘personal soundtrack’ with songs that reflected last years’ themes and storylines. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 2012, Andrew Bird, Ayano Tsuji, Ben Howard, Bill Calahan, Dillon, Fake Palindromes, Freelance Whales, Ghosts I've met, Gladys Knight, Gregory Alan Isakov, Holcombe Waller, James Vincent McMorrow, Kazeni Naru, Lambs and Wolves, Lambs and Wolves Freiburg, Melanie Safka, Mixtape, OST, P.J. Harvey, Personal, Personal Soundtrack, Rebecca Black, Sampler, Scythian Empires, Talking Heads, The Head and the Heart, The National, Yotsuba
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