About Nickie Cochran: I was born and raised in Germany, Heidelberg to be a bit more specific, and met my husband when he was stationed in Mannheim. As an Army wife, I learned to be flexible. I raised our kiddos, went to college, and tried to keep things together on the home front when hubby was in the field or deployed. I began writing books when we were lucky enough to be stationed in Germany one last time. When I ran out of books to read and couldn't find anything that I was … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nickie Cochran
Nap of the Earth by George Robinson & Janice Moulton
A female helicopter pilot becomes a suspect in thefts of depleted uranium armor-piercing ammo from a US Army post in Germany. When some of the ammunition is used in ethnic uprisings in Estonia, relations between the US and the European Union deteriorate. One of her friends dies in a suspicious auto accident, another kills himself. Army CID arrests her and after polygraph interrogation, she is inexplicably released. She gets caught between Army investigators and the arms dealers who threaten her … [Read more...] about Nap of the Earth by George Robinson & Janice Moulton
Verloren by Nina Slack
Verloren- a beautiful German word meaning lost. Imagine being lost in a fairy- tale world in the enchanting forests of Germany. Anything could happen... and does happen. Will you ever find your way out? Do you even want to? The woods captivate and inspire, haunt and frighten. So, what are you waiting for? Step inside... 1800's Germany- The Land Of Fairy Tales. Albert and Delilah become lost in the enchanting woods of Germany. They encounter creatures and mysteries that have long existed for … [Read more...] about Verloren by Nina Slack
Interview with Author – Jim Snowden
About Jim Snowden: Jim Snowden was born in Santa Monica, CA in 1971. As a kid he moved around a lot, spending time in New Jersey, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, and small towns in Utah and Washington State before graduating high school. He started out as a physics major at Lawrence University, but quickly discovered that his passions lay with the arts, so he switched to drama. He sold his first short story to Pulphouse magazine in 1992. He's since written two novels, Dismantle the Sun and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jim Snowden
“The Ship to Shawano” by M. W. Tyrrell
History is generally taught in terms of placing events in a timeline. A particular event occurred on such-and-such date, and the course of humankind is diverted to one direction or another. While this is fine when studying the course of history in general, unaddressed are the men and women whose lives are inevitably changed in the process. That is where the real history lies, in the individual stories. During World War II, Great Britain would have seemed to be the logical place to house … [Read more...] about “The Ship to Shawano” by M. W. Tyrrell
Oranges for Christmas by Margarita Morris
The War is over, but for Sabine the fight for freedom has only just begun. 1961. The Cold War. Berlin is an occupied city - the Western Allies in the West; the Soviets in the East. Berliners go about their daily lives as best they can, until one day they wake up to discover their city has been torn in half by barbed wire - great tangled coils of it snaking through the city. Within days East German soldiers are turning the barbed wire into a solid wall. The Berlin Wall. 17 year old Sabine … [Read more...] about Oranges for Christmas by Margarita Morris
Interview with Author – Margarita Morris
About Margarita Morris: I was born and grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, moving to Oxford at the age of 18 to study Modern Languages at Jesus College, Oxford. After university I worked in computing for eleven years before leaving to work with my husband on our internet business. I have always loved books and reading and started writing when my children were young. I now write full time and have two novels published with a third on the way. When I'm not writing I enjoy singing in an Oxford … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Margarita Morris
Interview with Author – Michael Califra
About Michael Califra: Michael Califra lived and worked in Germany, mostly in Berlin, from 1986 to 1998 where he wrote the novel, "No Man's Land". When he first considered writing about the Berlin it was still divided. The challenge then was to render in fiction a situation more absurdly fictional than any he could imagine. Only after the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification did it become clear that the tragic division was only part of the story. The author has also executive … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael Califra
Bargain Book: Dumb Deutsch: Absurd German Language Errors (auch für deutsche Leser geeignet) by Hermann Observer
This book is permanently bargain priced. Have you ever ordered leather cheese? Have you ever told your cab driver that your hotel is located on One-Way Street? I doubt it. But English speakers trying to speak German say bizarre things like this all the time and I, for one, feel their pain. Acutely, even. They are speaking Dumb Deutsch. And they have no one else to blame but themselves. The German language is complex, treacherous and terribly difficult to learn, you see. Dumb Deutsch, on … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Dumb Deutsch: Absurd German Language Errors (auch für deutsche Leser geeignet) by Hermann Observer
