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Breaking News, Publicity Fans: The Summer of Long Knives Book Blog Tour

By jim_snowden August 7, 2014Uncategorized2 Comments

One of those book blog tour things does appear to be happening for Summer of Long Knives. It starts September 15th, runs through October 15th, and'll involve my stopping by at various…

Name a Great Story With A Bad Title

By jim_snowden July 2, 2014Criticism, Movies, Writing

I just saw one: Edge of Tomorrow. It's as fun a summer blockbuster as you'll find. The premise unites the ideas behind Groundhog Day and Aliens in a way that feels more original than…

Win a Signed Copy of Summer of Long Knives at Goodreads

By jim_snowden April 17, 2014Books

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You Probably Missed the Inklings Reading on Saturday. Here’s the Bit I Read.

By jim_snowden February 24, 2014Books

The reading I did at Inklings Bookstore in Yakima last weekend was six kinds of fun--special thanks to Emily, events goddess--but most of you reading this post were in no…

Scott Whitmore Reviews Summer of Long Knives

By jim_snowden February 10, 2014Books, Criticism

I think he kinda liked it. Set in Munich three years after the Nazis assumed power in Germany, The Summer of Long Knives by Jim Snowden (@snowdenlit) is a wonderfully tense murder…

Manifesto By Strange, Sullen, Hectoring Twit Is An International Bestseller

By jim_snowden January 9, 2014Books, History

Yes, we're talking about Mein Kampf, apparently one of the bestselling political books of the year. B-School grads in India are expected to have devoured its lessons in business management. (Curious,…

Moringen Concentration Camp

By jim_snowden January 8, 2014History

While Dachau was the most famous of Germany's concentration camps--its name became synecdoche for the entire camp system--many others sprang up during the 1930s. One that was important in Summer…

Christmas Under the Swastika

By jim_snowden December 23, 2013History

The Nazi calendar had its own set of holidays, including the anniversary of the seizure of power (January 30th), Hitler's birthday (April 20th) and the anniversary of the Beer Hall…

Leaving Nazi Germany

By jim_snowden December 13, 2013History

In Summer of Long Knives, Rolf and Klara's main goal--disrupted by the murder of Gretl Hofstengl--is to leave Nazi Germany. Accomplishing this involved clearing a couple of very high hurdles: the…

Any Good German Translators Out There?

By jim_snowden December 7, 2013Writing

Over at the Goodreads Summer of Long Knives discussion thread, my reader Lilo is telling us all about a book called Pfaffenhofen unterm Hakenkreuz (Pfaffenhoffen under the Twisted Cross.), a work of nonfiction by…