Tag Archives: germany

Achtung, baby

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Matt Ruff

Just got my copy of the German paperback edition of Bad Monkeys, According to Amazon.de the official pub. date is November 1st:

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Time to bust out the region-free DVD player?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Matt Ruff

Today’s Times has an article about Tatort, a German TV police procedural that will soon celebrate its 40th year on the air: “Tatort” is a little akin to what Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” was in America. It’s one of those … Continue reading →

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Custom cover art from Hamburg

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Matt Ruff

An artist named Britta Kussin who attended one of my appearances in Germany last February gave me a gift, a set of custom covers for my first three novels. When I saw how cool they were, I asked if she’d … Continue reading →

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The Bad Monkeys European tour, part II: Germany

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Matt Ruff

If you missed it, part 1 is here. Friday, February 1st — On the flight from Paris to Berlin, I read the second half of Nisi Shawl’s Filter House. I’ve still got a few pages to go as we come … Continue reading →

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This should be an interesting experiment in jet lag

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Matt Ruff

So, a little more than 48 hours before I head to the airport, and then, France. My flight is scheduled to arrive in Paris at around 9 A.M., or as we like to call it in Seattle, midnight. It’s all … Continue reading →

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Bad Monkeys German reading tour schedule

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Matt Ruff

I just got my itinerary for the German Bad Monkeys reading tour. I’ll be reading (in English), answering questions, and signing books at the following locations on the following dates: Monday, February 4th, 19:00 — Berlin Kennedy Museum, Pariser Platz … Continue reading →

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Coming soon to a France and a Germany near you

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Matt Ruff

It’s definite: I will be coming to Paris in the last week of January to help launch the French edition of Bad Monkeys, and the week after that, I’ll be in Berlin, Frankfurt, and possibly Hamburg to help launch the … Continue reading →

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This just in…

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Matt Ruff

The mail brings fresh contracts from Germany. Der Hörverlag is buying the rights to produce a German-language audio book edition of Fool on the Hill. More details when I have them.

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News from the Old World

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Matt Ruff

This morning my editor at Carl Hanser Verlag emailed to let me know that the German-language translation of Bad Monkeys will be published next spring. Meanwhile, Fazi Editore have already finished the Italian translation and plan to have books in … Continue reading →

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Set This House in Order book club discussion

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Matt Ruff

For those who may be interested, this month I am participating in an online discussion of Set This House in Order at Leserunden.de. Although the site is German, the discussion is (mostly) in English.

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