Very much looking forward to reading the fruit of your labours ,I have pre ordered otherwise I'll just forget and can't wait for your next inclusion in the upside down book club
Very excited to read about your next book. I think I have a decent grasp of the history of the Weimar Republic but I know next to nothing about the city itself. I’ll pre-order from Fox Lane Books closer to May ‘26. So, no binning the Triumph before next May.
Congratulations, Katja! We know how much work went into this, and I look forward to learning about Weimar, where I have been several times. The thrill of going down a research rabbit hole and learning things no one had known about before cannot be beat.
Thank you! Weimar never fails to fascinate me. You have given me, as your work so often does, another angle on a part or a time in Germany that facinates.
Most splendid to read your reflections on the writing process itself. I've had similar feelings about my own humble efforts to write an introduction to Confucianism and Chinese philosophy more generally; though without benefit of deadlines, I've now been at it for ten years. It's become something of a love-despair relationship: on occasion understanding (maybe) what Confucius was on about two and a half thousand years ago; but mostly slight despondency when people's eyes glaze over as I try to explain the work to which I have devoted my dotage.
PS: I also realise that I am prone to long sentences; something I suspect editors frown upon. Long live the semicolon, I say.
PPS: your article has prompted me to download the Audible version of 'Beyond the Wall'.
I'm preparing for the book by going to see Cabaret on stage for the second time on this run at the Guthrie in Minneapolis. A stunning performance.
Being a musical, I never gave much thought to Cabaret until I learned it is really about life in 1930's Berlin. After seeing the film and the stage play I realized it is in fact a drama with music. I've also just finished Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories. Also great.
I see Cabaret is also running in London right now. An interesting topic for this newsletter may be a discussion of Cabaret. All very fascinating.
On election night in 2024 I went and played Bridge to avoid watching the returns. My Bridge partner that night before Trump won reelection actually said, 'I don't care who wins, it won't affect my life'. I believe Sally Bowles' last line is, 'it's only politics. What's it to do with us?'
I have learned that Blackwells UK ships books to the US free of charge. I use them to get UK books that I don't want to wait a year for! www.blackwells.co.uk
Congrats.. really looking forward to this.. currently trying to motivate myself to expand my initial research on some 15th International Brigade volunteers from my home city .. paticularily in the Irish context, there are important lessons for today when we examine their lived experience here in the 1920's and 1930's and their decision to go to Spain. Your piece today helps spur me on! Thanks and best wishes for the publication.
Very much looking forward to reading the fruit of your labours ,I have pre ordered otherwise I'll just forget and can't wait for your next inclusion in the upside down book club
Very excited to read about your next book. I think I have a decent grasp of the history of the Weimar Republic but I know next to nothing about the city itself. I’ll pre-order from Fox Lane Books closer to May ‘26. So, no binning the Triumph before next May.
Congratulations, Katja! We know how much work went into this, and I look forward to learning about Weimar, where I have been several times. The thrill of going down a research rabbit hole and learning things no one had known about before cannot be beat.
The combination of individual lives set against the almost-mythical capital of German culture strikes me as a brilliant. Best of luck.
Thank you! Weimar never fails to fascinate me. You have given me, as your work so often does, another angle on a part or a time in Germany that facinates.
So excited for this!
I'm looking forward to your new book Katja. I liked Beyond The Wall very much. Thank you.
Looking forward to it!
Most splendid to read your reflections on the writing process itself. I've had similar feelings about my own humble efforts to write an introduction to Confucianism and Chinese philosophy more generally; though without benefit of deadlines, I've now been at it for ten years. It's become something of a love-despair relationship: on occasion understanding (maybe) what Confucius was on about two and a half thousand years ago; but mostly slight despondency when people's eyes glaze over as I try to explain the work to which I have devoted my dotage.
PS: I also realise that I am prone to long sentences; something I suspect editors frown upon. Long live the semicolon, I say.
PPS: your article has prompted me to download the Audible version of 'Beyond the Wall'.
I'm preparing for the book by going to see Cabaret on stage for the second time on this run at the Guthrie in Minneapolis. A stunning performance.
Being a musical, I never gave much thought to Cabaret until I learned it is really about life in 1930's Berlin. After seeing the film and the stage play I realized it is in fact a drama with music. I've also just finished Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories. Also great.
I see Cabaret is also running in London right now. An interesting topic for this newsletter may be a discussion of Cabaret. All very fascinating.
On election night in 2024 I went and played Bridge to avoid watching the returns. My Bridge partner that night before Trump won reelection actually said, 'I don't care who wins, it won't affect my life'. I believe Sally Bowles' last line is, 'it's only politics. What's it to do with us?'
Correction: It is not Sally Bowles' last line. But it does come late in the the play.
The joy of historical study
Very much looking forward to this book. Will there be a tour to go with it . If not Chalke or WHW6 will be fine.
Very much looking forward to this. Will there be a US publisher?
I have learned that Blackwells UK ships books to the US free of charge. I use them to get UK books that I don't want to wait a year for! www.blackwells.co.uk
Gratuliere! Ich freue mich darauf, ein Exemplar zu erhalten!
Congrats.. really looking forward to this.. currently trying to motivate myself to expand my initial research on some 15th International Brigade volunteers from my home city .. paticularily in the Irish context, there are important lessons for today when we examine their lived experience here in the 1920's and 1930's and their decision to go to Spain. Your piece today helps spur me on! Thanks and best wishes for the publication.
Looking forward to this 👏👏