NON-FICTION
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CULTURE VS. COPYRIGHT – Anatoly Volynets
Author Anatoly Volynets waxes on his thoughts on a preferred means of ‘protection’ for works of art, claiming that copyright hinders art (which in turn hinders the advancement of culture) and serves only large corporations that can publish (or deny the publishing of) the art. There are so many things wrong with this book that… Continue reading
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MARCH, BOOK 2 – graphic novel
A little more than a year ago I reviewed the first March book. You can read that review here. The review copy that I received is only one-quarter of the full book, but I think it’s safe to say that Book 2 is every bit as powerful and inspiring as was Book 1. As I… Continue reading
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THE PAINTER’S SECRET GEOMETRY – Charles Bouleau
The arts are vastly under-respected. For so many people, you go to a play and you maybe think that the acting was good or the music was nice, or the costumes were pretty. You look at a painting and typically you might think it looks nice or it doesn’t. But do you ever stop to… Continue reading
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THE JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK – James Beard
By no stretch of the imagination would I call myself a chef, or even a cook, but I do spend my fair share of time in the kitchen, providing the lion’s share of the family meals. To this end, I of course have the family staples…those meals that I know everyone likes, or will eat,… Continue reading
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THE PANEM COMPANION – V. Arrow
I’ve read a number of collections of essays recently (Joss Whedon and Fan Fiction being the most recent), but this collection had some of the best written, most fascinating essays. I will admit I had my doubts before getting in to this. Fans, writing about a modern, young adult series of books/movies. How good could… Continue reading
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THE URBAN PLAYS OF THE ABBEY THEATRE – Elizabeth Mannion
If you know me personally, you’ll know that my passion (and my profession) is theatre. So, when I find a review copy of a theatre-related book in one of the catalogs that I get my books from, I am immediately interested. In this case I was doubly interested as I would have to admit to… Continue reading
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THE BRILLIANT HISTORY OF COLOR IN ART – Victoria Finlay
This is, hands down, one of the best art books I have ever read. From the stunning cover photo to the end of the acknowledgements, this book informs and entertains and is rich with illustrations. Author Victoria Finlay explores (and shares with us the results of her research) the history behind a variety of colors… Continue reading
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GUNS OF OUTLAWS – Gerry and Janet Souter
This coffee-table styled book is rich with history, excitement, and chock-full of enough photos to please any historian or gun-lover. What is it about the outlaw, the criminal, that we are intrigued by the weapons that they favored? Is it simply that they made a name for themselves, using weapons and so those weapons identify… Continue reading
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THE FAN FICTION STUDIES READER – Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse, editors
Fan Fiction seems to have become its own genre, with critical studies examining the genre. This book, The Fan Fiction Studies Reader, edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse is such an examination. I have been familiar with ‘fan fiction’ since the late 1970’s — before it had a specific label as ‘fan fiction.’ My… Continue reading
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NUTS & BOLTS – Marthe Le Van
I’ve often been attracted by hand-made jewelry, probably a result of my older brother having designed some rings back in the 1960’s/1970’s, and thought I might make a decent jewelry designer myself. When I saw this book, combining home-made jewelry with Steampunk stylings, I knew I had to check this out. There are some very nice… Continue reading
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NOTHING BUT THE CLOUDS UNCHANGED – Gordon Hughes and Philipp Blom, editors
I believe that time and time again, artists have created some of the most thought-provoking, moving art during times of war. Not just art as in paintings and drawings and sculpture, but all the arts … music, theatre, dance, etc. This is not a call for war so that we can produce significant works of… Continue reading
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SPECTACULAR RUBENS – Alejandro Vergara and Anne T. Woollett, editors
I will admit that when I started this book, I was expecting it to be more of a coffee table style book, full of pictures, but it’s not. While the book is lavishly illustrated, it is not in a coffee-table display sort of way. Spectacular Rubens is very specifically about a special series of paintings… Continue reading
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