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2CREATE – Yoav Litvin
The subtitle of this book is misleading. It reads “Art Collaborations in New York City” which sounded really fascinating to me. But what it really is is graffiti artist collaborations. Still potentially really interesting, but not what I was expecting. Given that this book is about graffiti artist collaborations in New York City, it strikes… Continue reading
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HIGH ON REBELLION – Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE This may be one of my shorter reviews as, really, there isn’t much to review in this book. This isn’t so much a book about Max’s Kansas City bar in New York, as it is a series of mini-memoirs/reminiscences by some of the former patrons and workers at the club.… Continue reading
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EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS, VOL. II – Maurine St. Gaudens
This is an important series of art books. It is four volumes in order to pack in a large number of artists and a representation of their work. The format for each book is the same, so my review will be the same. The four volumes that make up this book set are packed with… Continue reading
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EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS, VOL. 1 – Maurine St. Gaudens
The four volumes that make up this book set are so packed with incredible information and beautiful photos of a wide range of art that I hardly know where to begin in reviewing this. The subtitle (“A Survey of Women Artists Working in California, 1860-1960”) implies a fairly narrow focus, but it is awe-inspiring to… Continue reading
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CROWDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE – Dr. Bo Brock
It definitely takes a special sort of person to go in to the business of helping and caring for animals. Maintaining a sense of humor definitely helps as animals can often be even more unpredictable than humans as patients. Veterinarian Dr. Bo Brock not only maintains his sense of humor, but shares it through a… Continue reading
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THE MUNCHKIN BOOK – James Lowder, editor
If you are any kind of geek at all, you already know about the card game Munchkin and many of its variants. But what do you really know about the game, the creators and many of its bizarre rules? This collection of (mostly) humorous essays gives the reader and game player a peek of the Munchkin… Continue reading
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BEHIND THE MIC – Robert Dustman
Why do we read memoirs? We read biographies and autobiographies to learn more about a person. But why do we read memoirs? The answer, I suspect, is different for everyone, but mostly I think it’s for insight. Either into a person; human nature; or a profession. Behind the Mic, by Robert Dustman, is an autobiography… Continue reading
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DARK NIGHT: A TRUE BATMAN STORY – Paul Dini
Sometimes, after a catastrophic event, especially a very personal one, the victim needs to find a release – a cathartic means of expression. Paul Dini is looking for his relief through a medium that he is very familiar with. The graphic novel. Paul Dini’s name is likely familiar to comic book and animation nerds as… Continue reading
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NO ONE’S PET – Sheila Kennedy
First, let’s point out that this isn’t a biography (or autobiography) so much as it is a memoir. What’s the difference? A memoir (typically) doesn’t follow the timeline of one’s life but selects moments that were meaningful and expounds on them, often jumping around. No One’s Pet by Sheila Kennedy definitely fits the memoir mold.… Continue reading
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Guest Post “Damned Internet” – and a Giveaway!
I don’t do guest posts very often, but once in awhile an author and book will really stand out to me. In this case, I hadn’t yet read the book when I agreed to let E. Van Lowe have a little bit of space on this blog. But I was attracted by his writing history… Continue reading
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SECRET TEACHINGS OF A COMIC BOOK MASTER: THE ART OF ALFREDO ALCALA – Heidi MacDonald and Phillip Dana Yeh
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I remember in the 1970’s being eager each month for the latest issue of The Savage Sword of Conan to be on bookseller’s shelf. The black and white art in this over-sized comic book typically was much more impressive than that in the smaller color comics, and a big part… Continue reading
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SLAVE NARRATIVES OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – Christine Rudisel and Bob Blaisdell, eds.
I have to admit that I don’t know nearly as much as I should about the struggle of slaves in America and their flight to freedom and emancipation, despite the fact that there’s a slavery underground house just a few blocks from my home. Certainly I’ve read about it in history classes, but it was… Continue reading
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