21 December 2018
Crude Blessings by T.M.”Roe” Patterson
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Crude Blessings: The Amazing Life Story of Glenn Patterson, American Oilman is written by Patterson’s Roe. Glenn isn’t famous, though he was successful. He didn’t accomplish great feats of endurance, work towards …
31 October 2018
The Spirit of the Trail
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
The Spirit of the Trail by Carrie Morgridge with Ross Sellers is an account of the 46 day bicycle journey undertaken by Morgridge and her husband John in the summer …
07 October 2018
What is Love by Pauli Rose Libsohn
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
This book is a love letter to Mitzi Libsohn, the author’s mother. It is ostensibly about the love story of her parents and the poetry that sprang from that relationship, …
15 August 2018
Jennifer Egan: Emerald City and Other Stories
By Hilary Smith // Books
Jennifer Egan must be a wise soul. I would love to sit down with her and ask for her advice about my own life. She just seems to know so …
08 August 2018
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
By Hilary Smith // Books
I loved Jane Austen. And I loved this modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. It perfectly updates the story to capture all of the same themes and it made me …
12 July 2018
Art by the Book: Beginning Color Mixing
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Kimberly Adams’ Beginning Color Mixing: Tips and Techniques for Mixing Vibrant Colors and Cohesive Palettes is a fantastic book for new artists wanting to learn more about color in a way that …
22 June 2018
Art by the Book: Practical Calligraphy
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
George Thomson’ s Practical Calligraphy is a small book full of big ideas. It introduces the history and uses of calligraphy in straightforward and inspiring ways, from ancient Mesopotamia, through …
16 June 2018
Educated by Tara Westover
By Hilary Smith // Books
A memoir from a Mormon woman raised in Idaho by fundamentalist parents, who survived a violent childhood and sub-par homeschooling and managed to attain a PhD. Interesting logline, right? I …
09 June 2018
Fraver by Design: Theatre History by the Book
By Kelly Bedard // Books
I think most coffee table books are a little stupid, seemingly designed just to occupy uncomfortable company while you’re off, I don’t know, platting the hors d’oeuvres? They clutter up …
03 June 2018
Two Arguments About The Goldfinch
By Hilary Smith // Books
Since Donna Tartt’s debut, in which she was introduced to the world in an 8-page interview in Vanity Fair, she has amassed a cult of devotees. I am such a …
02 March 2018
Exclusive Interview: Modern Whore author Andrea Werhun
By Laura Anne Harris // Books
For a year I anticipated the release of my friend Andrea Werhun’s memoir Modern Whore, about her experience working as a sex worker in a Toronto escort service. I was …
08 November 2017
No, I Can’t Draw
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Stop telling me I can draw. I’ve always been that person who insists that “anyone can sing” if they learn correctly. But, after my latest exercise in attempting to draw, …
21 September 2017
Gabe Hudson’s Gork
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Perhaps young adult fiction is not my thing. Perhaps I am a little too old, a little too far removed from high school. Whatever the reason, this book, full of …
25 July 2017
SDCC ’17 Panel: The Engine of New at DC
Click Here to read all of our coverage from 2017 San Diego Comic-Con This year, DC Comics is attempting one of the hardest games in comics: inventing new heroes. This …
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