Book Review: Heron Carvic’s Witch Miss Seeton
An unlikely detective, Miss Seeton goes undercover at the request of Scotland Yard to investigate some bewitching shenanigans after a sudden interest in the occult sweeps through Plummergen.
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Book Review: Seanan McGuire’s Discount Armageddon
Local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone’s spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city… Then a monster hunter from the Covenant of St George arrives and it all complicates Verity Price’s dream to dance professionally.
Book Review: Rob Thurman’s Doubletake
Niko’s shady father is in town and a Puck family reunion is holding a terrifying lottery. As Cal tries to keep both Niko and Robin from paying the ultimate price for their kin, a horrific reminder from Cal’s own past arrives to remind him that blood is thicker than water—and that’s why it’s so much more fun to spill.
Thomas Kinkade, ‘Painter of Light’, dead at 54
I thought Brian Sherwin had written an interesting epitaph on Thomas Kinkade. Sure, he created sofa art, but it’s his marketing ideas that really made him a household name and it’s well worth a read to kickstart (or restart!) any artist’s marketing campaign. It’s always sad when a talented person dies so young. ———————————————- by Brian Sherwin Artist Thomas Kinkade, known as the ‘Painter of Light’, has died. If you have followed my writing over the years, you know that I’ve been critical of Kinkade for a number reasons. That said, I won’t deny (for better or worse) the impact his art has had on the public in general. […] Read the rest of this article at: Thomas Kinkade, ‘Painter of Light’, dead at 54 ———————————————- This excerpt appears courtesy of FineArtViews Art Marketing Newsletter by FASO, a free email newsletter about art, marketing, inspiration and fine living for artists, collectors and galleries (and anyone else who loves art). For a complimentary subscription, visit: FineArtsViews.com ———————————————–
Book Review: Thea Harrison’s Serpent’s Kiss
To save his friend’s life, Rune makes a bargain with a Queen on the brink of sanity has no one to rely on except the Wyr warrior whose conviction is every bit as strong as his passion.
Book Review: Reginald Hill’s On Beulah Height
A drought and dropping water table have brought Dendale’s ruins into view. And a little girl has gone missing from a nearby village. Helped by Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe, an older, fatter, and wiser Dalziel has a second chance to uncover the secrets of a drowned valley and three missing girls from the past. The identity of a killer rests on what one child saw . . . and what another, now grown, fears with all her heart to remember . . .
Book Review: Gail Carriger’s Timeless
In domestic bliss, Lady Alexia Tarabotti-Maccon is living in a vampire’s second best closet, coping with a supernatural toddler, and off to Alexandria.
Book Review: J.D. Robb’s Celebrity in Death
Lt. Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she’s having a good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating ‘The Icove Agenda’, a film based on one of her cases.
Book Review: Bruce Coville’s The Monster’s Ring
It all starts when Russell Crannaker buys a “monster’s ring” from weird old Mr. Elives. Russell is sure the ring doesn’t really work — and he hasn’t followed the instructions completely. When he puts on the ring on the night of a full moon, and twists it three times, Russell realizes he’s gone too far . . .
Book Review: Rachel Caine’s Unseen
A maniacal Djinn is kidnapping children, taking them over for their strength, and Cassiel must stop the Djinn lest all of humanity be destroyed.