Category: Detective fiction

by M. Bijman February 19, 2018

Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman January 4, 2018

Taking a lesson from one of my favourite bloggers, Seth Godin, I am from now on going to compact myContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 3, 2018

The film adaptation of The Snowman by Jo Nesbø (Nesbo outside Norway) came out last year October. Directed by TomasContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 18, 2017

It has been said that the problem with poetry is that whatever poem you come up with, due to theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 27, 2017

Popular TV shows that are based on series of books are often favourite sources for “literary tourism”, but when fansContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 13, 2017

Update In June 2017 it was announced that the Italian production company Cattleya had picked up the rights for theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 16, 2017

Ben H. Winters wrote the acclaimed, award-winning Science Fiction series, The Last Policeman. I called the hero of the series,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman April 1, 2016

Murder on an imaginary mountain I wondered, when I read this, how Cecilia Ekbäck came to know Blackåsen Mountain inContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 27, 2015

For the festive season reading list, I’d like to get back to books that can stand up to frequent re-readings.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman October 5, 2015

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (born February 3, 1948) died of cancer on 5 October 2015. His most famous creation wasContinue Reading

Madly (2016) April 30, 2018
“Nobody dies of love, do they?” What is that you’re feeling? The love of another – be it a person or a god – is one of the primary drivers of creative output in this world. Poets, painters, philosophers, songwriters, and scribes have long attempted to put love into words or music or images, with varying degrees of success. In the comparatively brief history […]
10 Women of Title Design – Part Four March 8, 2018
In 2015, we published our first feature article in celebration of International Women’s Day entitled 10 Women of Title Design. We have returned each year since with a new group of 10 women in the title design industry to celebrate. This year, we are ecstatic to present another 10!Here at Art of the Title, our mission is to champion the great work of title de […]