Tag: Non-fiction

by M. Bijman August 27, 2018 0

Are you pondering what I’m pondering? – The lost, Icelandic version of “Dracula”

This is the Icelandic version of Bram Stoker’s famous Victorian Gothic novel, Dracula. Powers of Darkness, called Makt Myrkranna, “the powerContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 18, 2018 0

Discussion of writing style Non-fiction Pastoral Literature Review of new book Review of new non-fiction Subjective non-fiction

A different kind of oasis – Paradise Gardens, by Monty Don and Derry Moore

I have long been an admirer of Monty Don, the horticulturist and garden expert. I love watching him on hisContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 8, 2018 0

Backstories Current events Discussion of writing style Trending

Anthony Bourdain is dead – No more “food-poetry”

Anthony Bourdain is dead – he killed himself. His body was found in Kaysersberg-Vignoble, France, on Friday, June 8, 2018. HeContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 26, 2018 0

Current events Discussion of current events Humor Humour Publishing technologies Review of new book Review of new non-fiction Subjective non-fiction Trending Web series and vlogs

Will it…Print? – Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality

I have been watching Rhett and Link, a.k.a Rhett McLaughlin and Link (Charles) Neal, on their YouTube channel, Good MythicalContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 27, 2017 0

Discussion of writing style Review of new non-fiction Trending

You. Must. Read. This. – The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Sometimes reading is work and the more I read to review the rarer it is that I discover a bookContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 13, 2017 0

Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new non-fiction

This guy knows food – Appetites, by Anthony Bourdain

Sometimes you have to admit you don’t know enough to give an opinion. For Appetites – A Cookbook, I askedContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 13, 2016 0

Discussion of writing style Review of memoir Review of new book Subjective non-fiction

The White Road – Journey Into An Obsession, by Edmund de Waal

Today I added the 153rd author to my list of reviewed authors. Only a few stand out, and here is one:Continue Reading

by M. Bijman January 26, 2016 0

Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style List of similar books Review of Autobiography Review of Children’s Literature Review of new book Review of new non-fiction When Grandma Was a Little Girl

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Pioneer Girl, the Annotated Biography, by Pamela Smith Hill, et al

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Pioneer Girl, the Annotated Biography by Pamela Smith Hill, et al I grew up with the LauraContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 26, 2016 0

Discussion of genre Review of new book Review of new non-fiction

Welcome to Marwencol, by Mark Hogancamp and Chris Shellen

Welcome to Marwencol, by Mark Hogancamp and Chris Shellen Mark Hogancamp is a celebrity – and for good reason. Obscure peopleContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 24, 2016 0

Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of genre Non-fiction Review of new book Review of new non-fiction

All the Best Lines, by George Tiffin

For New Year 2016 I engaged my brain to delve into some interesting new non-fiction. These are not obvious choicesContinue Reading

What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find myself in these lyrics. In Berlin I couldn’t stop crying when you performed it live. “Up and further up, up, up, up.” Is this song about evolving? I would love to know what you had in mind. August 20, 2019
View ArticleDear Lisa, There is great danger in asking a songwriter to explain their songs – or at least to make the assumption that their interpretation is in some way more valid or true than your own. This is simply not the case. I believe the fan often has a deeper understanding of a given song... The post What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find […]
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Good Omens (2019) August 9, 2019
“I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people.” — Crowley In the beginning was the word. But Aziraphale and Crowley were there, too. Soon there were also fruit-bearing trees and enormous stone cherubs, phone booths and spaceships, and people – so many people – all marching together on a bizarro pilgrimage toward their doom. This is the p […]
Nina Saxon: A Career Retrospective, Part 1 June 18, 2019
In 1996, critic Laurie Halpern Benenson, writing for the New York Times, called Nina Saxon “one of the most sought-after designers in the business” and it was true: some years, she could barely keep up with demand. Beginning in 1980 and working well into the 2010s, Saxon lent her titling talent to more than 200 films and TV series, working with directors inc […]