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The Artist and the Camera (Degas to Picasso) by D. Kosinksi and others.

This is a lavishly illustrated large book featuring detailed investigations into the work of many great artists: Paul Gauguin, Auguste Rodin, Gustave Moreau, Fernand Khnopff, Medardo Rosso, Alphonse Mucha, Edgar Degas, Pablol Picasso, Edvard Munch, Franz von Stuck, Felix Vallotton, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard and Constantin Brancusi. The book shows the historical development of photography…

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Magical Metal Clay Jewellery by Sue Heaser

This book is gorgeous and so comprehensive. It goes over all the basic techniques, materials and equipment you need; then takes you through some really lovely projects that I’m just itching to try out! It shows you how to make moulds to make things like key charms or cufflinks. There are projects related to bead making and then a section on filigree and embellishments. Whilst the whole…

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Fill your Oil paintings with light & colour by K. D. MacPherson

I have been looking for an art book to give me inspiration as far as oil painting of landscapes is concerned for a while. Generally, I use acrylics, soft pastels or mixed media, I have done very little oil landscape work. I saw this book on Amazon and it had received good reviews there as well as on Barnes & Noble, I opted for the soft cover version. Many art tutorial books waste an…

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2021 ... here's to brighter and better things!

2021 … here’s to brighter and better things!

I think the less said about 2020 the better hey?! I suspect though that the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to be a front of mind topic for a long time to come. Let’s all just try to stay safe. I was not able to get to review many books last year due to pressures of work and Uni study. I am determined to make a better attempt at reviewing this year. Due to the nature of my degree, I am…

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Apologies and all that ...

Apologies and all that …

I have not been able to post any reviews here for a while, due to a whole load of boring personal things – not related to Covid-19 I might add. I did manage to do a review of an artbook for my degree coursework, I am not certain that I can re-post it on here though until the course has been completed at any rate.

In the meantime, if you know of anyone who would like a book reviewed please…

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Suspension of site temporarily I am finding it increasingly difficult to consider doing book reviews at the moment, due to lack of free time because of studying for my degree.

Maggie of my heart by Alyson Faye

This novella was an engrossing easy read. Our heroine, Maggie, is trapped in an abusive relationship with her ‘pimp’ of a boyfriend, the sleazy Johnny. The pair of grifters con and blackmail unsuspecting men, until one of their scams goes awry and ends in murder. Maggie escapes from this life into a well-heeled marriage with an older, gentle, wealthy man who she adores. All seems to be…

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Happy New Year! - new books coming up

Happy New Year! – new books coming up

Well it’s the start of another year/decade! We here at Bookish have a few new books to look at for review in coming weeks/months, starting with a novella entitled ‘Maggie of my Heart’, which we were given by author, Alyson Faye.

There are a host of tantalising new books on offer in the shops at the moment – look out for Isabel Allende‘s ‘A Long Petal of the Sea’amongsts others … been…

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We have a winner!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of our short-story competition. We found Vivienne Moles’ quirky story, ‘The Family Vault’ well-written and paced, the denouement was perfectly timed. Congratulations Vivienne, we will be contacting you shortly to award your prize of a £30 Amazon voucher.

Here is the winning story:

The Family Vault

Auntie May: not a real aunt but my parents…

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Story Competition now closed

Thank you for entering, our short story competition is now closed.

We have had some great submissions and will be posting the winning story before the end of this month!

Happy New Year!

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Story competition ...

Story competition …

You still have time to enter our flash fiction short story competition before our closing date of 31st Deember 2019! We’ve had some brilliant entries so far, so please get typing and send in your entry. Nothing to lose!

The rules are simple –

Your story must be in English and no more than 600 words (title is not taken towards the final word count).

It should be typed on a Word doc and

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The 3 Things that will change your destiny today! by Paul McKenna

This is not a new release. Mr. McKenna’s self-help personal development books and audio/visual material have been around for several years now, he has toured extensively and has a massive fan base. The book, along with its supporting DVD/CD’s, is a quick read and I, for one, found it quite interesting. I’m always sceptical of these self-help quick fix solutions to long-term psychological…

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Story competition update

We have had some interesting entries for the story competition – if you haven’t completed your story yet, don’t worry there’s still plenty of time!

The rules are simple –

Your story must be in English and no more than 600 words (title is not taken towards the final word count).

It should be typed on a Word doc and emailed to us before the 31st December 2019

It should not have been…

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

This is tongue-in-cheek look at our modern obsessions with being perfect and getting everything we want – because that’s how we’ve been brought up to believe is the truth – has had mixed reviews. I am linking to the Audible Book in this post.

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Drawing the Human Figure - The artist's complete guide by Andras Szunyoghy

Drawing the Human Figure – The artist’s complete guide by Andras Szunyoghy

This hard cover is one of a many books written by the Hungarian artist, Andras Szunyoghy. For anyone serious about studying life drawing or human anatomy, this is extremely helpful. It comes with a complimentary Dürer grid, the use of which is explained in great detail. This book is chocful of ideas, tips and exercises that will have you mastering various aspects of drawing the human body in…

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