Category: Books
Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding
Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding Reviewed by Michelle Richmond forthcoming from Shambala Redstone Editions, October, 2014 ISBN: 9781590308400 Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding isn’t really a book. It’s a box of 42 art cards, accompanied by exercises to help bring out the artist in anyone,…Continue reading Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding
Pimp your resume: The Infographic Resume
Hannah Morgan thinks resumes are rather dullish. Her solution? The Infographic Resume: How to Create a Visual Resume That Showcases Your Skills and Lands the Job. To promote the book, McGraw-Hill Professional has created an infographic resume for a man who needs no letter of recommendation, Sherlock Holmes. It’s very pretty, indeed. The timeline is…Continue reading Pimp your resume: The Infographic Resume
The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michael Faber Reviewed by Michelle Richmond forthcoming from Crown Publishing, October, 2014. When a missionary from England arrives in a distant galaxy as the latest employee of a corporation called USIC, he is surprised to find that the native population is far from hostile. In fact, the Oasans…Continue reading The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber
What Does Amazon Kindle Unlimited Mean for Authors?
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited just went live, offering readers “unlimited” kindle books for a subscription of $9.99 per month. When I first read this, I cringed. As a traditionally published author, I’m all too familiar with Amazon’s full-on assault on the book industry. Jeff Bezos has made no secret of his plan to put every bookstore…Continue reading What Does Amazon Kindle Unlimited Mean for Authors?