Archive for August 2007

Infernal Machines

21/08/2007

I’ve been on a bit of a reading bent of late, starting with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (which I still haven’t written a review for), but Infernal Machines, the third book in the series which started with Mortal Engines, is the first one off my shelf of to-be-read books (I keep buying new [...]

Donna the Artist

17/08/2007

A friend of mine has just sent me the link to an online art show she was asked to submit some pieces for. I love her work, it’s great. It’s the first time I’ve seen the pieces (I knew she was a hobby artist but I’ve never had the privilege of seeing her [...]

Magyk

16/08/2007

Magyk is the first of the Septimus Heap series, which I found through an article on the Guardian Unlimited Film site titled ‘Harry Potter meets his match in Septimus Heap.’ I did my preferred method of research, head on over to the Amazon.com page and try and read an extract (I also found extracts [...]

My Kid Could Paint That

11/08/2007

On Apple trailers I stumbled across an upcoming documentary called My Kid Could Paint That, about Marla Olmstead, who started selling her work at the age of four. Marla makes modern art not unlike Jackson Pollack (better in some of the works I’ve seen). The documentary looks at the reception of Marla. [...]

Imperium

8/08/2007

I’ve read all of Robert Harris’ books, after catching on to Fatherland somewhat later than most. Imperium is somewhat different to his other novels, which are generally set in an historical setting, and may feature actual historical figures, but are fictitious, mainly murder mystery thrillers, but always clever, entertaining and in-depth. Imperium features [...]

Airborn