Tag Archives: Recommend

Television Series Sets – The Glades

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sarah

Starring Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gomez, Michelle Hurd . This series comes from A&E (cable). In it, Detective Jim Longworth, a Chicago cop, has located to Florida, to a FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) located on the edges … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction – The Journey of Desire

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sarah

By John Eldredge John Eldredge has a knack for looking at our lives and how we move through them to what is given us in scripture. He shakes off any dust we may have let settle on our understanding of … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction – How To Be Like Walt

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sarah

By Pat Williams with Jim Denney Pat Williams talked to a lot of people in preparing this book about Walt Disney. It’s actually impressive in the number of direct quotations he includes. They are not the words of people who … Continue reading →

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Fiction – Fire

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sarah

by Kristin Cashore Kristin Cashore appeared in the field of Young Adult Fantasy with the well-received Graceling. Her second novel, Fire, takes place in the same world, but in a totally different region with entirely new characters. The two novels … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel – Shadowlaw

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sarah

Created & Written by Brandon M. Easton; Art by Scott Kester and Ryo Kawakami; Colors by Scott Kester and Dawnson Chen; Letters by Shawn Depasquale; Senior Editor: Casey Jones (Arcana) Brandon M. Easton unfolds a fresh take on a traditional … Continue reading →

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Theatre – Yours, Isabel

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sarah

Actors Co-op Written by Christy Hall; Director: Marianne Savell; Heather Chesley, Rick Marcus ( February 3 through March 11, 2012) Christy Hall’s one-act play Yours, Isabel gets a sparkling American premiere from the Actors Co-op. Director Marianne Savell keeps her … Continue reading →

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Writing Books – Invisible Ink

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sarah

By Brian McDonald This book from Brian McDonald provides a good grounding for writers on how to build a story structure that won’t stick out obviously to the audience. McDonald calls this “invisible ink” because he feels the object should … Continue reading →

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Fiction – Fuzzy Nation

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sarah

by John Scalzi John Scalzi has made a name for himself writing science fiction, so no one can claim that he’s mining H. Beam Piper’s work just to boost his own career. I just wanted to make that clear up … Continue reading →

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Theatre – King Lear

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sarah

(photo by the Actors Co-op Theatre Company) King Lear, by William Shakespeare Directed by Marianne Savell; Produced by Rebecca Hayes Any company chosing to tackle Shakespeare’s King Lear does so with ambition. Paring down the play to fit a small … Continue reading →

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Movies – The Tourist

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Sarah

Starring: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie; Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck It is always a pleasure to watch excellent actors at work. Sometimes it doesn’t matter what the material is. The Tourist may be basic thriller fare, but it is very nicely … Continue reading →

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