Working in a bookstore has opened my eyes to a bizarre trend that I had been previously unaware of.
Everyone is familiar with the scads of celebrities that are inspired to put out their own clothing lines, perfumes and …I dunno…designer puppies?
Well, it seems that the literary world is suffering bleed-over as well.
In our children’s section we have books written by Steve Martin, Madonna and Julianne Moore.
We also carry novels by Pam Anderson and, I discovered the other day, Nicole Richie.
So, I can’t help but wonder, honest literary exploits, or just more fame-mongering, seeking out fresh markets? I read the Julianne Moore children’s book, and it wasn’t bad. It was a cute story about being a little different and realizing that’s not so bad. And Steve Martin has experience writing his own memoirs and a silly sense of humor that totally works for a kids’ book.
But I can’t say I’m sold on Anderson and Richie…I mean, they don’t come across as the the type of girls who have enough depth of intellect to write a halfway decent book…and I don’t mean that I want to see them crank out the great American novel. I’m not asking for Dovstoyeski or John Steinback here, just something entertaining and readable…and proper use of a thesaurus.
Thoughts?
<–photo used as reference for last week’s vignette lesson. No, my finished product did not look much like this. A bit more…purple. But very nice fresh washes!
<–photo used as reference for today’s glaze lesson. My finished product does look SOMETHING like this. But not a lot. But it’s dramatic and has a nice feel to it.
<–Brendan 
<–Adam
