Eric Smith of Quirk Books sent me yet another fantastic book to review. And I do mean fantastic, as in fantastical. Quirk is quickly becoming one of my top tiered publishing houses. You should check them out. The Resurrectionist, by E.B. Hudspath immediately reminds me of Neil Gaiman. OK, maybe a mixture of Poe and Gaiman, which is a great thing. Everything from the wording to the layout stand out as strikingly different, in a good way. The Resurrectionist packs a punch, as it is actually two stories wrapped together in one book, complete with detailed illustrations. You get hell hounds, dragons, centaurs, and even sirens. But you also get the story of Dr. Spencer Black, spurned on by his grave digging fathers life lessons,  gives Dr. Frankenstein a run for his money, to be sure.

You can check out the book here at Quirk Books and you can get it here. Also, check out the authors webpage here.
In the meantime, here is a trailer (I love trailers!):

Nick Cave and the Creative Seed

On why creativity necessitates eclecticism.

When I am not reading or writing, I am gardening. I love it, for many reasons: clarity of mind, clarity of body, the ability to see results. Much like other things in life, if you put great amounts of effort into it and you are just plain kind and forgiving, you will yield results.

Which is why stuff like this makes me incredibly happy.

Jessica

Be more like Stephen King.

What is the point of all this anyway?

Cheryl Strayed

"Attention is the first and final act of love, and the ultimate dwindling resource in the human arrangement isn't cheap oil or potable water or even common sense, but mercy...The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of love."

Nick Hornby

"We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?"
(Nick Hornby)

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