I'm Chris Kennedy's biggest fan and I helped him with this book, reading an early draft and asking many questions. I'm so proud of him, not only for what he has accomplished with writing his first book but also for what he has given to music fans everywhere. These photographs and the stories that are told beside them are an extremely important part of early rock n roll, music and radio history and 50's color photography. Chris's writing brings it all into the present and reminds us just how cool our grandparent's generation was.

Karen, of the website Chookooloonks, has written a book that is so inspiring I took notes as I read it. Her photographs, how she sees the world and the things that she says about the people that she meets are simply beautiful. 

I have a few books about art journaling but this one stands out because of it's step-by-step methods and material lists. I have been collecting books and supplies about art journaling and I am finally ready to start making some art!

Danny Gregory's wife fell off a train platform and was paralyzed from the waist down after being run over by a train. This is an incredible book of how they survived this tragic accident. Drawing what he saw around him was therapeutic and helped him to begin to see his changed life through new eyes. I love Danny's style, a loose, sketchy way of mark-making that almost anyone can try.

I am looking forward to working on a few projects from this book. There are a wide variety of projects, with different skill levels and it's a great source for ideas. I love Lotta's style and fabric choices. She's got a very modern, beautiful approach to textiles.

I love paint and I studied art in college, but I haven't ever taken a traditional painting class. I understand color theory, but from a photography point of view. This book takes you right to the beginning, teaching you about the color wheel and how colors mix and blend. I've been really enjoying learning about these basic building blocks of painting before trying anything new.

What could be better than my favorite author's favorite short stories? Not much. Neil Gaiman defies genres with this collection, choosing stories which simply make the reader want to turn the page. 

I didn't know very much about David deChemin before I bought this book. He is a travel and humanitarian photographer and his colorful images are gorgeous. It's easy to find books about photography techniques, but this book approaches it from a very different point of view. His focus is on how techniques can affect your vision and the overall "look" of your images. His writing is easy to read and there are lots of great photographic examples that illustrate how differently things can look when you make different decisions.

This book is full of exercises designed to get you writing. The author teaches a writing course and this is her process in a book. It's so helpful, with writing prompts, examples and so many great ideas. I was inspired after the first 5 pages. 

Rosecrans, from The Morning News, is an old friend of mine and he has written his first book. It's a fantastic look at how we all remember things a little differently and how a relationship can suffer or survive because of that. Victor was a bit frustrating to me at times, but I believe by the end of novel he may have learned a thing or two about himself. For a happily married person like me, loosing my spouse is pretty much my worst fear, so I had to get over that a little bit while I was reading it, but overall it made me think hard about how to be a better wife.