MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image by Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Beacon Press, 2011, 64 pages)
Intimate look at MLK’s life.
5/5 stars
Category: Biography
Love in Vain | by J.M. Dupont
Love in Vain: Robert Johnson, 1911-1938 by J.M. Dupont; art by Mezzo
(Faber & Faber, 2016, 72 pages)
Paying homage with phenomenal illustrations.
5/5 stars
Munch | by Steffen Kverneland
Munch by Steffen Kverneland; translated by Francesca M. Nichols
(SelfMadeHero, 2016, 280 pages)
Excellent research; event better artwork.
5/5 stars
The Anatomist | by Bill Hayes
The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy by Bill Hayes
(Ballantine Books, 2008, 250 pages)
Gray and Carter: equal collaborators.
4/5 stars
Peacock and Vine | by A. S. Byatt
Peacock and Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny by A. S. Byatt
(Knopf, 2016, 192 pages)
Masterful writer, connecting two aesthetics.
5/5 stars
Two Kinds of Love | by Tuomo Mannermaa
Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther’s Religious World by Tuomo Mannermaa
(Fortress Press, 2010, 144 pages)
A Finnish perspective on Luther.
5/5 stars
I Am a Soldier, Too | by Rick Bragg
I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story by Rick Bragg
(Vintage Books, 2004, 207 pages)
Courageous small town American hero.
5/5 stars
