Book Report

Nutso busy around here!  (Explaining the lack of posts, sorry.)  

Application Pending is about to open at Circle Theater in Fort Worth.  (Go see the amazing one-woman show... and the bee-youtiful faux painted mahogany paneling.)  Ironbound Techs at Kitchen Dog Theater this weekend.  (Lots of weeds and roadside trash to dress there tomorrow.) And the musical Sister Act  also loads in this weekend at Mainstage Irving - Las Colinas.

But, recently, years ago feels like, I did once get a chance to read for leasure...

Best two books?  

The novel: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.  Really loved it.  It's what you might call a Basic Novel, not any particular genre, no explosions to lead to a sale for a blockbuster movie, just a guy and his life.  I found it funny, moving, true to life, annoying, charming... time well spent.

The non-fiction: Setting the Stage by David Hayes.  A sort of memoir / sort of guide book about set design as a profession, written by a designer on Broadway during the '50s and '60s who, later, taught.  I also found this book funny, moving, true to life, annoying, charming... time well spent. 

I recommend both books!

Also Finally... A Book Sale

Well, Faithful Readers, it's been a while since my publisher had a sale, but here it is!

Your chance to get my how-to book, Alice Through the Proscenium: more scenic set design, at a discount.  Woohoo! huh?

You can learn more about Alice at its (her?) website HERE or on Lulu's page for her HERE.  Or, if you need the e-version, she's available for NOOK  HERE.  (Though I recommend the dead-tree version, where the glossary works better.)