Tuesday 8 October 2013

F is for Fagin!

I haven't stopped my A-Z  Literary Project but Fagin has been giving me no end of trouble! I'm still not sure how I feel about this piece but here he is anyway, pocketing a trifle from his latest thieving spree, in the dark slums of London.



Tuesday 3 September 2013


The next entry on the literary list is I for Ishiguro, Kazuo. Here's my book cover design for 'When we were orphans'.

Sunday 26 May 2013

E is for Esther

Here is E, for Esther Greenwood from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.


Tuesday 14 May 2013

D is for the Dark Lord...

...Trapped in the body of a teenage boy and sent to our world, having to endure indignities such as school, homework and detention. He befriends his complete opposite: a sweet, innocent boy named Christopher who tries to help him regain his terrifying form and return home. I’m a couple of decades out of the target reading age for this book but it didn’t stop me enjoying it. I think what I loved best is how much the two main characters seem to truly care about each other (deep deep down) and rely on each other. Like Harry Potter, this book appears at first glance to be about magic and fantasy when actually it’s about friendship.



Dark Lord: the Teenage Years by Jamie Thomson

Sunday 12 May 2013

C is for Cat

The Cat that Walked by Himself, by Rudyard Kipling, tells the story of the cat and how he struck a bargain with the first woman, in order to keep his independence. A really beautiful story, and one of the best things about this project is how it has got me reading more - either re-visiting old favourites, or opening up new stories.

Thursday 2 May 2013

Tuesday 30 April 2013

H for Harry Harrison and 'The Stainless Steel Rat'. Think Bond + con men
+ space + homicidal femme fatales in a retro-future funny kind of way
and you're nearly there.

Sunday 28 April 2013

A is for Anne

Unicorn here, a little late with my literary alphabet entry, but here is A. A is for Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery!


Tuesday 9 April 2013



F for FForde, Jasper and the 'Thursday Next' series. G for Gaiman, Neil and 'The Graveyard Book'. American Gods and Neverwhere by him are also great, but I think The Graveyard Book is my favourite so far!
I also have some new prints in my shop, and shipping is free until April 14th with this link.

Friday 22 March 2013

Here's the final: E for Eddings, David. Fantasy Quests, Magical powers, giant swords of flaming blue death. What more could you want? I liked this one, so I put it in my shop.




Friday 8 March 2013

D is for Diana Wynne Jones. Here's Calcifer from Howl's moving castle.

Friday 1 March 2013

C is for Cassandra Clare, author of 'The Mortal Instruments' series.

Friday 22 February 2013

B for Borrible. The Borrible trilogy by Michael de Larrabeiti, a classic from the 1980s. An odd combination of Oliver Twist, Peter Pan, and feral children with a penchance for violence and thievery. Worth a read! My favourite part is the way the author writes about London.

Friday 15 February 2013

A for Akira

Pirate here! It’s been a little while, but we’re back with a new joint project! We’re going to illustrate an A-Z of literary things that inspire us and share it here. It’s going to be fun sharing the books we love, join us on our literary journey! Here’s mine, A for Akira.