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29Aug 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Christian Lacroix & the Tale of Sleeping Beauty

The revamping and modernization of Fairy Tales is all the rage these days .. from TV series, to movies, to books we have been flooded recently with the "new" fairy tales. So one day when my jobs "mobile library" came around I grabbed the cutest "Fairy Fashion Tale Memoir" titled Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty. It's written by Camilla Morton and illustrated by Christian Lacroix himself. It is a cute book that interweaves Christian's biography with the tale of SleepingBeauty. Peep the photos.

12Jun 2010 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

FYI!! I’m getting published !!

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I am super excited to report this news.. Peep the following email I received just hours ago : We have received your submission for inclusion in EROS 369: An Anthology for Adults Vol. II. We are pleased to inform you that your submission will be included in this year's publication! Congratulations! -- This is excellent. I don't know if you remember but back in January I published ' My (non) New Year's Resolutions' and one of them was "2. Write more – not just here. Writing in general, which is to include short stories, poems, papers, whatever the heck strikes me. Music Guides me and words inspire me." I'm giddy. So many good things happening. If you build it they will come tight? Oh so when the book comes out…

06Oct 2009 by Jakora Holman 3 Comments

NYC popular subway reading? A top 20 list

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I came across this wonderful list online yesterday about the most popular books being read on the NY subway. Now, I don't live in NY, but I do live a hop, skip & a jump away. Whenever I find myself in NY, and on the subway, I absolutely MUST have a book with me. There is nothing more awkward than being on the subway, with nothing to do, and looking around trying not to make eye contact with anyone. Eye contact is definitely a no-go! The Survey was taken in the Fall of 2009 and does reflect some of whats popular right now. I've only read a few books on this list, but some are on my To-Read list. Some are currently movies and some are not. One is written…

29Sep 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Artist Spotlight: Part 2, It’s Me Again by Stacey L. Moor

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I told you I'd have more of Stacey L. Moor's debut novel It's Me Again. This pics up right where we left off, so ENJOY! ----- Across the room, against the brick faced wall that Billy Holiday sang in picture perfect positioning above the fireplace and walking slowly down the first fourteen stairs of the railed stairway, I feel their eyes on me. They were here. “Well it’s good to know that Starr wasn’t lying about knowing you. Now I can say that I’ve met Q, too.” “It’s nice to meet you ladies as well. Starr is cool peoples. You can always count on her to tell you the truth.” “Whether you want to hear it or not,” the Godiva Diva says as she takes a drink. I can’t remember…

08Sep 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Cleo Reviews: Eric Jerome Dickey’s Resurrecting Midnight

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In case you don't know this about me, I absolutely ADORE Eric Jerome Dickey. No matter what genre of books I'm currently reading at the moment, if he drops some new heat, I have to purchase and read it. This will continue on until he gets whack. Anywho, I just finished reading the 4th installment of the Gideon series, Resurrecting Midnight. To catch you up, Gideon is a hit man who we've followed from the US to London back to the US then to the Caribbean back to the US and now he's in Argentina. Gideon is a lover and one hell of a fighter. In my mind Gideon is milk chocolate brown, about 6'4 with Abs to die for. His legs are to die for as well as his…

09Jun 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Book Review: Ritz Harper Goes to Hollywood…

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In case ya'll don't know Wendy Williams is, as she would call it, a friend in my head. I like to think we're cool because we're from the same small town area (Yay Monmouth county!!). I like to support her endeavors. I listen to her show when I can, I've read all her books, and I dvr'ed her show because it came on mid day when I was working. Now, this doesn't mean I'm a stan, but hey I like what I like, so who cares. Anyway, I didn't even know the self-proclaimed Queen of All Media had a new addition to her Ritz Harper Chronicles until I stolled up in Borders the other day (which was odd in itself because I'm a Barnes & Noble kinda girl, but I…

18Nov 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Super Tuesday!!!

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It is no secret that I am Beyonce fan and that I'm also an avid Eric Jerome Dickey fan. So today is like Christmas being that his new book and her new album come out. I heard an advance of the Beyonce cd which I mentioned before, but I'm going to give it another whirl and listen to the Deluxe version with 2 additional Japanese bonus tracks. I have faith in her ability, and it doesn't hurt that I saw an AOL video clip where she seemed excited about her "risks" in this work. My qualm with this is that Beyonce said that she was inspired by her work on the film Cadillac Records, where she portrays a feisty Etta James. If anyone remembers when B'Day came out Beyonce said…

12Oct 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Review: Shoe Addicts Anonymous

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I picked up this book in the train station, Shoe Addicts Anonymous, because I was done reading my current book on the ride to the city. If I had one word to describe this book it would be... FLUFF! I'm an avid fiction reader, but sometimes fiction still makes you think and ponder the possibilities. There was none of that here for me. It was an easy read. I bought it on Monday evening, was done Saturday night and didn't even read some every day. The gist of the story is that there are four people who have a club dedicated to swapping shoes. The idea started with Lorna, who is so deep in credit card debt that she needs to consolidate. She works as a waitress and lives in…