Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Feb 18
I made this because I wanted to do a new cover for a pair of short stories I was republishing, one of which is “Gingerbread House.” My current strategy for book covers is “make something cool and take a picture of it” so I made a batch of dough and created a pattern out of …
Feb 12
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi I read this book because it had been mentioned in many bibliographies of books I’ve read in the past couple of years, and because people who have read it said it was amazing. Basically, it talks about how most people feel happiness when they are completely engaged in what they are …
Feb 07
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins I listened to this book on the recommendation of someone at Audible, who said I would like it on account of I liked THE POISONER’S HANDBOOK. I did like it, but I can’t say …
Jan 24
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison I’ve been reading the Rachel Morgan series since the third book came out, following each new volume, and often buying them in hardcover, which I don’t do for just any series. Even after my other two favorite urban fantasy series’ authors started phoning it in, Harrison’s Hollows series keeps going …
Jan 18
Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger I got this book out of the library based on a passionate recommendation from Penelope Trunk, a blogger I read often. I thought I’d adore it, as I love her blog, think she has …
