Literary Murder (Michael Ohayon Series # 2)

Literary Murder (Michael Ohayon Series # 2) 

by Batya Gur (Dalya Dilu - Translator)

Pages: 357

Rating: 4 out of 5

Follow the investigation of one of Israel's police superintendents, Michael Ohayon to see if you can solve the murders in this complex mystery. Two murders occur among the staff of the literary department of one of Israel's top academic institutions. Luckily for the police department, Ohayon attended university and can traverse this universe as well as any grad students. His superiors, grudgingly realize the value of his formal education and cultural interests that they have previously derided. The character also asks ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creations and between the artist and a moral code. Not a light read. 

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

by Adrian Tomine

Rated: 3 out of 5 stars

Pages: 200

 Adrian Tomine writes about his life as an award-winning cartoonist. He shares his questioning if his life is really worthwhile. He has a charmed career with awards and accolades but did the good out weigh the bad: the humiliation, slights and insults over the years by his own industry?

His memories remind him he is lucky to have a childhood dream as his career, but life still happens in between with chaotic book tours, disastrous interviews, awkward social interactions, and marriage. While his relationships give him fodder for his comics, do the comics give anything back? Illustrated to resemble an artist's sketchbook, he shares the ups and downs of  his life with you the reader.