tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post6538381681181867315..comments2023-10-03T09:31:44.059-05:00Comments on Pop Culture Junkie: Interview: Joanne Renaud, illustratorAleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793307292393570181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-65657520430169436882010-04-03T20:32:56.415-05:002010-04-03T20:32:56.415-05:00I know what you mean, Cormac. It's really coun...I know what you mean, Cormac. It's really counter-intuitive, ain't it? <br /><br />But I've been told that as Manhattan has gentrified, "the good used bookstores have mostly evaporated. For an island with a couple million residents, the pickings are surprisingly poor."<br /><br />Also, the indie bookstores left tend to skew literary. And I think I'd rather watch paint dry then read so-called literary fiction.suburbanbeatnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628494445950673866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-83139279965962577662010-04-03T17:00:12.365-05:002010-04-03T17:00:12.365-05:00"I'm also afraid the independent bookstor..."I'm also afraid the independent bookstores left in New York are not up to caliber of bookstores back in LA, which are very genre-friendly."<br /><br />I am shocked. Every New Yorker I know that has moved out to California, seems so much more into reading than my fellow native Californians. Then on the other hand, that could explain why the used book stores out here might be better.Cormac Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990698766444728760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-34409539767383885822010-03-28T20:44:46.733-05:002010-03-28T20:44:46.733-05:00Thanks so much for the interview, Alea! It's ...Thanks so much for the interview, Alea! It's so cool to read the comments here. :) <br /><br />Beth F, don't get me started about the Strand. It's good for new first editions and non-fiction but is pretty bad for genre books, especially any published before 2006. I read lots of romance, fantasy and horror, and every time I have been in there I have been VERY disappointed in their selection.suburbanbeatnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628494445950673866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-62587067149420030102010-03-27T11:00:07.607-05:002010-03-27T11:00:07.607-05:00I love the graphic for Dark Valentine. And I love ...I love the graphic for Dark Valentine. And I love the pencil drawings -- wow! I really hadn't thought about the amount of research needed to do those illustrations. Well there's always the Strand for books.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-26060559679841015842010-03-25T08:49:09.763-05:002010-03-25T08:49:09.763-05:00They are just BEAUTIFUL illustrations! Great inter...They are just BEAUTIFUL illustrations! Great interview Alea, thank you.Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-47873957881122970792010-03-25T01:58:54.707-05:002010-03-25T01:58:54.707-05:00I see your fame is spreading--as well it should. ...I see your fame is spreading--as well it should. I always enjoy looking at your art.Katherine Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696623795926663895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-77623332833887602472010-03-24T15:00:35.810-05:002010-03-24T15:00:35.810-05:00Very nice! I really like the header at Sarah MacLe...Very nice! I really like the header at Sarah MacLean's site! :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176612881975170987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444541.post-53588862723460458072010-03-24T14:11:15.091-05:002010-03-24T14:11:15.091-05:00Wow, her illustrations are fantastic! I'm sur...Wow, her illustrations are fantastic! I'm surprised the bookstores in LA are better than those in New York.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com