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The Tattoosday Book Review: The Word Made Flesh

If you're looking for an awesome gift for an ink-loving special someone  this holiday season, and you can't afford a budget-buster like Marisa  Kakoulas' <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Grey-Tattoo-1-3-English/dp/3934020852/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292409182&sr=1-1">Black & Grey Tattoo</a>, I'd strongly recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Made-Flesh-Bookworms-Worldwide/dp/0061997404?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061997404" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rBtDf5NZjtcQGuvCbHYEl4zjunfA8SyhsBgvXpBoXYaOwVcrADXM6KCR0tdfansqYObMgnTeUD2Tt8kwE4aOBfKc7Nz97al_vmstw5fNLvCvTVypdViEZP7X1INmBua5p02YdwA9VoU/s1600/the-word-made-flesh-literary-tattoos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rBtDf5NZjtcQGuvCbHYEl4zjunfA8SyhsBgvXpBoXYaOwVcrADXM6KCR0tdfansqYObMgnTeUD2Tt8kwE4aOBfKc7Nz97al_vmstw5fNLvCvTVypdViEZP7X1INmBua5p02YdwA9VoU/s400/the-word-made-flesh-literary-tattoos.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br />As a lover of both literature and tattoos, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Made-Flesh-Bookworms-Worldwide/dp/0061997404?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Word Made Flesh</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061997404" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> is right  up my alley and, judging by the long-standing interest in sites like <a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/">Contrariwise</a>, should be an  enjoyable read for many.<br /><br />Last year, it seems, when I first posted (<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/07/call-for-submissions-literary-tattoos.html">here</a>) about Eve  Talmadge's call for submissions, I was a bit jealous in a  why-didn't-I-think-of-doing-that sort of way. But I quickly got over the inkblogger envy and waited with anticipation to see how this would turn out.<br /><div id=":159"><br />The answer: pretty darn good.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Made-Flesh-Bookworms-Worldwide/dp/0061997404?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Word Made Flesh</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061997404" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, as the subtitle describes, juxtaposes photos of  tattoos of a literary flavor, with blurbs from the contributors. There  is poetry and prose, as well as more symbolic imagery to represent  specific themes.</div><div id=":159"><br />Compiled by editors Eve Talmadge and Justin Taylor, the reader is  treated to a nice range of work, with a handy appendix which gives, when  possible, credit to the artists and/or shops where the tattoos were  inked.<br /><br />I wondered, when starting the book, if I would see any tattoos that had  appeared on Tattoosday. Sure enough, page 117 features a pair of  alphabetic ankle tattoos, one of which appeared in this past year's <a href="http://tattooedpoets.blogspot.com/2010/03/index-of-tattooed-poets.html">Tattooed Poet's Project</a>, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/04/tattooed-poets-project-rebecca-wolff.html">here</a>. To counteract that, there are two  subjects who declined to participate in the same project.<br /><br />The range of photos and stories is done quite well. We also get a  snapshot of <a href="http://ineradicablestain.com/stain.html">Shelley Jackson's Skin Project</a>, and a lovely piece belonging  to Katherine Barthelme, accompanied by an apropos story by her father,  the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Barthelme">Donald Barthelme</a>. Plus, amazing work like this:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQupWpNRsJoWGtADVJ_we_dpUepneWqn4Nwy0E-0Wbq_h_EfH5UtWxGuMOh0ncFOsXM1kx8E5oFTR_xae0HkW7tbx-P6k-KKeAIcuVYCo08zCb8ueEwo9IdCI62M-eQWjHh8-vA9qw-kU/s1600/JP-COFFEE-1-popup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQupWpNRsJoWGtADVJ_we_dpUepneWqn4Nwy0E-0Wbq_h_EfH5UtWxGuMOh0ncFOsXM1kx8E5oFTR_xae0HkW7tbx-P6k-KKeAIcuVYCo08zCb8ueEwo9IdCI62M-eQWjHh8-vA9qw-kU/s400/JP-COFFEE-1-popup.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">©2010 Eva Talmadge & Justin Taylor</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There is something for everyone here, unless of course, you're a barbarian and have never read a book in your life.<br /><br />I heartily recommend this title and at a list price of  $14.99, it won't break the bank.<br /><br />There's a slide show <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2387/1/?redirectURL=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-12-02/the-word-made-flesh-literary-tattoos-explored/">here</a>, over at <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-12-02/the-word-made-flesh-literary-tattoos-explored/">The Daily Beast</a>.<br /><br />You can read and see more, as well as hear how to submit for a possible sequel, at <a href="http://www.tattoolit.com/" target="_blank">www.tattoolit.com</a>. I also recommend visiting <a href="http://contrariwise.com/" target="_blank">contrariwise.com</a>,  as well as checking out the <a href="http://tattooedpoets.blogspot.com/">Tattooed Poets Project index</a>, which links  all the tattooed poets who have appeared here the last two years.<br /><br />You can buy the book here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0061997404&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And, as for what's next from the editors, a recent email from the editor's says it all:<br /><blockquote>"I'm happy to announce that we are now collecting images of music-related  tattoos for our next book. Song lyrics, band logos, record labels,  musician portraits, you name it -- if it's in your skin and has to do  with a musician, song or band, we want to put it in a book. Pass the  word, tell your friends. Here's the fine print:<br /><br /><b> THE WORDS TO EVERY SONG: Music Tattoos from Around the Globe</b> (working title, suggestions welcome), edited by Eva Talmadge.<br /><br />Submissions  now open for high-quality photographs of all kinds of music related  tattoo work: band logos, song lyrics, record labels, musician portraits  -- if it's a tattoo inspired by music and it's on your body, we want to  see it!<br /><br />We're looking for a wide range of genres and eras -- from classical  to rock'n'roll to hip hop, punk rock, indie and soul -- if you ever  loved a song or a band or a musician so much you went to a tattoo shop  and made your devotion permanent, we want to know about it!<br /><br />As with THE WORD MADE FLESH, we don't want <i>just </i>the images. We also want a few words from you about <i>why </i>you  got your tattoo, what that music means or has meant to you, and any  anecdotes involved. How much (or how little) you choose to say about  your tattoo is up to you, but a paragraph or two should do the trick.<br /><br />And of course please do provide us with tattoo artist/shop credit,  photographer credit, your name or pseudonym, the city and state or  country where you live, and the name of the band or song or composer  your tattoo refers to (even if it's obvious).<br /><b><br />Deadline for the first round is 12/31</b><br /><br />Please send clear digital images of the highest quality possible to <b><a href="mailto:tattoolit@gmail.com" target="_blank">tattoolit@gmail.com</a></b>.  Images should be around 2000 pixels across, or a minimum 300 dpi at 5  inches wide, but if you're not sure about all the technical stuff, just  set your camera to its highest resolution and send the best photo you  can. Text should be included in the body of the email, not as an attached document. Also be sure to include one or more pieces of contact information, so we can let you know if you’re going to be in the book.<br /><br />And finally, we are indeed still collecting literary tattoos for the tumblr blog, <a href="http://tattoolit.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoolit.com</a>. If you have a literary tattoo and want the world to see it, please do e-mail it to us at <a href="mailto:tattoolit@gmail.com" target="_blank">tattoolit@gmail.com</a>, or submit it directly (as an image, not text) to <a href="http://tattoolit.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoolit.com</a>.</blockquote></div>And, of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't direct people <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Literary%20Quotes">here</a> and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Literary%20Tattoos">here</a>, the tags that link all the literary tattoos that have appeared here on Tattoosday.

The Tattoosday Book Review: The Word Made Flesh

If you're looking for an awesome gift for an ink-loving special someone this holiday season, and you can't afford a budget-buster l...

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The Tattoosday Book Review: Kat Von D's The Tattoo Chronicles

You can say a lot of things about <a href="http://www.katvond.net/">Kat Von D</a>. She is arguably one of the most well-known tattoo artists in the United States, if not the world. This fact, to old school tattoo enthusiasts, is not necessarily a good thing. She is the star of the hit "reality" series, <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/">L.A. Ink</a>, has her own make-up line at <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?brandId=5905">Sephora</a>, and on October 26, her second book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chronicles-Kat-Von-D/dp/0061953369?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Tattoo Chronicles</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061953369" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, is being released by <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/">HarperCollins Design</a>. And whether you love her or hate her, it's hard to argue the fact that this book, like its predecessor <a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Voltage-Tattoo-Kat-Von/dp/0061684384?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">High Voltage Tattoo</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061684384" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, is a lovely effort that looks and feels amazing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbBRWmaqQB0lMyOHQD-8BSDY93ovJKJl3lv0xlTbvAVjdvI3ur8ETgmPNTzfulO0qfp_tz5ahL2ho3Tx89FCqWYfFvRfaETBokGebXoK0keeMep_CS6iWBWyTSx6G3Swc-_Qv-1AW/s1600/kat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbBRWmaqQB0lMyOHQD-8BSDY93ovJKJl3lv0xlTbvAVjdvI3ur8ETgmPNTzfulO0qfp_tz5ahL2ho3Tx89FCqWYfFvRfaETBokGebXoK0keeMep_CS6iWBWyTSx6G3Swc-_Qv-1AW/s640/kat.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br />Like her first book (reviewed last year on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/03/tattoosday-book-review-high-voltage.html">here</a>), Kat Von D lets you into her world, with glossy detailed photos of her work and clients. But whereas her first book shows mostly her public persona, the new effort gives us an inside look at the inner thoughts and feelings of someone who is portrayed very much as a "character" on her television show.<br /><br />It is <i>L.A. Ink</i> that has brought her fame, yet also the scorn and scrutiny of her detractors. The new book lets us peek behind the scenes and, if you didn't realize this already, the Kat Von D you see on the show is not the whole package. Through a diary/journal format, the reader is granted greater access to Kat's true emotions and feelings. We finally get to peek behind the character Kat Von D and meet the person.<br /><br />It was on Page 44 where I first felt the facade truly come down. She  talks about getting booed in the shop by "fans" who resent that she  won't drop what she's doing to pose for photos for them, and there is  the matter of the stalker who freaked everyone out in the shop. Granted,  these are consequences nowadays for success of her order, but you  certainly believe that such consequences were not anticipated when she  headed down the road to fame.<br /><br />It is also fascinating to read Kat's frustration with the onset of  another season of <i>L.A. Ink</i>. If you're looking for  validation that the only thing real on the show is the tattoos, it's here. I was  reminded of <a href="http://bukowski.net/">Charles Bukowski's</a> strong aversion to poetry readings. He  despised them, yet they were often necessary as sources of income. The  spectacle often outshone the poems. Similarly, <i>L.A. Ink's</i> forced drama  often swallows up the tattoos, yet the drama drives ratings, which lets  the series continue to showcase tattoos, which is why many of us tune in  in the first place.<br /><br />Whereas I found her journal entries fascinating, as I am sure most readers who are fans of the show will as well, there are still pages and pages of photographs featuring her work (drawings, sketches, and of course, tattoos) that are breath-taking in their beauty.<br /><br />Viewers of the show  know that this book has been in the making for a while and it has found its way into plot points as well. Fans will also note that the author's relationship with <a href="http://www.nikkisixx.net/">Nikki Sixx</a>, bassist for <a href="http://www.motley.com/">Mötley Crüe</a>, runs throughout the volume (as it has in the reality series). However, 2010 has been a tumultuous year for the couple, having broken up, and then, quite recently, reportedly gotten back together. All that said, it's very interesting to read about the relationship with a future perspective.<br /><br />Or, it isn't. If you're not interested in Kat's "personal" life, then perhaps you should pass on this book. I can see her detractors poring over the text, looking for evidence that reinforces their negative image of the artist, one that has been honed by the one-dimensional portrayal of her reality show and the tabloids.<br /><br />For fans however, and the followers of Kat Von D's career, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chronicles-Kat-Von-D/dp/0061953369?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Tattoo Chronicles</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061953369" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, will be a treat, to be savored, an all-access pass to a window of her life, with a stunning visual guidebook to pore over, with evidence enough to back up her on-air claim of being so busy all the time.<br /><br />My one criticism would be that we don't see enough of her tattoos, which is really what she is all about. I mean, sure it's interesting to see a full-page shot of her stuffed albino squirrels, but is it really necessary? I would have rather seen more art that she created, rather than collected.<br /><br />However, in the end, I was delighted with the book. It really adds dimensions to one of the more dynamic celebrities in the tattoo industry. I doubt that it will turn detractors into fans, or fans into detractors, but it certainly provides those who admire Kat Von D for her art, a little more validation that she is a talented, complicated individual that can not only create amazing body art, but knows how to wow us with her pen, as well.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0061953369&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div>

The Tattoosday Book Review: Kat Von D's The Tattoo Chronicles

You can say a lot of things about Kat Von D . She is arguably one of the most well-known tattoo artists in the United States, if not the wor...

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The Tattoosday Book Review: Driven to Ink, A Tattoo Shop Mystery

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Earlier this week, author <a href="http://www.kareneolson.com/">Karen E. Olson</a> released the third installment of her <i>Tattoo Shop Mystery</i> series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451231570?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Driven To Ink</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauCdwA9pJKq0uuhESGwusysoHVgY22sK4ox3jtdtvJyzo5gAOH402UnFMq71r_SmoZuVxsieV7O6olz-kk2pngiEPXe8LB1s38TUXn3k3Ag4T4FSl2ULZ4WMiQht6CHDyLMAlMynw/s1600/DriventoInk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauCdwA9pJKq0uuhESGwusysoHVgY22sK4ox3jtdtvJyzo5gAOH402UnFMq71r_SmoZuVxsieV7O6olz-kk2pngiEPXe8LB1s38TUXn3k3Ag4T4FSl2ULZ4WMiQht6CHDyLMAlMynw/s640/DriventoInk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />For those readers who may not be familiar with Ms. Olson's series, you can check out my reviews of the first two books, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/11/tattoosday-book-review-missing-ink.html">here</a> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451227468?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Missing Ink</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0451227468" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />) and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/03/tattoosday-book-review-pretty-in-ink.html">here</a> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451229622?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Pretty in Ink</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0451229622" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />).<br /><br />The series features Brett Kavanaugh, a Las Vegas-based tattoo artist, and a cast of supporting characters, from her police officer brother Tim, to fellow artist and competitor Jeff Coleman, owner of the shop Murder Ink. Kavanaugh's staff at The Painted Lady, a high-end tattoo shop at the <a href="http://www.venetian.com/">Venetian Hotel and Casino</a>, also offers up some memorable characters, including Bitsy, the diminuitive shop manager.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451231570?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Driven To Ink</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0451231570" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, like its predecessors, has an "only in Las Vegas" feel, with a well-crafted narrative that, this time around, revolves around a drive-thru wedding chapel called "That's Amore" that features a handful of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Martin">Dean Martin</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger">doppelgängers</a> crooning, you guessed it, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_Amore_%28song%29">That's Amore</a>".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkTRQFMc397sc0X5HGRZW46Kltm4GVpKWcIqHYf7uSZad7U700WPg6EhDKhNXCpXjtrrqmVnsnx-jM2LTWzdR5EQJjP164rnBaK-S05IVhM1zEmVWYTijBxkwj2FtodFHri_gGe1/s1600/Dean_Mart..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EkTRQFMc397sc0X5HGRZW46Kltm4GVpKWcIqHYf7uSZad7U700WPg6EhDKhNXCpXjtrrqmVnsnx-jM2LTWzdR5EQJjP164rnBaK-S05IVhM1zEmVWYTijBxkwj2FtodFHri_gGe1/s320/Dean_Mart..jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br />Olson has once again spun a riveting tale, which finds Brett Kavanaugh discovering a dead Dean Martin imperspnator in her trunk, with a tattoo machine's clip cord around the victim's neck. She had just lent her car, a Mustang Bullitt, to Jeff Coleman's octogenarian mother, Sylvia, so she could get married in style at the <i>That's Amore</i> chapel.<br /><br />What I love about Karen Olson's books is that tattoos are seen above and beyond base clues in a murder mystery. She treats the vocation with utter respect, explaining things to the reader as if they were new to a tattoo studio. Tattoos may serve as clues, but they are not regarded as these huge totems that define their owners.<br /><br />Brett Kavanaugh is an enjoyable protagonist, not without faults, and the author let's the reader tag along on her adventures that start off innocently enough, but pull her into deeper and deeper water. It's no surprise that one of the recurring characters is an Emergency Room doctor, as medical attention seems to be needed from time to time, making this mystery series ring truer than one in which the hero (or heroine) dances through their adventure unscathed.<br /><br />Olson's first book in the series was a novelty. A new mystery with tattoos at the center of the narrative. After three volumes, Brett Kavanaugh seems more real, more human, than ever before.<br /><br />A word to the skeptics, those tattoo snobs who may scoff at the light-hearted appearance of these books: Karen Olsen has given a gift to the tattoo community in the form of Brett Kavanaugh. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451231570?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Driven To Ink</a> is another great mystery, with a respectful and honest portrayal of one artist/sleuth who just happens to be a tattoo shop owner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I have enjoyed every one of Ms. Olson's books and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driven-Ink-Tattoo-Shop-Mystery/dp/0451231570?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Driven To Ink</a> is yet another chapter in the fascinating life of Brett Kavanaugh. I'm looking forward to her next installment which, I am led to believe, is tentatively called <u>Ink Flamingos</u>.<br /><br />Check out Karen talking about her first <i>Tattoo Shop Mystery</i> here:<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/anKR1fvwZ9E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/anKR1fvwZ9E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0451231570&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0451229622&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0451227468&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

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