From Sea to Stormy Sea
17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings

Out of the seventeen stories, I enjoyed about four of them. Some of the stories seemed to correlate with the painting providing inspiration very little. My favorites were "Silver at Lakeside" by Warren Moore, "On Little Terry Road" by Tom Franklin, "A Matter of Options" by Gary Phillips, and "Baptis......more

Block does it again - pulled together a spectacular group of writers who produced stunning short stories inspired by paintings. This time, he chose to feature American painters. Lawrence Block knows good stories, and there's not a flop among these. Some I enjoyed more than others, but there were non......more

I received an e-arc from the editor but have only just finished reading the week of publication. Longer review to follow, but this is another wonderfully diverse collection of stories that veer from the very dark to lightly romantic. Some crime fiction, some period pieces. Some which take place in t......more

Themed anthologies are hit or miss; sometimes the concept creates a cohesive whole (and other times an incoherent hole). So far, Lawrence Block has edited three anthologies of stories inspired by art, and the newest—as people who’ve never stepped foot on a horse track say—is the Trifecta. The first,......more

An unexpected gift for 2020 is the publication of Lawrence Block’s new art inspired anthology of paintings and writers. Following his two previous books; In Sunlight and in Shadow (Edward Hopper) and Alive in Shape in Color, this title focuses on American art. Writers who participated in framing a s......more