Tag Archives: Seton Hill University

Book Review: Jigsaw by Ed McBain

Posted on November 6, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

Apparently, I have some book reviews that I wrote during my last semester with Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction Master of Fine Arts program that I hadn’t posted. I found them while I was looking for some of my … Continue reading →

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Book Review: You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming

Posted on November 6, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

Apparently, I have some book reviews that I wrote during my last semester with Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction Master of Fine Arts program that I hadn’t posted. I found them while I was looking for some of my … Continue reading →

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Con Review: SHU MFA final residency

Posted on June 28, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

This past week, I finally made it to my last residency with Seton Hill University to earn my Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction. I met a lot of fantastic people and reconnected with many more. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart

Posted on April 24, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

The next book I read for my Readings in the Genre: Mystery Classics class for Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction was My Brother Michael (Mystery 238 pages) by Mary Stewart. My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Posted on April 3, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

The next book I read for my Readings in the Genre: Mystery Classics class for Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction was The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. The Big Sleep has been the most enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Book Review: the Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett

Posted on March 28, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

The next book I read for my Readings in the Genre: Mystery Classics class for Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction was The Glass Key (mystery 147 pages) by Dashiell Hammett. I have to admit … Continue reading →

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Book Review: the Murder of Roger Akroyd by Agatha Christie

Posted on February 23, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Akroyd was a very different style of mystery than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles. While The Hound of the Baskervilles has a lot of build-up in order to get the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Posted on February 6, 2016 by C.A. Jacobs

I have to admit that this is the first book I’ve ever read about Sherlock Holmes. I know that Sherlock Holmes is an extremely popular character and that the character shows up in a variety of movies and television shows … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on July 5, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

The common reading for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University for the June 2015 Residency was Daughter of Smoke and Bone (YA Fantasy 418 pages) by Laini Taylor. “Who is the daughter of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh

Posted on April 27, 2015 by C.A. Jacobs

The last book for my Readings in the Genre: Science Fiction Classics class for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was Downbelow Station (Science Fiction 426 pages) by C.J. Cherryh. … Continue reading →

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