Cat Ellington
Author of Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
About the Author
Image credit: Author Cat Ellington / Source: Open Library • Internet Archive
Series
Works by Cat Ellington
More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech: The Poetry of Cat Ellington (2019) — Author; Poet; Lyricist — 16 copies, 1 review
The Five-Star Review: A Collection of Cat Ellington's Top-Rated Book Reviews from 1981-2021 (2021) — Author — 11 copies
Strike a Prose: A Framework of Memories and Commentaries in Poetry (2022) — Author; Poet — 11 copies
Dual Mania: Music from the Original Soundtrack Album - Piano/Guitar/Chords - Sheet Music Book (2024) 10 copies
Reviews by Cat Ellington - The Complete Anthology Limited Edition Holiday Gift Set (Books 1 & 2) (2018) — Author — 2 copies
Dual Mania (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2020) — Songwriter; Producer; Liner Notes — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Ellington, Cat
- Legal name
- Strickland, Kimberly Monique
Hart, Kimberly Monique (birth name) - Birthdate
- 1970-11-28
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- songwriter
casting director
poet
author
memoirist
voiceover artist (show all 14)
entrepreneur
composer
record producer
literary critic
independent scholar
literary editor
literary researcher
researcher - Organizations
- Academy of American Poets
American Sailing Association
ASCAP
Association of Independent Music Publishers
Authors Guild
British Film Institute (show all 10)
Chicago Writers Association
Harry Fox Agency
National Council of Negro Women
Society of Composers & Lyricists - Awards and honors
- Vegas Movie Awards (Winner, Honorable Mention: Best Song, "I Do," 2019)
Vegas Movie Awards (Winner: Best Song, "I Do," 2019)
Vegas Movie Awards (Nominee: Best Song, "I Do," 2019) - Agent
- Nicole Johnston (Quill Pen Ink Publishing)
- Relationships
- Strickland, Joseph (husband)
Kimono, Naras (daughter) - Short biography
- Cat Ellington is an American songwriter/composer, casting director, poet, author, memoirist, literary researcher, voice-over actress, and entrepreneur from Chicago, IL., best known for her extensive contributions to music, film, and literature.
The published bibliography of the prolific multidisciplinary artist and memoirist includes the Reviews by Cat Ellington series, The Making of Dual Mania, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech, Memoirs in Gogyohka, You Can Quote Me On That, and The Cat Ellington Sheet Music Collection. Ellington's credentials—in film and music—include her work as executive casting director on the psychological thriller Dual Mania and its soundtrack—on which she wrote five original songs: The Book of Us, I'm Still in Love, Something in Your Eyes, Gett Out, and I Do. Incidentally, Ellington also co-composed Instrumentals: Music from the Motion Picture Dual Mania, a compilation of her original instrumental music previously performed with vocals for the film soundtrack.
The award-winning artist enjoys reading, listening to music, cooking, collecting vintage and modern charm bracelets, watching movies and classic TV shows, sailing, jet-skiing, playing tennis, and eating frozen yogurt — lots of it. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Minnesota, USA
Chatham, Massachusetts, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
This is a good book filled with a lot of very interesting reviews of various authors' novels. Miss Ellington has an incredible way with words and a fascinating writing style that kept me intrigued from start to finish. Even though I really liked all of her reviews in this book, I especially liked her reviews of Christine by Stephen King and Trick Baby by Iceberg Slim. This book has 50 reviews, all written by the author since from the time that she was a child, and all 50 of them are show more amazingly good. Miss Ellington is a beautiful woman, and very talented. show less
This book, Reviews by Cat Ellington, vol. 1, is a terrific start to a new series. I enjoyed reading Cat Ellington's reviews in this first book and experiencing her evolution from a child writer into a teen writer into a young adult writer. It was like watching her grow up and into her own as a young writer. She definitely has an impressive gift for writing. I would recommend that other readers start with this one and work their way through the series. Something about the way Cat Ellington show more writes is unique and has a singular voice. The reader will get lost in her style. Great writing. show less
A while ago, a good friend of mine recommended me to start reading more book reviews so that I could broaden my understanding of how a book was constructed and would it be worth my time. Well, I'm sure glad I ran into this book, Reviews by Cat Ellington, Volume One, because some of my all time favorite author's works are reviewed here and a few I hadn't read before. Cat is certainly a gifted writer herself because she delves into each book's story breakdown, subplots, characters profile and show more even adds an astute observation twist. Plus, she sure has a twisted sense of humor that I liked. I sure learned a lot about each writers purpose of introducing their main characters and why. No spoilers are revealed so that's a good thing. This review book is great for readers who like to learn a little more about their favorite books with a extra dose of insight. Highly recommend! show less
I am so glad that I stumbled upon this writer, Cat Ellington. Her reviews are very deep because she writes reviews not only about modern classic novels but ones I had never heard of. Case in point, James Baldwin literary works of racism, bigotry, etc..as well as a few other masterpieces. A cool, deep book. Highly recommended to serious readers!
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- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #94,568
- Rating
- 5.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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