Review Fix Exclusive: Q & A with ‘The Book of Styling’ Author Somer Flaherty

Review Fix chats with “The Book of Styling” author Somer Flaherty to get inside scoop on her exciting new work from Zest Books. Flaherty also discusses her style and the process in which the book was written.

Fun and easily approachable, “The Book of Styling” makes fashion fun for the masses, regardless of your budget.

Review Fix: What was the inspiration for this book?

Flaherty: Fashion can sometimes feel very exclusive, which I can’t stand. Style should be inclusive—for everyone. There are so many great books written about style but I really wanted to give advice to everyday people with all budgets and all body shapes.

Review Fix: What was your favorite part of putting this book together?

Flaherty: Everyday we get dressed and make decisions about what we’re going to wear but writing this book really forced me to stop and really decode what makes an outfit stylish and why does one type of silhouette look good on a particular body type. It was a really eye opening experience.

Review Fix: What was your least favorite part of putting this book together?

Flaherty: Probably having to stick to a schedule, ha! Sometimes its hard to force creativity. Lucky for me, I had a great editor who helped me approach the book as mini milestones rather than one big, hard to conquer project.

Review Fix: What things did you learn while writing the book?

Flaherty: I always knew you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look great but putting together this book really taught me that there are even more options for shopping and styling on a budget.

Review Fix: What’s your style and has it changed after you put this book together?

Flaherty: My style has definitely changed throughout the years but right now I’m really loving a minimal, classic look. I basically live in shift dresses.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy this book the most, why?

Flaherty: Anyone who looks at their closet each morning and thinks: I have nothing to wear. This book will teach you how to use what you have to build a fantastic look.

Review Fix: How do you want this book to be remembered?

Flaherty: As a book about style for real people.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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