Book Reviews
"Just a BRILLIANT book"
Erwin James, Guardian columnist, Author, Editor-in-Chief Inside Time
Rachel Billington OBE - Inside Time
"The book is both very funny about the constant calamities that happen around the art class, and quite shocking about the difficulties in the way of teaching a good class. But it is also inspiring about the times when a student takes off with pencil, paints or old bits of cardboard and, whether experienced or a complete beginner, makes a work to be proud about."
https://insidetime.org/laughing-through-the-madness-and-a-very-jolly-graduation-ceremony/
LOVEREADING EXPERT REVIEW
"This engaging, honest diary of a prison art tutor reveals much about the workings of British prisons, the human psyche, and the transformative power of art."
https://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9781913406943/isbn/The-Art-of-Crime-Diary-of-A-Prison-Art-Tutor-by-Steven-Tafka.html
Bookshelf Wonders - bookblogger 5 star review
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc0MQl2IUxG/
Gardenteacakesandme - bookblogger 4.5 star review
https://www.instagram.com/p/CehDPaGL7Rq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Chris Rowell - Totally Rewired - Senior Digital Learning Coordinator, University of the Arts London
This piece of writing should be essential reading for every prospective teacher on whatever subject they are teaching – in fact, the whole book should be on every PGCE and PGCert course in every university in the country! In just the this one diary entry, he encapsulates everything that is wrong about modern day teaching – you need to buy the book for this reason alone.
https://totallyrewired.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/the-art-of-crime-brushes-with-killers-and-crayon-lovin-criminals/
Amazon - Customer Reviews 5 star ratings
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Crime-Diary-Prison-Tutor/product-reviews/1913406946/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews
Press Articles
Daily Mirror 24/04/2022
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/killer-reveals-dark-truth-behind-26761440
Daily Star 21/04/2022
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/prisoners-gentle-painting-terrifies-staff-26762340
Inside Time 03/05.2022
https://insidetime.org/laughing-through-the-madness-and-a-very-jolly-graduation-ceremony/
Radio Interviews
Steven Tafka in conversation with Paul Ross on Talk radio - "A fascinating and very funny at times addition to prison literature"
https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1652054400/1652063400/
Skip to 8 mins in.
Steven Tafka in conversation with Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe
https://www.talkradioeurope.com/clients/skafka010422.mp3
Book Reviews
"Just a BRILLIANT book"
Erwin James, Guardian columnist, Author, Editor-in-Chief Inside Time
Rachel Billington OBE - Inside Time
"The book is both very funny about the constant calamities that happen around the art class, and quite shocking about the difficulties in the way of teaching a good class. But it is also inspiring about the times when a student takes off with pencil, paints or old bits of cardboard and, whether experienced or a complete beginner, makes a work to be proud about."
https://insidetime.org/laughing-through-the-madness-and-a-very-jolly-graduation-ceremony/
LOVEREADING EXPERT REVIEW
"This engaging, honest diary of a prison art tutor reveals much about the workings of British prisons, the human psyche, and the transformative power of art."
https://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9781913406943/isbn/The-Art-of-Crime-Diary-of-A-Prison-Art-Tutor-by-Steven-Tafka.html
Bookshelf Wonders - bookblogger 5 star review
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc0MQl2IUxG/
Gardenteacakesandme - bookblogger 4.5 star review
https://www.instagram.com/p/CehDPaGL7Rq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Chris Rowell - Totally Rewired - Senior Digital Learning Coordinator, University of the Arts London
This piece of writing should be essential reading for every prospective teacher on whatever subject they are teaching – in fact, the whole book should be on every PGCE and PGCert course in every university in the country! In just the this one diary entry, he encapsulates everything that is wrong about modern day teaching – you need to buy the book for this reason alone.
https://totallyrewired.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/the-art-of-crime-brushes-with-killers-and-crayon-lovin-criminals/
Amazon - Customer Reviews 5 star ratings
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Crime-Diary-Prison-Tutor/product-reviews/1913406946/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews
Press Articles
Daily Mirror 24/04/2022
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/killer-reveals-dark-truth-behind-26761440
Daily Star 21/04/2022
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/prisoners-gentle-painting-terrifies-staff-26762340
Inside Time 03/05.2022
https://insidetime.org/laughing-through-the-madness-and-a-very-jolly-graduation-ceremony/
Radio Interviews
Steven Tafka in conversation with Paul Ross on Talk radio - "A fascinating and very funny at times addition to prison literature"
https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1652054400/1652063400/
Skip to 8 mins in.
Steven Tafka in conversation with Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe
https://www.talkradioeurope.com/clients/skafka010422.mp3