I have continued working on the jacket texture and shadowing. It will need at least another two sessions and then maybe a few touch-ups at the finish.
I changed the edge outline of the bright white pages to the left and darkened toe separate cover page to the right. I may still darken the cover itself so that the sunlit part of the face will have more 'pop' as many people seem to describe a larger contrast between areas.
I am not happy with the top face profile, which is not correct for the subject of the work but will give it more thought before i make the alterations.
Because of the light in the room, the background in the top left of the painting appears brownish but it is, in fact, black.