"Surely (Apparently even the mention of an artist and the title of his/her work can be construed breach of copyright!)
can't be right. I have many books that mention artists/titles, which is what I'm doing. Can I be sued for copyright by saying I bought "Rock Island Line" by Lonnie?"

In answer to that, no. However, if you intend to quote material from copyrighted work, you may have to pay fees.