Five eye-catching graphic novels that define the genre

Some of the most exciting fiction and memoir is being done in the form of graphic novels. Here are some of the very best. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'

[ The Conversation | 2020-04-20 11:08:17 UTC ]

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Lauren Markham on why she almost quit journalism (and what made her come back). | Lit Hub Memoir “I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.” Phil Christman considers the poetics of place. | Lit Hub Craft Sarah Manguso’s Liars, Anne... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-26 10:30:31 UTC ]
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Children’s Books About Immigrant Experiences

New picture books, graphic novels, and YA fiction grapple with the short- and long-term effects of leaving home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cher sets November release date for first installment of two-part memoir, 'Cher: The Memoir, Part One'

Cher is splitting her upcoming memoir into two parts because she has a life 'too immense for only one book,' publisher Dey Street Books says. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-24 16:24:27 UTC ]
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Colin Kaepernick is launching an AI startup to empower manga creators

Starting with comics and graphic novels, Lumi will help creators develop and illustrate ideas, then sell their work through an all-in-one platform. A new AI platform led by activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick aims to make it easier for anyone to publish—and monetize—their... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-24 16:00:00 UTC ]
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What do scientists have to learn from wildlife? The value of diversity.

Jasmin Graham’s fresh and innovative memoir details how her work as a “rogue” shark scientist pushes science to include more diverse perspectives. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Suzanne Scanlon’s Memoir Confronts the Stories We Don’t Tell About Women and Madness

Suzanne Scanlon’s book, Committed: A Memoir of Finding Meaning in Madness, is a memoir unlike any I’ve read. Scanlon returns to the landscape of the past, reflecting on her experience of being committed in the New York State Psychiatric Hospital while a student at Barnard in the late 1990s.... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-07-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Desperately Seeking Something,’ by Susan Seidelman

In the memoir “Desperately Seeking Something,” Susan Seidelman’s life is as full of twists, charm and happy endings as one of her iconic movies. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-07-23 09:00:50 UTC ]
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War, Trauma, and Human Courage: A Conversation with Zhang Ling, by Yan Lu

War, Trauma, and Human Courage: A Conversation with Zhang Ling, by Yan Lu Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/22/2024 - 16:20 Zhang Ling is the author of ten novels, including A Single Swallow (trans. Shelly Bryant) and Where Waters Meet, the... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-07-22 21:20:19 UTC ]
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What to read this week: The Light Eaters, Paranoid Gardens and I Was a Teenage Slasher

Recent releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is something of an expert on slashers. The author has tackled the genre in a slew of his novels (most notably in the Indian Lake Trilogy, with its... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-07-20 13:30:12 UTC ]
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Goodreads reviews of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ are stuck in limbo amid news that Trump picked the author to be his VP

If you had a sudden urge to review the 2016 memoir for some reason, you might be out of luck right now. Yesterday, former president Donald Trump announced his running mate for the 2024 election: Senator JD Vance of Ohio. Vance, a onetime fierce critic of Trump, is a relative newcomer to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-16 12:25:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Comics, Graphic Novels Fell 7% in 2023

After topping $2 billion for the first time in 2021, sales of comics and graphic novels in North American fell 7% in 2023, to $1.87 billion, according to estimates from 'ICv2.' Despite the decline, sales remained well above 2019 levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hillbilly Elegy': JD Vance's rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir

At the heart of JD Vance’s journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2024-07-16 01:50:32 UTC ]
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What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

A few weeks before the release of my first book, a memoir about my mother’s murder, I had to take a polygraph exam. The two things were not in fact related, but that was easy to forget once I found myself strapped in a chair in a windowless room on the fourth floor of a […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-15 08:56:51 UTC ]
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Margaret Juhae Lee on How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing

Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life. Hosted by Brooke Warner of She Writes and Grant Faulkner of National Novel Writing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-15 08:01:27 UTC ]
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Death to Books

‘In her concern for making a tidy death, my mum overlooked that other kind of mess which is grief, and guilt, and confusion.’ Memoir by Luke Allan. The post Death to Books appeared first on Granta. Continue reading at Granta

[ Granta | 2024-07-11 12:54:44 UTC ]
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23rd Street Books Hits the Road at Macmillan

The grown-up sister imprint of Macmillan’s eclectic graphic novel powerhouse, First Second Books, will launch next year with graphic novels from Gene Luen Yang, Damon Wayans Jr., Saul Williams, Ben Hatke, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's next musical is based on a New York cult classic

Lin-Manuel Miranda is wrapping up the recording of a concept album for a new musical co-written by playwright Eisa Davis, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The album will be based on the 1979 movie "The Warriors," whose sympathetic depictions of gang members and gritty... Continue reading at Crains New York

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Always Running: Luis J. Rodríguez’s memoir of gang days in LA is as relevant today as it was 30 years ago

Many of the book’s themes, including structural racism, inequalities and poverty are as topical now as 30 years ago. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-07-08 15:26:53 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 8, 2024

Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe sells a new souther epic to Morrow, Hillary Clinton’s new memoir goes to Simon & Schuster, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: “Song So Wild and Blue” by Paul Lisicky

Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover of Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with Joni Mitchell, the new memoir by acclaimed writer Paul Lisicky, which will be published by HarperOne on February 4th, 2025. You can pre-order your copy here. From the moment Paul Lisicky heard Joni Mitchell... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-07-03 11:00:00 UTC ]
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