Like her previous work, Let’s Not Talk Anymore, Pixin tells the story through close point-of-view, inviting the reader to experience it as if looking just over her shoulder.
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Book Review: ‘Q&A’ by Adrian Tomine from Drawn+Quarterly
'Q & A' by Adrian Tomine is exactly what the title says it is: the author answering question about being a cartoonist.
Read More »Book Talk: ‘Bits and Pieces’ by Whoopi Goldberg
Goldberg reflects on memories about her mother and her brother.
Read More »Book Talk: Patrick Stewart on ‘Making It So’
"Shakespeare lives in my head. It's there all the time rattling around like it is with Paul Simon's songs."
Read More »Fan EXPO Boston: Danny Trejo on his Restaurants and Record Label
"I used to tease Ben Affleck about the way he said chowdah."
Read More »Book Review: ‘Let Your Heart Be Broken: Life and Music from a Classical Composer’ by Tina Davidson
Tina Davidson's memoir recounts an interesting life while giving us a close look into the composer's mind, heart, and music as she creates her work.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Odelia Elgarat, Author of Adoption Memoir ‘You Are Allowed’
Author Odelia Elgarat talks about her life, her memoir of adoption and rape, and what her experiences have taught her.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Our Little Secret’ by Emily Carrington from Drawn+Quarterly
Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington details how an assault when she was fifteen impacts her life as an adult.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Unfollow — A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church’ by Megan Phelps-Roper
'Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church' by Megan Phelps-Roper is a compelling statement from a cult survivor.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith
'Year of the Monkey' by Patti Smith is a wonderful trip inside the mind of a poet. Difficult, convoluted and a little absurd, but well worth the effort.
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