Several people told me I had to visit The Vault of Midnight when I was in Ann Arbor giving a staff day keynote in October, and I’m super glad I stopped by. This is one of my favorite comic book […]
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Author: Gene Ambaum
First Test (Protector of the Small Book 1) by Tamora Pierce, graphic novel adaptation by Devin Grayson and Becca Farrow
First Test (Protector of the Small Book 1) by Tamora Pierce, graphic novel adaptation by Devin Grayson and Becca Farrow. RH Graphic, 2024. 9780307931566. 160pp. It’s been over 20 years since I read one of Pierce’s YA fantasy novels, but […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden
Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden. Image / Skybound, 2023. 978153325197. 296pp. I’m always reluctant to read a sequel to a great zombie story as I’m afraid they’re going to go over the same ground again. So, despite being a […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang
Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang. First Second, 2024. 9781250754059. 320pp. I read Wang’s Koko Be Good to my daughter when they were, arguably, way too young for it, but they loved it anyway so I read everything Wang writes. I […]
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What I Read On Vacation Part II:
These are the “new” books I finished during my trip. Comedy Book by Jesse David Fox. My favorite book on standup comedy ever. Go listen to past episodes of Jesse David Fox’s podcast Good One — if you enjoy those […]
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What I Read On Vacation Part 1
I took a long trip last fall to Singapore and Nepal. Here’s some of what I reread, and one book I read for the first time, plus a few fails, too. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (2nd in the series) […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Return to Eden by Paco Roca
Return to Eden by Paco Roca. Translated by Andrea Rosenberg. Fantagraphics, 2024. 9781683969310. 178pp. This graphic novel opens in a cosmic moment of nonexistence to begin to explore the ninety years of its subject, Antonia’s, life. (She’s Roca’s mother.) It […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Castle Swimmer Volume One by Wendy Martin
Castle Swimmer Volume One by Wendy Martin. Ten Speed Graphic, 2024. 9780593833814. 268pp. Includes episodes 1 – 19 from Webtoons plus a never-before-seen chapter. The god of the surface creates a beautiful golden mer named Kappa. He’s more commonly known […]
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Chapter Book Review: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard Book One by Adam Rex
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard Book One by Adam Rex. Chronicle Books, 2023. 9781797213231. 134pp. I picked this up because I loved Rex’s The True Meaning of Smekday. I kept reading it because it has one of my favorite […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird
Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird with paintings by Sue Bird. Avery Hill, 2024. 9781910395820. Tim Bird’s mother, Sue, painted throughout her life, though she took a break when she was at university. She started painting again in […]
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