Bookstabber Episode 3: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Gene and Willow discuss Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a short novel about a man exploring an endless labyrinth full of statues. We both thought it was a strange, well-written book, though of course […]
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Author: Gene Ambaum
The Fall Volume One by Jared Muralt
The Fall Volume One by Jared Muralt. Translated from German by Franze He & Christoph Studer-Harper. Image, 2021. 9781534318380. Contains The Fall #1 – #6. http://www.powells.com/book/-9781534318380?partnerid=34778&p_bt There’s a heat wave, an economic crisis, and some kind of summer flu that’s […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Pistouvi written by Merwan, designed and directed by Bertrand Gatignol
Pistouvi written by Merwan, designed and directed by Bertrand Gatignol. English translation by Mike Kennedy. Magnetic, 202. 9781942367956. 192pp. Friends Jeanne and Pistouvi (a fox) live in a tree together. There are birds nearby, some of which are enormous; a […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner
The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner. Translated from French by Joe Johnson. First Second, 2017. 9781626723313. 188pp. A hapless fox tries to steal eggs from the henhouse at the farm, but he’s beat up by a very angry chicken. […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter. Scholastic Graphix, 2021. 9781338568905. 240pp. Maggie is about to get a dog for her tenth birthday, but then she has a severe allergic reaction. She goes to the doctor and finds […]
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Graphic Novel Review: The Summer Of Her Life by Thomas von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin
The Summer Of Her Life by Thomas von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin. Translated by John Reddick. SelfMadeHero, 2020. 9781910593783. 78pp. Frau Gerda Wendt spends her days in and around an old folks home with the help of her walker. It […]
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Graphic Novel Review: nineteen by ancco
nineteen by ancco. Drawn & Quarterly, 2020. 9781770464100. 176pp. with a touching introduction about how these stories take her back in time, especially the stories that make her feel like she’s seeing her healthy grandmother again. This book is full […]
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Bookstabber Episode 2: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Bookstabber Episode 2: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Gene loves this book, the first of three in a fantasy series and was happy for an excuse to reread it. Willow does not. Warning: rant ahead! Available now […]
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Picture Books About Birds
Perfect Pigeons by Katherine Battersby. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020. 9781534457812. Battersby draws this “perfect” group of pigeons with an epic amount of color and personality. The pigeon who is not the same as the others, the one who sleeps […]
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Book Review: Two novels with badass heroes
Both of these books feature badass female heroes and lots of violence. The YA novel is probably the more brutal of the two. Behind the Throne by K.B. Wagers. Orbit, 2016. 9780316308601. 432pp. Hail Bristol left the life of a […]
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