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Tagged: graphic memoir

Beef With Tomato Cover

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Beef with Tomato – Dean Haspiel Bleeds Ink for the Big Apple in a Heartfelt Tribute to His Hometown

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • October 30, 2015

New York City – the Carroll Gardens neighbourhood of Brooklyn, to be precise – comes to life in all of its quirky, garish glory under the watchful eye of native…

How the World Was: A Californian Childhood (Emmanuel Guibert; First Second)

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How the World Was: A California Childhood – Emmanuel Guibert Takes His Friend’s Childhood Recollections from the Mundane to the Sublime

  • by Tom Murphy
  • September 10, 2014

In the depression-era prequel to Alan’s War, cartoonist Emmanuel Guibert deftly creates a touching family memoir, an engaging piece of social history and a fitting tribute to a deep friendship….

Tomboy by Liz Prince (Zest Books)

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Growing Up, Gender and What it Means to Be a Girl: Liz Prince on Her Graphic Memoir ‘Tomboy’

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • September 4, 2014

Liz Prince’s Tomboy should be required reading for all school groups. It’s a fantastic, witty and touching story about identity, growing up, finding your place and what it actually means…

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