A MEDITATION ON FAMILY, HERITAGE, identity, and self-creation by a writer who is an enrolled member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of the Pacific Northwest. Insightful observations weave deftly with personal reimagining of Indigenous myths. B PLUS
This diary of autistic teen Dara McAnulty chronicles a year in his life in Northern Ireland, focussing on nature outings with his family and his naturalistic observations close to home.
Initially I felt like not enough was happening, the writing was too descriptive and at the same time too distant and repetitive. But somewhere along the way Dara's writing became a sort of comfort blanket, perfect for reading right before bed. I really enjoyed reading about Dara's passion for nature and I found myself becoming more observant on my own hikes because of it. What I maybe loved even more was the way Dara writes about his family; it is clear how much they all love each other.
Growing up, someone was always telling her that she wouldn’t be able to make a living by #writing, regardless of which kind of writing she did. “I said, ‘OK, but what if I do them all?’”
I'm finally starting to read Bev Stohl's new memoir on her life, centering on her job as office manager for Noam Chomsky. :chomsky:
The book is so far—8% in—unusually funny, well-told, and nicely edited, especially for a book published by a small company. This book is clearly the labour of love, one that strikes both a humanistic and a loving tone.
In SIGNIFICANT ZERO, author Walt D. Williams pulls back the curtains, offering an insider's look at the #VideoGame industry, and a path forward that imagines how games might inspire the best in all of us.
I saw some of his art online and thought it looked like “Invisible Hands” from Liquid Television, which I LOVED. Same artist! This didn’t have quite the same level of twisted, creepiness as that animated series, but I was so happy to find his work in comic form. There’s more too.
Book 11: "It Won't Always Be Like This" by #MalakaGharib
Her second graphic memoir, it explores her Arabic and Muslim side. A bit more angsty given it was Gharib's teenaged years (and it was the 90s). I love her openness in relating messy family stuff, and cringe at the same insecurity I felt from wanting to fit in with dominant (American) culture.
The colors and panel structure in this book are more varied. It's exciting to see this cartoonist grow.