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• Cellar Rat

  My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly

  Selinger, Hannah,

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  Someone may look at Cellar Rat and assume it's in the line of a Anthony Bourdain, "bad-boy chef" autobiography but it's anything but that. Don't get me wrong, I adore Bourdain's work, but Hannah Selinger is able to depict something Bourdain could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Make Ink

  a Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking

  Logan, Jason,

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  Perhaps this is a bit niche, but as an illustrator who is also interested in natural dyeing, this book has become a manual for my practice. Jason Logan, the creator of the Toronto Ink Company, gives a guide to all things ink-making. If this feels…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dry

  Burroughs, Augusten,

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  Augusten Burroughs is a new author to me, but after reading Dry I am eager to read more of his work. After being sent off to rehab for his alcohol addiction, Augusten has to go back to life in New York and navigate his advertising job, friendships &…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Fun

  a Novel

  Thornton, Jeanne,

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  Jeanne Thornton's Summer Fun is the book that got me back into reading fiction, and it could possibly be my new favorite book of all time? Written as a series of letters between Gala, a trans woman working at a hostel in the middle of the desert &…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carsick

  Waters, John, 1946-

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  Carsick is about John Waters' hitchhiking journey from his home in Baltimore to San Francisco, but it's actually about three journeys. Separated into his most ideal situation, the worst situation ever & the reality, Waters oozes Americana in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spent

  a Comic Novel

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  Alison Bechdel is probably best known for two things, her autobiographical graphic novels about her parents & her serialized comic strip about lesbians, and Spent combines both of them. Full of Bechdel's signature political/cultural commentary, I…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Time Under Tension

  Harkness, M. S. (Marina S.)

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  Time Under Tension is M. S. Harkness' latest graphic novel, continuing her autobiography into post-grad life as she struggles to figure out which path to take next. Full of bold linework, Harkness captures what it means to have to grow up, choosing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strip Tees

  a Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles

  Flannery, Kate,

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  As someone who grew up in the heyday and immediate aftermath of American Apparel, Strip Tees instantly interested me. Kate Flannery details her time working at American Apparel and seeing up-close the controversial and sometimes morally wrong…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Habibi

  Thompson, Craig, 1975-,

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  Craig Thompson's Blankets is a book that I habitually return to, so I thought I should try reading Habibi for a change. Full of Thompson's gestural lines and excellent use of negative space, Habibi is a mythic Middle-Eastern story about two orphans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  Greenberg, Joanne,

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  I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is the semi-autobiographical account of Joanne Greenberg's hospitalization and battle with schizophrenia. Incredibly empathetic and grounded in its portrayal of mental illness for a book published in 1964,…Read moreRead more of this annotation