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When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades and opportunities of a seemingly charmed career, it's the gaffes, humiliations, slights, and insults he's experienced (or caused) within the industry that loom largest in his memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine illustrates the amusing absurdities of how we choose to spend our time, all the while mining his conflicted relationship with comics and comics culture. But in between chaotic book tours, disastrous interviews, and cringe-inducing interactions with other artists, life happens: Tomine fumbles his way into marriage, parenthood, and an indisputably fulfilling existence. A richer emotional story emerges as his memories are delineated in excruciatingly hilarious detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a bold stylistic departure from his award-winning\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKilling and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e, Tomine distills his art to the loose, lively essentials of cartooning, each pen stroke economically imbued with human depth. Designed as a sketchbook complete with place-holder ribbon and an elastic band,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows an acclaimed artist at the peak of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-af943fe53a1b5fcd9f4281076bc16c33\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15748 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnormously brave and heartening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15738 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Tomine's] final epiphany that his love for his wife and daughters has given him true joy elevates\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto a profound meditation on the relationship between creativity, work and fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16107 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine is a funny writer and an even funnier artist. If you were ever interested in the blood, sweat, and tears that goes into comics creation, this book is a window to that world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToledo Public Library, Great Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15707 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hilarious and revealing glimpse into Tomine’s life specifically and, more generally, the life of anyone working in a creative field today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGraeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15705 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his latest book,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAdrian Tomine turns himself into the everyman of writerly mortification [with] brilliant and toe-curling detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRachel Cooke, The Guardian\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16058 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e is another laugh-out-loud book with self-worth issues. Here Tomine looks back at his outwardly successful career as a cartoonist via anecdotes that take in deserted book signings, mortifying radio spots and the perils of taking a cruise with Neil Gaiman, in a feast of self-deprecation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Guardian, Best of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16041 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdrian Tomine’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade my pandemic times far better than they would have been otherwise, at least during the hour I spent reading it and laughing helplessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHillary Brown, The Comics Journal\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-8 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15750 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe acclaim Tomine’s work has received is a testament to his talent as a chronicler of the human condition.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows that the secret of his ability starts with being veracious with his own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSpectrum Culture\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16073 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe perfect gift for comic fans or anyone trying to find their place in their chosen industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShondaland, Best Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-10 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15708 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poetry of arguments, themes of alienation, a viscerally rapid descent from humiliation to fury — all the things that have come to signify Tomine’s work are abundantly present in his memoir as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15428 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA wonderful book about feeling morbidly self-conscious while also longing to connect with other people, even though it doesn’t always—i.e. usually doesn't—work out the way one wants it to. It perfectly captures what it's like to be a cartoonist, and also what it's like to be a person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoz Chast, author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-12 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15429 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA painfully honest and often hilarious view behind the curtain of the 'glamorous' life of a cartoonist. Tomine draws on life's stresses, embarrassments, and achievements as he goes through an evolution of self-awareness. A must-read for Tomine fans and all aspiring cartoonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRichard McGuire, author of Here\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16020 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe self-deprecating tradition of successful cartoonists writing autobio is very much in evidence here... [Tomine is] undeniably great with a punchline, and this is more apparent now that he is writing about his own life rather than one of his fictional characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-14 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16111 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine takes a biting tone to the comics industry in a snarky, ultimately sincere, graphic memoir that looks back on decades of single-minded devotion to creating innovative comics, while also navigating the mercurial indie comics publishing scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly 2020 Graphic Novel Critics Poll\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16035 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis] acutely, almost painfully funny—proving even a literary comics genius can still deliver great laughs—elevated by a moving, philosophical close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly, Best Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-16 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16072 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI don’t think Adrian Tomine set out to release a book about isolation into a world defined by it, but that’s what he did. Short, funny, and poignant, this is the sort of comic that can be enjoyed by anyone in your family who can read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePut This On, 2020 Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15595 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTransportingly funny... but it’s the vulnerable turn Tomine takes when a medical scare grants fresh perspective that truly got me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMeg Lemke, Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Top 10\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-18 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15676 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis merciless memoir delivers laughter with a wince, to the point of tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16096 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine's talent in communicating the intimate, minute details of his life only serves to make them universal. Even more so in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePop Matters, Best Non-Fiction of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-20 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16301 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe world is full of \"successful\" people who are both miserable and miserable to be around. With [\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e] Tomine sheds light on how those people came to be that way – and why it needn't be so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCory Doctorow, Pluralistic\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-21 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15934 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine explores with the precise touch of a dentist gazing perpetually into a mouth, doing the crucial work of the quotidian. It’s lonely work, indeed, but by dwelling for so long and so thoroughly in the loneliness of his art, Tomine brings us close, terribly close, to the halitosis of being human, to the emotions we might prefer to keep at a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen, The Paris Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-22 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16139 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design alone of Adrian Tomine's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas enough to pique the interest for this stationary and notebook nerd, but I also enjoyed Tomine's wry approach to success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePanel Patter, Favourite Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-23 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15718 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boisterous and heart-meltingly tender tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-24 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16048 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomine, now considered a master of the graphic novel form, returns in an autobiographical mode, in a book that lets vent the rage and fragility that are always just beneath the surface of his pristine drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times, 100 Notable Books of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-25 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16078 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn unforeseen event near the end unlocks a flood of emotion unlike anything Tomine has expressed before on paper. What starts out as playful self-deprecation becomes his most heartbreaking work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-26 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15704 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Tomine has managed to do so well here is reveal something that few artists are able to discuss without sounding unaware or falsely humble: the incredibly hard, exhausting, and often can't-see-the-trees-for-the-forest kind of work involved in building a career in the arts, where there is too little funding, an overabundance of egos running rampant, and layers upon layers of gatekeeping.... The cumulative effect of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLoneliness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis mesmerizing, funny, and deeply honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIlana Masad, NPR\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-27 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15686 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdrian Tomine has gone from “the boy wonder of mini-comics” (per Daniel Clowes) to master of the form... The 26 vignettes here trace a lifetime of neuroses and humiliations, from Fresno, 1982, to Brooklyn, 2018, blurring the line between character trait and occupational hazard [with] artful minimalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEd Park, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-28 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16068 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis hilarious, moving, and raw autobiographical collection centers on the pursuit of being an artist. It’s painfully relatable to anyone who makes comics or art of any kind. Tomine’s easy line work and smart humor is on display here. This is probably our favorite work that the cartoonist has released yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNerdist, Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-29 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16275 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the career he reflects on, Tomine has perfected stitching together a story in brief sketches, and his pacing here is immaculate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-30 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15431 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA charming, occasionally maddening ledger of our profession's unrelenting parade of indignities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMichael DeForge, author of Leaving Richard's Valley\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-31 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15432 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this deeply self-aware, darkly funny memoir, Tomine recounts the highlights of his career through a series of cringe-worthy encounters, and readers hardly need to be a world-famous cartoonist to relate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMalaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-32 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15687 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Tomine is exploring is the dichotomy between how we see ourselves and how we are (or are not) seen…. We are each alone in our heads. Yet the faith of memoir, or autofiction, is that this is what connects us: the expression of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDavid Ulin, The Los Angeles Times\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-33 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15616 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo many memoirs are about overcoming adversity. We cringe, cry, and clap for the author, knowing eventually something will resolve. Tomine, who is perhaps the John Cheever of comics (in the way they both excavate the human heart), shows how our lives are less tidy than that common memoir arc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-34 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15430 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI couldn’t put this book down. Tomine’s vulnerability and willingness to share the cringiest moments of his life (ranging from juicy to uproarious to deeply healing) are a reminder to be braver, because what have you got to lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLisa Hanawalt, author of Coyote Doggirl\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-35 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15609 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hilarious, frequently cringe-inducing masterpiece from a fearless artist at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLibrary Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-36 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16059 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a less skilled creator, the litany of awkward encounters and humiliations depicted here might have become repetitive; instead, Tomine’s mortifying misadventures become funnier and more emotionally resonant in the latter part of this memoir, as professional success and a growing family find the anger and anxiety that ruled the author’s early years transformed into an insightful and profound vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLibrary Journal, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-37 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15613 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubtle, provocative, and sharply drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-38 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15706 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrilliantly paced, Adrian Tomine’s latest graphic novel takes readers from discomfort to laughter in just a few panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMegan Liberty, Hyperallergic\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-39 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16129 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Tomine's novel] alternates between laugh out loud funny and cringemaking, but throughout, you’ll feel both empathy for Tomine’s experiences and intense relief that these stories didn’t happen to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter, Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-40 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15596 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTouching, funny and sad, this memoir is for fans of Tomine, of course, but also for anybody who has ever fumbled their way through work and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail, Spring Books Preview\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-41 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16289 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is a catalog of decades’ worth of slights and indignations that come with being a giant in a tiny corner of the literary world, and it’s painfully funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eForbes, Best Graphic Novels of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-42 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16133 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/em\u003e, Adrian Tomine explores all the painful slights of the creative life while adding a big dose of heart at the end. Points to Tomine for one of the year’s best packages, as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComics Beat, 50 Best Comics of 2020\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-43 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-16117 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume is one of the funniest publications from 2020, but what makes it truly remarkable is how it rises above its deft sense of humor to approach the sublime in discussing careers and family in modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComicBook.Com, Holiday Gift Guide\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-44 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15656 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this exquisitely rendered, prodigiously articulated work, Tomine proves again why he’s still that “famous cartoonist.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBooklist, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"views-row views-row-45 views-row-odd views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"node-15427 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this heartfelt and beautifully crafted work, Adrian Tomine presents the most honest and insightful portrait you will ever see of an industry that I can no longer bear to be associated with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlan Moore, author of Jerusalem\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40471470997686,"sku":"longdistancecartoonist","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/products\/ldc_shop_longdistancecartoonist1.jpg?v=1630402425"},{"product_id":"my-hot-date-other-embarrassments","title":"My Hot Date \u0026 Other Embarrassments","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Noah Van Sciver. 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Published by Fantagraphics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 168 pages, Colour, 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eIn the latest volume of her graphic travelogue series, New York Times-best selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley must care for her grandparents on a cruise.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her graphic memoirs, New York Times-best selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley paints a warts-and-all portrait of contemporary, twentysomething womanhood, like writer Lena Dunham (Girls). In the next installment of her graphic travelogue series, Displacement, Knisley volunteers to watch over her ailing grandparents on a cruise. (The book's watercolors evoke the ocean that surrounds them.) In a book that is part graphic memoir, part travelogue, and part family history, Knisley not only tries to connect with her grandparents, but to reconcile their younger and older selves. She is aided in her quest by her grandfather's WWII memoir, which is excerpted. Readers will identify with Knisley's frustration, her fears, her compassion, and her attempts to come to terms with mortality, as she copes with the stress of travel complicated by her grandparents' frailty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this sensitive graphic memoir, …Knisley finds both the humor and the sadness in her grandparents' condition while also pointing out the loneliness of being the only one responsible for caregiving and the frustration she feels for how the elderly are feared and ignored in modern America. ...Displacement is a timely and mature work that pairs perfectly with other elder-care titles, such as Roz Chast's Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?\" — Snow Wildsmith - Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A perfect memoir comic.\" — Penn State University Libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is going alongside A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again as required reading ahead of a cruise. Knisley celebrates the lives of her grandparents and grapples with her own mortality aboard the deck of a vacation cruise ship.\" — Brian Heater - Tech Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the struggle of caregivers all over the world, walking the fine line to balance their own needs and those of their charges, and Knisley gracefully investigates her own emotions and the aching sense of helplessness in the face of time and age. She does it without robbing herself or her grandparents of dignity or ignoring the depth of their love for one another. It's a must read for anyone with aging family members, perfectly capturing the sense of loneliness and helping to lessen it at the same time.\" — Caitlin Rosberg - The A.V. 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Published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 212 pages, Colour, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-keynote field-field-copy-keynote node-11213-product-field-copy-keynote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-keynote field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE AWARD-WINNING GRAPHIC MEMOIR ABOUT ISRAEL THAT OFFERS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ABOUT IDENTITY AND POLITICS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"commerce-product-field commerce-product-field-field-copy-description field-field-copy-description node-11213-product-field-copy-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-copy-description field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Glidden is a progressive Jewish American twenty-something who is both vocal and critical of Israeli politics in the Holy Land. When a debate with her mother prods her to sign up for a Birthright Israel tour, Glidden expects to find objective facts to support her strong opinions. During her two weeks in Israel, Glidden takes advantage of the opportunity to ask the people she meets about the fraught and complex issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but their answers only lead her to question her own take on the conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple linework and gorgeous watercolors spotlight Israel’s countryside, urban landscapes, and religious landmarks. With straightforward sincerity, lovingly observed anecdotes, and a generous dose of self-deprecating humor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis accessible while retaining Glidden’s distinctive perspective. Over the course of this touching memoir, Glidden comes to terms with the idea that there are no easy answers to the world's problems, and that is okay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlidden’s debut book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elanded on several best of the year lists, including Entertainment Weekly; earned a YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens distinction; and won an Ignatz Award. Her second book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Blackouts\u003c\/em\u003e, which documents her experience shadowing journalists in Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, will also come out this fall from Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-77e3d2dfa301fbcbb76c7bf7c5d1047f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12278 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid it all, Glidden the storyteller exudes intimacy and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12282 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[A] masterful new book of graphic nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVICE\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12279 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA primer for those who aren't aware of the complexity of issues and emotions underlying this seemingly interminable strife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12281 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the the best graphic novels of the last few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12280 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA graphic nonfiction novel of subtlety and understated wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12276 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother enduring take-away is that not only is Israel beautiful but here is an artist who has manages to create something beautiful from something painful and fractured and messy and complicated. 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In spare and elegant detail, they share memories of her middle class childhood touching on cultural practices, the education system, Saddam Hussein’s state control, and her family’s history as Orthodox Christians in the arab world. \u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e is intimate and wide-ranging; the story of how one can become separated from one’s homeland and still feel intimately connected yet ultimately estranged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigns of an oppressive regime permeate a seemingly normal life: magazines arrive edited by customs; the color red is banned after the execution of General Kassim; Baathist militiamen are publicly hanged and school kids are bussed past them to bear witness. As conditions in Mosul worsen over her childhood, Brigitte’s father is always hopeful that life in Iraq will return to being secular and prosperous. The family eventually feels compelled to move to Paris, however, where Brigitte finds herself not quite belonging to either culture. Trondheim brings to life Findakly’s memories to create a poignant family portrait that covers loss, tragedy, love, and the loneliness of exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. A contributor to Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAya\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHostage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Guy Delisle, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. She lives in Montreal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dq-blurbs-header\"\u003ePraise for Poppies of Iraq\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view view-blurbs view-id-blurbs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-194085268a9ea6ca7e2567ec7817d58e\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"view-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13058 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA captivating graphic memoir that shows how war-torn Mosul was once a thriving and religiously diverse modern city... As much as she shows the family’s incremental loss of freedoms, Findakly is nostalgic for the lost pleasures of childhood — including picnics and picking the eponymous poppies — and melancholic about her middle class family’s decline and eventual dispersal around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13012 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quick yet tender read, with a history lesson on the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e W Magazine\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13359 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e's] power lies in the contrast between the matter-of-fact nature of the text and visuals, and the dread and horror of the backdrop...  there is also hope to be found here — the hope that, no matter what befalls a nation, there will always be individuals who can craft something beautiful by virtue of their survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Vulture, Best Comics of 2017\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-4 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13013 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply touching... \u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e's great success is that it achieves so much with seemingly so little... Her memories, especially the more picayune, could have stemmed from any family the world over. This universal quality is what makes the graphic memoir\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003esuch vital reading, and when coupled with the co-authors' sharp writing and Trondheim's circumspect illustrations, \u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq \u003c\/em\u003ebecomes a work of near-perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Under the Radar\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13057 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e is compelling due to its mix of the significant and banal, showing how people can become used to anything, except when they can’t. It’s one of those books you read in one sitting then return to, a lot, and read it all again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Toronto Star\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-6 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13362 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing graphic memoir offers an insider’s view of the rapid cultural changes that beset Iraq in the latter half of the 20th century... Short vignettes about her family, school, and local customs are alternately bittersweet, funny, and affecting as a series of military and political coups impact her family’s life in Iraq... A moving, thought-provoking title for all collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e School Library Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13360 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plainly stated, emotionally devastating memoir... Throughout this bittersweet book, Findakly and Trondheim interweave the political and personal in a way that mirrors and heightens real life. \u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e is about big events as seen through small eyes: there’s a universalness underneath the specificity. Anyone, even with a boring childhood, should find something to relate to here... an unforgettable, devastating, sweet book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Salon\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-8 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13001 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e describes] a childhood caught between cultures [and] vividly capture[s] an oppressive regime as seen from a kid's guileless point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eSarah Liss, Reader's Digest September 2017... \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12887 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Iraqi childhood is cherished, examined, and let go in this tender look at youth amid upheaval... an ode to a lost era, to be sure, but one with its feet planted securely in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Publishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-10 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12922 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Fall Books\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13361 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe personal and political interweave in this sad yet charming memoir... Like snapshots, ­Findakly’s story toggles back and forth in time, depicting memories mixed with historical background and “In Iraq” vignettes about customs in that country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-12 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13089 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rich effect of \u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e... comes from the manner in which the sweet and domestic rests alongside horror. The book is packed with reminiscences that are part wholesome — playing on ancient monuments and going on class field trips — but that are scorched by political violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e LA Review of Books\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12917 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis personal portrayal of the impact of war and societal upheaval on one family will help many Western readers to see how the past half-century of conflict has devastated a region rich in ancient culture. Small in size but large in impact, this intimate memoir is a highly relevant and compassionate story of family, community, prejudice, and the struggle to love when the forces of the world push groups apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Kirkus Starred Review, Best Teen Books of 2017Kirkus Starred Review \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-14 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13085 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA likable memoir that offers a window into Iraq. Regimes come and go, touching her childhood in often bizarre ways... Bright panels give the narrative pathos as Saddam’s power grows, food becomes scarce and paranoia slides its hooks into everyday life. Findakly lives in France now, and her sweet, sad book is full of affection for the place she once belonged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e James Smart, The Guardian\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13051 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWise, touching and wonderfully vivid... Findakly’s memoir covers an extended period in Iraq’s recent history; by the time it ends it is 2016, and the cousins she left behind when her family moved to France in the 70s have finally followed her out, worn down by years of war. Yet the half century ticks by with amazing ease, its author managing to tell both the story of a (complicated, fearful) nation, and that of one family of exiles coping with a new life in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Rachel Cooke, The Guardian Graphic Novel of the Month\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-16 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13007 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nuanced story of her relationship with her home country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Bust Magazine\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13015 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoignant and powerful... a meditation on the ache and longing for a place you can no longer return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-18 views-row-even\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13006 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA moving tribute to familial love in times of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Booklist Review \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-12929 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoppies of Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful portrait of a life lived in cultural translation, its pages filled with humor and a nostalgia made complicated with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e Bomb Magazine\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"views-row views-row-20 views-row-even views-row-last\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"node-13008 node node-blurb node-teaser clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is it like to grow up in Iraq? 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