A thick doorstop of a graphic novel... an experiment in storytelling and a look inside the suburban homes of American. I took this book with me when I proctored the PSAT a couple weekends ago and I got 4 hours of time to delve in (interrupted by walking around the desks). Focused around a school... Continue Reading →
G’Bye Oct, Hello Nov – Wrap Up and Move Forward
Hi All- This is a really quick update as I have been busy this week with many things connected to the large fire here in Sonoma County. After several awful nights, as of today (Wednesday morning) the fire is now 30% contained. Here's hoping that the winds die down and the thousands of firefighters can... Continue Reading →
New World by David Jesus Vignolli
A colorful and evocative piece of art, Vignolli's New World is the coming together of three cultures in the Americas. A young Native Indian woman whose spiritual world has been vastly disrupted by the coming of the Europeans. An African slave-musician who has had his magical flute taken and his chance for freedom dashed. A... Continue Reading →
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older
Marisol was lost to her family in the Cuban Revolution... it pains the relatives to try to remember this time in their lives and most just choose not to. Her sister Nilda had moved to the US and is now living in New Jersey. Yet, after the the trauma of the past, she lives as... Continue Reading →
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar (Author), Dave Johnson (Illustrator), Kilian Plunkett (Illustrator)
Matt Millar turns the Superman mythos on its head. Instead of growing up in the heartland, Superman's ship has landed on a collective in the Soviet Union. Most of the usual suspects are still in the universe: Lois and Lex, but also Batman, The Green Lantern, and Diana (Wonder Woman). These were some interesting and... Continue Reading →