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Review: Spinning by Tillie Walden

October 2, 2017October 1, 2017 Alex Hoffman 2 Comments comics, first second, first second books, memoir, review, spinning, tillie walden

Tillie Walden is one of the youngest celebrated cartoonists currently working. Her comics have been acclaimed by critics and

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Quick Picks Reviews

Quick Picks #3 – Bugs and TCAF

July 1, 2015January 12, 2018 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments first second books, jay hosler, kris mukai, kristyna baczynski, last of the sandwalkers, quick picks, review, vessel

Quick Picks is an occasionally written series of microreviews of books I’ve read over the past two weeks. Here’s a

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Review: The Sculptor, by Scott McCloud

February 9, 2015September 28, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, first second books, review, scott mccloud, the sculptor

One of the more highly-trumpeted comics to be published in 2015 is Scott McCloud’s The Sculptor with interviews and

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September 3, 2014June 3, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, cory doctorow, first second books, in real life, jen wang, mmorpg, review

Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang “Anda’s Game” is a short story collected in a 2007

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July 21, 2014June 3, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, fantasy, Farel Dalrymple, first second books, recommended, review, sci-fi, the wrenchies

Review: The Wrenchies, by Farel Dalrymple Last week was a surprisingly great week for new comics. Books like Terraformars, Through

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July 4, 2014June 3, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments anya's ghost, comics, first second books, review, vera brosgol, YA

Review: Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol One thing that I think is a universal experience is the feeling of being

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Review: This One Summer, by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

May 28, 2014December 8, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, first second books, jillian tamaki, mariko tamaki, recommended, review, summer, this one summer, young adult

One of my favorite literary genres is the slice of life story. Manga has these stories in spades (Cross Game,

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