We love murder. More specifically, consuming murder-related content: news, podcasts, books, documentaries. There’s something addictive about true crime. It’s got all the elements of a good story: compelling characters, urgency, and tension released with a satisfying AHA! when all is revealed in the end. Since NPR’s award-winning podcast Serial hit the airwaves, true crime has…
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Cartoon Books
Send Help! A Collection of Marooned Cartoons
This post is part of a series of guest posts promoting books by some of our favorite cartoonists. You can find previous book posts here. If asked which books I would bring with me if stranded on a desert island, my answer would be “short ones.” I don’t have much time. I’m going to die…
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Joe Dator’s New Book INKED: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas And Secret Sketches.
Hi All, A few months ago, I received an advance copy of Joe Dator’s new book, INKED: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas And Secret Sketches. I’ve known Joe since he was a young man at loose ends in the early ’90s looking to get his act together, but not sure what that act was. By the…
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Tom Toro’s “How to Potty Train your Porcupine”
New Yorker cartoonist and father Tom Toro’s first children’s picture book coming out in May 2020! Tom was kind enough to tell us about the book and his publishing journey. Tell us a bit about what inspired this book. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where inspiration comes from, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence…
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