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Review: New graphic novels dig into ‘Peanuts,’ Jane Austen and Wisconsin ginseng farmers
They cover everything from St. Paul’s Charles M. Schulz to farming ginseng.
April 28, 2025
4 graphic novels for spring, including a sequel to blockbuster ‘My Favorite Thing Is Monsters’
New books tackle seeing the monster in yourself, the joys of classic comics, apocalyptic anxieties and family secrets.
May 15, 2024
In ‘The Great Wave’ of tech such as AI, is there an upside?
NONFICTION: Inarguably, we are in an age of turmoil, but Michiko Kakutani’s fast-paced book offers only limited analysis or answers.
February 14, 2024
Graphic novels about Castro's Cuba, Neapolitan frenemies, immortality and hip-hop's history
NONFICTION: New ways of looking at familiar subjects, in words and pictures.
December 11, 2023
Review: New graphic novels explore 'The Talk,' racy Anais Nin and beloved childhood toys
NONFICTION: Vibrant images show the variety of possibilities the form offers.
July 20, 2023
Review: 'The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere,' 'Keeping Two' and 'Acting Class'
GRAPHIC NOVELS: <b> Families, friends and complications</b>
July 1, 2022
REVIEWS: So you want to be a writer? A roundup of helpful books
NONFICTION: Three books on the craft of writing teach, inspire and sometimes amuse.
April 29, 2022
Review: 'The Nineties,' by Chuck Klosterman
A deft cultural history about a frequently mocked, ignored or misunderstood decade.
February 11, 2022
Review: New graphic novels explore 'The Talk,' racy Anais Nin and beloved childhood toys
NONFICTION: Vibrant images show the variety of possibilities the form offers.
July 20, 2023
Review: 'The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere,' 'Keeping Two' and 'Acting Class'
GRAPHIC NOVELS: <b> Families, friends and complications</b>
July 1, 2022
REVIEWS: So you want to be a writer? A roundup of helpful books
NONFICTION: Three books on the craft of writing teach, inspire and sometimes amuse.
April 29, 2022
Review: 'The Nineties,' by Chuck Klosterman
A deft cultural history about a frequently mocked, ignored or misunderstood decade.
February 11, 2022