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Breaking Down Breakdowns: “Are You My Mother?”, by Alison Bechdel

By Sarah Bennett

May 22, 2013

You'll find a graphic journey through therapy in Are You My Mother?, by Alison Bechdel.

Graphic Novels, eBooks and the Future of Publishing (In 500 Words or Less)

By Emily Morris

March 21, 2013

Does the future of e-reading mean the death of paperback books? It seems that everyone can agree that we like the smell of books, and reading them in the bathtub -- but what about pictures? What does the rise of e-publishing say about the future of graphic novels?

Book Sword: Roland Barthes, Louis Sachar, and Alison Bechdel

By Kate Gavino

January 30, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alison Bechdel at the Strand

By Kate Gavino

October 23, 2012

Once a week, Black Balloon's editorial assistant Kate Gavino chooses the best Q and the best A from one of New York's literary in-store events. Here, she draws from Alison Bechdel at the Strand on October 15. Read More

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