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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi
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I must admit I read this, the second installment of Satrapi's illustrated autobiography, before reading the first. Without the full premise of how she left her native country of Iran for Europe, it was easy to think that I had found a interesting... (read more)

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Summer Blonde
Summer Blonde
by Adrian Tomine
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A friend of mine once picked up a copy of Optic Nerve #9 off of the floor of my apartment. Forty-five minutes later she handed it to me, her eyes wide and starving: "I want more!" she said. Sadly, most of Tomine's stories leave you this way; emotionally... (read more)

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Suffragettes to She-Devils: Women's Liberation and Beyond
Suffragettes to She-Devils: Women's Liberation and Beyond
by Liz McQuiston
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You need to have this book on your coffee table, to stimulate good conversation, offend, and rejoice. Liz McQuiston has put together a beautiful collection of the shocking, honest, and sassy graphics that have illustrated the journey of women in our... (read more)

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A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter
by Kenzaburo Oe
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If you like your books to be a punch in the face, then consider A Personal Matter a good nose bleed of a novel. This is a depiction of human frailty, alienation, despair, and ultimate triumph. Coming to grips with the narrator proved to be quite a... (read more)

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Holy Skirts: A Novel of a Flamboyant Woman Who Risked All for Art (P.S.)
Holy Skirts: A Novel of a Flamboyant Woman Who Risked All for Art (P.S.)
by Rene Steinke
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My coworker Adrienne recommended this book to me, and I just gobbled it up whole. It's based on the life of the Baroness Elsa, a mess of a woman who did everything unthinkable, including unabashedly eating the heart out of the American art world. She's... (read more)

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Hand-Grenade Practice in Peking: My Part in the Cultural Revolution
Hand-Grenade Practice in Peking: My Part in the Cultural Revolution
by Frances Wood
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The Bake Shop Ghost
The Bake Shop Ghost
by Jacqueline K. Ogburn and Marjorie Priceman
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Two very exciting things in this world are tiramisu and spiritual beings, and The Bake Shop Ghost has both. Annie Washington is our fearless heroine, challenged to a celestial bake-off in an attempt to appease a stubborn ghost. Marjorie Priceman's jaunty... (read more)

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