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Archives - June 2013

Interview: Charles Soule, author of Strange Attractors

Jun 26, 2013

We all live in complex systems, a situation explored in great detail (and lush artistry) in Charles Soule’s latest graphic novel, Strange Attactors. In it, a grad student named Heller Wilson gets swept up in the seemingly crazy work of Dr. Spencer Brownfield, who has appointed himself the keeper of order in the maelstrom of activity and chaos that is New York City. Someone has to keep things running smoothly in the Big Apple…otherwise, how would anything work at all? Delving into complexity theory made my head spin, so I decided to get some answers from Soule. Here’s what he had to say.

Interview: Cecil Castellucci, author of Odd Duck

Jun 19, 2013

Bestselling author Cecil Castellucci makes a transition to children’s graphic novels with the new book Odd Duck. We talked to her about what it’s like to jump into a new genre and why kids’ books are so hot right now.

Interview: Cynthia Copeland, author of Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce

Jun 18, 2013

What do you do when happily ever after ends? If you’re Cynthia Copeland and you’ve just caught your husband cheating, you pick up the pieces and move on…one step at a time. Copeland documented the years after her divorce in the funny and touching Good Riddance, out now, and here she discusses the book and the major life changes that inspired it.