#Inktober Day 11: I can’t remember who recommended No Book But the World by Leah Hager Cohen, but I’m very glad they did. #inktober2019 #authtober
#Inktober Day 10: I finally, finally, FINALLY got to read Karin Gafvelin’s Of Love and Tall Ships this year and OH MY GOSH it was such a joy to dive into. Karin is a sailor and boatbuilder with a beautiful eye for human relationships and the poignancy of global travel. Of Love and Tall Ships is a full-length graphic novel done on scratchboard (I KNOW) and I’d recommend it to anyone who loves adventurous coming-of-age stories. (I believe she’s also looking for a US publisher for the book right now, hint hint.)
Oh no, Inktober Demons.
Inktober Day 9: When @cattifer recommended Dessa’s collection of essays (My Own Devices) I wasn’t sure what to expect. Turns out she’s an absolutely stellar writer—eloquent and honest and wide-ranging. Loved this one.
‘It’s the season, etc. Here’s a little Bat Bellwood.
Inktober Day 8: Somehow I’d never read Ellen Raskin’s The Westing Game, but after hearing @colleenaf rhapsodize about it I changed my wicked ways.
Took a little time lapse video of today’s Inktober portrait for Terry Tempest Williams.
Inktober Day 7: I’ve loved Terry Tempest Williams for a long time. Her memoir about journals, secrets, birds, and her mother (When Women Were Birds) was poetic and perfect.
#Inktober Day 6: I think Beth Pickens’s Your Art Will Save Your Life is required reading for anyone making anything in the current political climate. #inktober2019 #authtober
#Inktober Day 5: Katherine Arden. Someone recommended The Bear and the Nightingale after I’d been rhapsodizing about Catherynne Valente’s Deathless. Compellingly retold Russian folklore, yes please. #authtober #inktober2019
Inktober Day 4: I actually read two Sarah Manguso books this year: Ongoingness and The Two Kinds of Decay, both of which were breathtaking and stark and perfect. New favorite.
#Inktober Day 3: Audrey Niffenegger (Her Fearful Symmetry). I loved coming back to Niffenegger’s writing after being so enamored with The Time Traveler’s Wife in high school. She also gives an A+ eyebrow quirk.
Inktober Day 2: Gretel Ehrlich (A Match to the Heart).
For Inktober 2019 I’m illustrating 31 female authors whose books I’ve read this year. First up: Celeste Ng (Little Fires Everywhere).
I thought I liked men in suits but it turns out what I really like is me in suits.