Literary Comics

Mary Kay and Louise talk about important things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What are some great literary comics? And, what are you reading now? This episode is sponsored by THE LIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE by Kimi Eisele, now in paperback from Algonquin Books; Dark August by Harper Publishing; and Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED: Kelly Sue DeConnick on how the comic industry fosters sexual harassment and how to change the system. Black Writers’ Guild calls for sweeping change in UK publishing  Understanding Comics : The Invisible Art & Making Comics by Scott McCloud  How Pictures Work by Molly Bang  Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy : A Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, illustrated by Dani The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds Freedom Hospital : A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman, trans Francesca Barrie Bingo Love by Tee Franklin Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi Bites of Terror by Cuddles and Rage   Here by Richard McGuire One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg Graphic novels for people who like literary fiction Bunny by Mona Awad Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi The Year Of The Runaways by Sanjeev Sahota YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOSTS HERE: Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter. Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer, and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices