MARLOWE DOBBE Tillie Walden’s debut graphic memoir Spinning is a sprawling, elegiac bildungsroman of angst, grief, love, and lust—not bad for an 18-year-old. Walden’s book, like her life, is framed through the prism of competitive figure skating, which provided both punishment and structure throughout her youth. Ahead of her Wordstock appearance, Walden discussed her approach […]
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Spinning Hits Full Rotation
Teen Graphic Memoir Author Tillie Walden Comes to Wordstock
Teen graphic memoir author Tillie Walden comes to Wordstock.
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On the Road in Justin Tussing’s Vexation Lullaby
Justin Tussing’s cinematic, Almost Famous-esque second novel, Vexation Lullaby, offers a split narrative revolving around Jimmy Cross, an aging iconoclast and “statue begging to be toppled.” Trailing Cross for the last 20 years is Arthur Pennyman, creator of the Jimmy Cross Compendium website. With monk-like clarity and devotion, Pennyman decodes Cross’ tour city selections, song […]
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On the Road in Vexation Lullaby
Justin Tussing’s Roadie Chronicles
Justin Tussing’s roadie chronicles