A Career in Books
A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun
A Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022: Comics pick
A Career in Books is a graphic novel for everyone who's wanted to "work with books" and had NO idea what it entailed. It's for those who were taken aback by that first paycheck. It's for those who wanted a literary career even in the face of systemic racism, who dealt with the unique challenges of coming from an immigrant family, and whose group chat is their lifeline.
Shirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust-fund kid's "indie" publisher, respectively. And it's . . . great? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss…
$27.00
August 2, 2022
Kate Gavino is the author and illustrator of Last Night’s Reading (Penguin, 2015) and the graphic novel, Sanpaku (Archaia/BOOM, 2018). Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Believer, Longreads, Oprah.com, and more. She was both the greatest and the worst editorial assistant.
A Career in Books
Written and Illustrated by Kate Gavino
Last Night's Reading
Kate Gavino; Illustrated by Kate Gavino
Kate Gavino is the author and illustrator of Last Night’s Reading (Penguin, 2015) and the graphic novel, Sanpaku (Archaia/BOOM, 2018). Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Believer, Longreads, Oprah.com, and more. She was both the greatest and the worst editorial assistant.
A Career in Books
Written and Illustrated by Kate Gavino
Last Night's Reading
Kate Gavino; Illustrated by Kate Gavino
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