Archive for January, 2003

The Book of Famous Iowans

Wednesday, January 29th, 2003

by Douglas Bauer ISBN: 0805060022

This book made me think of what I thought grown-up novels were supposed to be like when I was a kid too little to read them: pages

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

Saturday, January 11th, 2003

by Brady Udall ISBN: 0375719180

I loved this book.

As one might guess from the title, Edgar Mint's story is an unlikely one, but it is one that sucked me in, one that

Pistolwhip

Saturday, January 11th, 2003

by Matt Kindt and Jason Hall ISBN: 1891830236

This is one clever book.

An oversized rectangle, the book itself is designed to look like an old-fashioned radio, and that is where much of

Fantastic Butterflies

Sunday, January 5th, 2003

by James Kochalka ISBN: 1891867180

This is the most recent of Kochalka's graphic novels. Many of his familiar characters are represented (Magic Boy, Amy, and Jason X-12, among others) and of course