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May 2018
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90: Amy Kurzweil (FLYING COUCH) & Riad S...

Christopher Hermelin
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For the first time ever, a graphic memoirist stops by the Damn Library in the form of Amy Kurzweil, author of the graphic memoir Flying Couch! She also draws New Yorker cartoons! Listen as we chat about form and tone, board games and heartbreak, and more. We also get into Riad Sattouf's Arab of the Future, and why the graphic memoir is such a great medium! We hope it DRAWS you in!

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