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David small graphic novel6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() I just found that that was the best way to do my memoir. I didn't set out to create a graphic novel. It just makes it hard to focus on one's creative life.Ī page from "Stitches" What made you decide that it was time to create a graphic novel? I'm certain that's going to happen again. ![]() Then it was over, and the phone never rang. I feel like I lost a whole year to that Caldecott Medal thing. Are you jaded about awards at this point in your career?ĭavid Small: Let me put it this way, I know that it's just a blip in my life. As an illustrator, you've already won a number of prestigious awards. You were nominated for the National Book Award, and "Stitches" was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly and. CBR News recently spoke with Small about his book.ĬBR News: You've had a busy few months since the book came out. ![]() Small's eye for detail, his refusal to sentimentalize his journey and the way he humanizes the monstrous figure that is his mother, brings to mind contemporary masters of the genre such as Tobias Wolff and Mary Karr. It's a disturbing and monstrous story that is simultaneously beautiful and transformative. "Stitches" is a memoir about Small's youth and his parents. ![]()
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