Category: Books
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The Four Holy Gospels, with art by Makoto Fujimura
Okay. I’m probably going to have to spring for a copy of the Four Holy Gospels, with art by Makoto Fujimura. Click the link above and watch the video/look through the sample to see why.
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Big news about the Ark Narrative
As you may or may not know, I’m fascinated with the amazing hero’s quest/Shakespearean tragedy/historical-fantastical adventure story called the book of 1 Samuel. In the first third of the book, there is a (seeming) digression called “The Ark Narrative,” where the focus shifts from the characters we’ve been following to the adventures of the Ark…
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Simultaneously reading
War and Peace (because I once almost — but not quite — finished it, and that knowledge has tortured me for years) Siddhartha (because my neighbor recommended it and we’re going to talk it over after a beer when I’m done) Magic by the Lake (because Case and I are reading it together and Edward…
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I am melting right now.
So, a few years back, Lauren Rohwer wrote a children’s book about South America and I illustrated it. And largely forgot about it. But look what was waiting in my inbox today: “Dear Mr. David & Mrs. Lauren, I love your book so so so so much. And I also want a North America book…
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Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
My stunner of a wife got this book, “Who Needs Donuts?” for me as a continuation of a personal joke. Apparently it’s one of those classics I’ve never heard of. The illustrations, taken one at a time, are borderline creepy. But you don’t take them one at a time. You take them in giant roomfuls…