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Malaka Gharib is a journalist, cartoonist and graphic novelist. @NPR editor on the podcast Life Kit; award-winning cartoonist; author of the graphic memoirs on I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM and IT WON'T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS.

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Book Cover for: In Waves, Aj Dungo

In Waves

Aj Dungo
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@zebra596 @iSmashFizzle Thank you! And I’d also recommend In Waves by AJ Dungo. He weaves in the history of surfing with the loss and grief of his girlfriend to cancer in his early 20s

Paperback, 2019

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos, John Berger

And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos

John Berger
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john berger's "and our faces, my heart, brief as photos" got me through this pandemic. 🌻 ✍make this zine with me at the @unboundbookfest in columbia, missouri this saturday. i'm hosting a workshop. 1/2 https://t.co/Fzpr0LIyon

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Book Cover for: My Begging Chart, Keiler Roberts

My Begging Chart

Keiler Roberts
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recc'd 2 graphic novels for @nprbooks' books we love feature this year. @KristenRadtke's excellent work of science and heart, seek you, and keiler roberts' wry collection of family life, my begging chart @DandQ https://t.co/Oh3MG4ebis https://t.co/F3bQmVL3U4

Paperback, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American, Laura Gao

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Laura Gao
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Got to interview the wonderful ⁦@heylauragao⁩ about their new graphic novel Messy Roots. We talked about what it means to “come into” your Asianness, their queer identity, why their parents haven’t read their book yet and Wuhanese culture 👀👀👀 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/24/1093992912/the-pandemic-inspired-a-cartoonist-to-explore-their-wuhanese-roots-and-queer-ide

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Filipinx: Heritage Recipes from the Diaspora, Angela Dimayuga

Filipinx: Heritage Recipes from the Diaspora

Angela Dimayuga
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How cool is this!? Angela Dimayuga, Filipina chef and author of Filipinx, found out her dad *invented* McDo's Extra Value Meal. She writes an essay about it in @VICE #filipinosdoingthings https://www.vice.com/en/article/nevgwx/angela-dimayuga-extra-value-meal-mcdonalds-fastfoodweek2017 via @munchies

Hardcover, 2021

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story, Aya Khalil

The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story

Aya Khalil
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Packed with Arabic words and Egyptian cultural touchstones (like eating a kofta sandwich for lunch), the book is a welcoming and loving picture of Egyptian diasporic life.

Hardcover, 2020

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Home Is Not a Country, Safia Elhillo

Home Is Not a Country

Safia Elhillo
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Elhillo’s gorgeous prose paints a picture of a young Muslim woman slowly gaining confidence in herself.

Paperback, 2022

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, Malaka Gharib

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib
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ooh thank you @goodhousemag for naming I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM as one of the 34 best books by asian authors. can't believe it's next to some of the greats like The Sympathizer and Crying in H Mart ❣️🫶💝❤️‍🔥💘 💜🌟🌟✨💫https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g35914502/best-books-by-asian-authors/

Paperback, 2019

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir, Malaka Gharib

It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib
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In the end, here’s what he wrote: “Malaka Gharib recounts her teenage memories with an open heart and an eye for detail. ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ is her best work yet. I wish everyone could write (and draw) about their lives with this much honesty, specificity, and warmth.” https://t.co/F9hs2WbEJs

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: What We Owe the Future, William Macaskill

What We Owe the Future

William Macaskill
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Now reading: what we owe the future by @willmacaskill. Great book about how to take care of people in the far, far future. we are talking BILLIONS of years!

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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