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"I had spent so long just letting things happen, and the idea of changing was exciting yet also completely terrifying."
- Spinning by Tillie Walden
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Spinning
by Tillie Walden
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Currently Reading: Spinning by Tillie Walden
#godzilla reads#spinning#tillie walden#reading#reads#currently reading#books and flowers#book blog#book blurb#booklr#bookworm#bookish
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This will be a triple decker book recommendation, cause they're all by Tillie Walden
With "Are You Listening?", I picked it up from the library on a whim. It's about two runaways who crossed roads and happen to know each other, lot on their minds. Then they find a lost cat, and decided to find its home. Should give a content warning for mentions of sexual assault, which is a spoiler for one of the character's arc, but thought it should be brought up anyway. It gets heart wrenching at times, I'm a sucker for stories where characters are trying to work through their own issues while crazy shit is going on. I highly recommend it, plus it looks very pretty, I love the colors of this book so much. This one is my favorite out of the three.
With "Spinning", its a solid autobio coming of age story. I like how there's not so much a conclusion or an arc, but it still has a great flow to it. Don't have much to say other than how compelling it is, talking a bit about waning away from your major hobby cause life just happens, and it's okay.
And finally, "Alone in Space". I can't say I recommend it over the other books, but its a nice little collection; you can see the progression of Walden's style taking form, and the stories are still just as solid.
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Happy Birthday to Tillie Walden!
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Tillie Walden idk if you have tumblr but your book a city inside always makes me cry. You’re an excellent writer and artist and it’s insane you can pull so much emotion from me in a 49 page comic. I don’t even know if I fully understand the meaning but thank you for publishing this I love it so much. <3<3<3
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Spinning - Graphic Novel Review
"Spinning", the graphic novel memoir by Tillie Walden is like a slice of sadness wrapped in pretty paper - it's gorgeously drawn, but steadily melancholic, from page one until the end.
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram)
“Spinning”, the graphic novel memoir by Tillie Walden is like a slice of sadness wrapped in pretty paper – it’s gorgeously drawn, but steadily melancholic, from page one until the end.
“I was a competitive figure and synchronized skater for twelve years,” Tillie tells readers on the first page of the memoir, which only has one…
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#art#Beauty#book recommendation#Book review#comic books#graphic novel memoir#Reviews#Spinning Graphic Novel Review#spinning tillie walden book review#tillie walden#tillie walden memoir
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Tillie Walden's named Vermont's next Cartoonist Laureate
Tillie Walden's named Vermont's next Cartoonist Laureate #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #vermont
Tillie Walden will be the next cartoonist laureate for Vermont. Announce by the Vermont Arts Council, she will officially take on that role April 13 at a ceremony at the Vermont Statehouse.
Walden is the author and artist behind such comics and graphic novels like Spinning, which she won an Eisner, the Walking Dead spinoff series Clementine, On a Sunbeam, My Parents Won’t Stop Talking, Are You…
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#are you listening#clementine#featured#graphic novel#graphic novels#junior high#my parents wont stop talking#on a sunbeam#spinning#tillie walden#vermont#vermont arts council
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Tillie Walden
I have read many graphic novels in the past 4 years. But none have been as influential as Tillie Walden’s. I was introduced to her by my librarian recommending me one of her books in June. I’ve read 4 of them: On a Sunbeam, Clementine Book One, Spinning, and Are you Listening. Each one has stuck with me more than other books I’ve read do.
Some slight spoilers for these books ahead. Nothing too severe, but be aware.
I read On a Sunbeam first. I still think back to that book. The effortless representation of nonbinary people, queer couples, and disability (mainly, mutism). The world building? Absolutely gorgeous. And the characters. Each and every one of them had their own importance and their own personality. I can’t gush enough about it.
It’s a big boi. 500+ pages. But I was sucked in on page 1 and carried the same attention through the entire book. Every arc, every panel, I loved it. I almost didn’t want it to end, but it ended so well.
Then there was Clementine Book 1. I’ve seen a good portion of The Walking Dead games, and I feel like Walden did this universe and Clem as a character justice. I’ve seen critiques of the book where people didn’t like that it started way different from the end of Chapter 4, mainly with Clem leaving AJ, but for me I’m not insanely attached to the games and I’m not super hung up on canon so it worked.
The book was a little slow to start, but as I continued reading I fell deeper into the book universe. I loved her take on Clementine, I loved the introduction of new complex characters, and some of the dialogue (especially in the end of the book) was really powerful. Some of those characters definitely could have been explored deeper, but I’ve learned that graphic novels operate so differently from “normal” novels that not everything will be laid out flat in front of us. I’m excited to see the rest of the trilogy.
Then Spinning. I’m glad this wasn’t my introduction to Tillie Walden. It wasn’t my favorite of the four, but it was an enjoyable read. I liked learning more about her childhood and teen-hood. Not much to say about this one, to be honest. Just an enjoyable experience to read and enjoy her art style more.
And last up: Are you Listening. I really liked this one. It was full of grief and not knowing how to handle emotions and the development of a friendship on an unlikely circumstance. Plus a special cat.
It’s a deep read. I’ll be honest. We’ve got the grief of losing a mom and a traumatic experience of SA, as well as trying to find your way (both in the literal “road” sense and the metaphorical sense of life). But that was what made me like this book so much. The emotional connection and the deep feelings it instilled.
And that’s why I’ve liked Tillie Walden as much as I do. Each of her books has left that emotional mark on me. Others may have different opinions, but that’s mine. I can’t wait to read more of Walden’s books, and I can’t wait to see what gets published in the future.
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PSA for all who hate censorship and live in Florida!
Banned Books USA is offering a free (only pay for shipping) commonly-banned/challenged books in FL. These range from kids to adults, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. They'll keep sending them as long as they can afford it, so please donate if you have the means, and share with those who could benefit from it, especially educators and those who care for kids.
Here are just a few from the list that I recommend:
Toni Morrison, Beloved and The Bluest Eye
Marcus Ewert, 10,000 Dresses
Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
Junji Ito, The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions
Alison Bechdel, Fun Home
Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone
Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Mariko & Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer
Tillie Walden, Spinning
Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis
#mine#book rec#found this via electric lit's newsletter(which i also recommend) and wanted to share!#described#id in alt text
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part 2 of the 2023 version of this post: young adult books!
part 1: middle grade books | part 3: adult books
this is a very incomplete list, as these are only books I've read and enjoyed. not all books are going to be for all readers, so I'd recommend looking up synopses and content warnings. feel free to message me with any questions about specific representation!
list of books under the cut ⬇️
aces wild by amanda dewitt
the chandler legacies by abdi nazemian
bruised by tanya boteju
juliet takes a breath by gabby rivera
picture us in the light by kelly loy gilbert
when we were magic by sarah gailey
iron widow by xiran jay zhao
the rise of kyoshi by f.c. yee
jane unlimited by kristin cashore
summer of salt by katrina leno
the wicker king by k. ancrum
the dead and the dark by courtney gould
wilder girls by rory power
i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston
her royal highness by rachel hawkins
tell me how you really feel by aminah mae safi
the weight of the stars by k. ancrum
you should see me in a crown by leah johnson
last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo
the grief keeper by alexandra villasante
crier's war by nina varela
how to excavate a heart by jake maia arlow
imogen, obviously by becky albertalli
in other lands by sarah rees brennan
carry on by rainbow rowell
cemetery boys by aiden thomas
felix ever after by kacen callendar
i wish you all the best by mason deaver
little thieves by margaret owen
technically you started it by lana wood johnson
the gentleman's guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee
the infinite noise by lauren shippen
bonds of brass by emily skrutskie
the darkness outside us by eliot schrefer
simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
what if it's us by becky albertalli and adam silvera
aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz
like a love story by abdi nazemian
different for boys by patrick ness
history is all you left me by adam silvera
twelfth grade night by molly horton booth, stephanie kate strohm, and jamie green
across a field of starlight by blue delliquanti
heartstopper by alice oseman
check, please! by ngozi ukazu
bloom by kevin panetta and savanna ganucheau
laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki and rosemary valero-o'connell
the princess and the grilled cheese sandwich by deya muniz
if you'll have me by eunnie
on a sunbeam by tillie walden
the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag
always human by ari north
rust in the root by justina ireland
dread nation by justina ireland
pet by awkwaeke emezi
the darkest part of the forest by holly black
elatsoe by darcie little badger
i was born for this by alice oseman
loveless by alice oseman
i hate everyone but you by gaby dunn and allison raskin
you know me well by nina lacour and david levithan
the black flamingo by dean atta
spinning by tillie walden
dreadnought by april daniels
a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee
all the bad apples by moira fowley-doyle
clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo
summer bird blue by akemi dawn bowman
the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth
we are okay by nina lacour
radio silence by alice oseman
we used to be friends by amy spalding
a neon darkness by lauren shippen
i hope you get this message by farah naz rishi
are you listening? by tillie walden
alone in space by tillie walden
all out edited by saundra mitchell
out now edited by saundra mitchell
out there edited by saundra mitchell
#lgbtq+ books#queer books#book recommendations#gay books#ya books#lgbtq+ ya books#book flow chart#part 2 of 3!#dear god this almost twice as many books as the previous flow chart. and it's JUST YA.#mp
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Let’s Go Lesbians! 32 Books for Lesbian Visibility Day
TODAY! is Lesbian Visibility Day, the first day of Lesbian Visibility Week – April 26, 2024. We are, I’m sure you’re shocked to discover, celebrating with LOTS of lesbian books! 15 people contributed to making this list, all of us sharing our absolute faves, from graphic novels to epic novels, from memoirs to horror fiction, with explicit rep and implied. With this many awesome books to share, we’re prepared to guarantee that everyone who loves wlw lit can find something new to them on this amazing list!
Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw
She Wears the Midnight Crown Anthology
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
The Scapegracers & The Scratch Daughters by H.A. Clarke
Spinning by Tillie Walden
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Those Who Wait by Haley Cass
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Into the Bloodred Woods by Martha Brockenbrough
From Here by Luma Mufleh
Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel
A Memory Called Empire & A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Female General, Eldest Princess by Please Don’t Laugh
Clear And Muddy Loss of Love by Please Don’t Laugh
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone & Amal El-Mohtar
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
Can’t get enough books with lesbians? Yeah, us neither – this new list for 2024 is on top of THREE rec lists of titles featuring lesbians that we posted last year.
Lesbian Visibility Week Recs Part 1
Lesbian Visibility Week Recs Part 2
Duck Prints Press Short Stories with Lesbian Characters
You can also view this list (along with all our other wlw faves!) as a shelf on Goodreads!
See a book you want to buy? You can grab it through the Duck Prints Press Bookshop.org affiliate shop!
What are YOUR favorite reads with lesbian characters?
#duck prints press#wlw characters#lesbian characters#queer books#queer fiction#queer non-fiction#lesbian visibility day#lesbian visibility week
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1. and 2. “Nitrate Kisses” by Barbara Hammer
3. “Coming out story” by Alison Bechdel
4. “Untitled (One Day This Kid)” by David Wojnarowicz
5. “Untitled” by Tom of Finland
6. “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin
7. “It’s a Gay Life” by Gerard Donelan
8. “Spinning” by Tillie Walden
9. “Women I Love” by Barbara Hammer
10. “I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand” by ND Stevenson
#lgbt pride#pride#gay#lesbian#transgender#gay art#queer art#queer art history#queer artwork#lgbtq#lgbt#pride 2023#web weaving#trans rights#trans pride#gay pride#lesbian pride#barbara hammer#alison bechdel#tom of finland#david wojnarowicz#james baldwin#giovanni’s room#gerard donelan#tillie walden#nitrate kisses#nd stevenson#pride month#queer love
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⛸ Spinning by Tillie Walden
I fell in love with Walden’s writing and art-style after reading On a Sunbeam, and I initially picked this up for a book club at my local library. Sadly, I won’t be able to make the meeting, but that didn’t deter me from finishing this graphic novel surrounding Walden’s experiences with figure skating for several years.
This isn’t just about figure skating, though. This book captures how we change and how our worlds change as we age, meet new people, and travel. Walden has a beautifully done art style with a simply complex, and sometimes emotional story to tell.
And it’s worth reading.
#godzilla reads#spinning#graphic novel#Tillie Walden#book review#reading#booklr#bookworm#bookish#book blog#book blurb#bibliophile
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