To my parents, for always letting me 'borrow' the best books from their bookshelf. A huge thank you to Kristen Radtke at The Believer and Sarah Bagby at Watermark for hosting these events!Īnd thank you to my family for always supporting my reading, writing, and drawing. Tune in on Friday, April 17 at 8 PM ET for my event with The Believer Magazine, or on Thursday, April 23 at 8 PM ET for my event with Watermark Books. It's a simpler (and much louder) existence, but I'm grateful that I can still share my enthusiasm about books and reading in two upcoming Zoom events. Instead, I'm at home, drawing and going on neighborhood walks with the family. This month was scheduled to be packed full of travel: book conferences in New York and Dubai, and a book tour across the Midwest. Thanks also to my literary agent, Judy Hansen, who has spent so much time and energy sharing my work and helping bring my book ideas to reality. Charlie is a notable book-hoarder (as am I), so this project was a perfect fit. They've been a joy to work with this time around as well. I'm thrilled that I got to work again with my editor Charlie Kochman and the fantastic team at Abrams. In 2017, my first book THE SHAPE OF IDEAS was published by Abrams Books. I'm so glad the Book Review responded to my unsolicited email pitch, sent as I sat in a dark classroom during an orthodontic lecture. Editor Pamela Paul and all the other wonderful people I've worked with there have been hugely supportive of my work, and a dozen or more comics from their pages are collected in this book. In 2012, I started contributing to the New York Times Book Review. When I started drawing my weekly comic for the Kansas City Star in 2009, I had no idea it would eventually bring me here.

My new book collects a decade's worth of comics about the love of reading and writing. And my heart goes out to those who are on the front lines of the pandemic, making it possible for everyone else to stay inside. My hope is that everyone who is able to is staying safe at home and reading lots of books. I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF is out today! It's strange to be sharing a new book in these difficult and uncertain times.

I ll judge you by your bookshelf