Spellbound
A Graphic Memoir
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Street Noise Books
Published:22nd Oct '20
Should be back in stock very soon
Galleys: • Print Galleys distributed to reviewers and available at ALA Annual, and at various Comic Arts festivals as well as the Trans Wellness Conference in Philadelphia. • Digital Galleys available on Edelweiss. National TV and radio campaign: • “Morning Edition,” “Fresh Air,” “All Things Considered,” “Weekend Edition,” “Dan Savage” “Weekend All Things Considered,” “Here and Now,” “On Point,” WAMC’s “The Book Show,” WNYC “All of It with Allison Stewart”, “The Takeaway with Tanzina Vega”, NPR Books, etc. National print campaign: • Advocate, Out, Original Plumbing, New York Times Book Review, T Magazine, The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Bookpage, Library Journal, Bitch, People, Bust, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, etc. Online/social media campaign: • The Comics Beat, Grovel, Smash Pages, Novel Novice, Book Crushin, The Rumpus, Teen Vogue, Shelf Abuse, Reddit, It’s All Comics To Me, Book Toss, Metrosource, Back2Stonewall, FTM, Pink News, Trans-Health.com, Best Gay New York, BGay.com, Bill on GLBT Issues, Boy Culture, Daily Dose of Queer, DanNation Gay Blog, Dapper Q, EDGE, examiner.com, Faithfully LGBT, Finally Out, Gay League, Gay.com, Gay.net, GBMNews, GLAAD Blog, Homoground, homorazzi.com, LGBT POV, LGBTQ Nation, Metro Weekly Online, Instinct, MoxieQ, MUSED Magazine Online, NewNowNext, Out & About Today - Newschannel 5+, OUT Online, Out There – MSNBC, OUTTAKE BLOG, Popnography, Pride Entertainment Online, Huffington Post Queer Voices, Queerty, TakePart, The Homo Life, Towelroad, Curve, Pride, Gay Star News, and more. Potential strategic partnerships: • Aids Healthcare Foundation, FLUX, The Trevor Project, GLADD, Trans Equality, Lambda, GLSEN, The Phluid Project, The National Center for Transgender Equality, and more. General tour info: • Regional New York Tri-State area tour, along with a possible San Francisco area tour. Promotion through the author’s Instagram account: • @biche_bash Bookseller/Library promotions: • Attendance and panel participation at ALA Annual, Brooklyn Book Festival, FlameCon in New York, Brooklyn Comic Arts Festival, NY Public Library Programming at NYComicCon, Diversity Comic Con in New York, and Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. • Book giveaways at the Brooklyn Book Festival, NYComicCon, Brooklyn Comic Arts, and Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD.
The meticulous artwork of transgender artist Bishakh Som gives us the rare opportunity to see the world through another lens.
The meticulous artwork of transgender artist Bishakh Som gives us the rare opportunity to see the world through another lens.
This exquisite graphic novel memoir by a transgender artist, explores the concept of identity by inviting the reader to view the author moving through life as she would have us see her, that is, as she sees herself. Framed with a candid autobiographical narrative, this book gives us the opportunity to enter into the author’s daily life and explore her thoughts on themes of gender and sexuality, memory and urbanism, love and loss.
“A tricky graphic meta-memoir about levels of profound transition—personal, professional, and creative. . . . A rewarding narrative that presents identity as a puzzle for everyone to solve.” —Kirkus Reviews,
“Creative nonfiction aficionados and fans of queer comics alike will flock to this literally transformative work.” —Publisher’s Weekly.
“Spellbound is an intimate experience, highlighting some of the most powerful elements of comics for me—not only the struggle of creating the work in the first place, but of realizing so much about oneself in the process. Som's humour and sincerity is well complemented by the expressive lines of her characters, creating elegant artwork that flows like good conversation.” —Emily Carroll, illustrator of Speak: A Graphic Novel and author of Through the Woods
“I've never read anything quite like Spellbound - an exploration of how the narratives we construct can reveal deeper truths, a book about discovery whose creation was the path to the discovery. It's sharp and clever, beautifully drawn, and trusts the reader to come along for the journey. I can't wait to see what Bishakh Som does next!” —Molly Knox Ostertag, author of The Witch Boy
“Bishakh Som’s Spellbound is a searching and restless document of her creative journey, and a good fit for these restless days.” —Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics
“I loved this radical book about care–caring for family, caring for yourself, caring for your wildest goals. This book gives space for allowing care to be messy and all-encompassing. It's a compassionate and enjoyable graphic novel about figuring life out.” —Archie Bongionvanni, author of A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
"Spellbound is a sweet, sad, charming coming-of-art memoir that belongs on every comics lover's shelves.” —MariNaomi, author and illustrator of Turning Japanese
ISBN: 9781951491031
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
160 pages