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Noisemakers Anthology with Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13

Cover of Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, from Kazoo

Kazoo has released Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, an anthology of women throughout history, including stories by Lucy Knisley ′09 and Sophie Goldstein ′13. From the creators of the award-winning Kazoo magazine—the quarterly, indie print magazine for girls, ages 5 to 12—comes a look at the lives of 25 extraordinary women through the eyes of 25 extraordinary comic artists. In 25 distinct styles from some of the most exciting comic artists, Noisemakers is for everyone who is not afraid to use their voice and for those who could use a little boost.

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“You Are New” by Lucy Knisley ′09 a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019

The New York Times has released its top 25 children’s books of 2019, and You Are New (Chronicle Books) by Lucy Knisley ′09 has been selected. The list includes other great cartoonists such as Dylan Meconis for Queen of the Sea (Walker Books), Sara Varon for Hold Hands (First Second), Raina Telgemeier for Guts (Scholastic), and Ryan Andrews for This Was Our Pact (First Second).

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Lucy Knisley for a CHIRBy

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley ’09  (First Second) made it onto the shortlist for this year’s Chicago Review of Books (CHIRBy) Award for Nonfiction (in partnership with Story Studio) will recognize the best creative nonfiction books published by Chicago-based writers. The winners in each category will be announced at a ceremony on December 6th at Ravenswood Events Center in Chicago. 

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Lucy Knisley is a Goodreads Nominee

The Goodreads Choice Awards have selected a shortlist and the first round of voting has completed. It is time to jump on the second round. This award is the only major book awards chosen 100 percent by readers. The semi-final round runs from Nov. 12 to Nov. 17, then a third and final round of voting featuring the top 10 books from each category runs from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2. Winners will be announced Dec. 10.

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley ’09  (First Second) has made it through to the second round in the Graphic Novel section. Her latest is already a New York Times bestseller. Lucy is the creator of many memoir graphic novels, covering her history with food, her wedding, and most recently, her pregnancy and giving birth. Her food memoir, Relish, was also a New York Times bestseller! Good luck, Lucy!

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Lucy Knisley ′09 and Melanie Gillman ′12 at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival

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Lucy Knisley ′09 (Kid Gloves, First Second, 2019) and Melanie Gillman ′12 (As the Crow Flies, Iron Circus, 2017) are authors at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival, September 16-23.

The Brooklyn Book Festival features free and low-cost programs celebrating reading, authors, discussion, and published literature. As New York City’s largest free literary festival, the show presents programs that are hip, smart, diverse, and inclusive. The festival presents challenging, engaging, and thoughtful programming in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels, youth, and children literature. Other cartoonists you can find at this year’s show include Kevin Huizenga (The River at Night, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), MariNaomi (Gravity’s Pull, Graphic Universe, 2019), Dylan Meconis (Queen of the Sea, Candlewick, 2019), and Ben Passmore (Your Black Friend and Other Strangers, Silver Sproket, 2016).

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Lucy Knisley ′09 — Keeping Score

Lucy Knisley ′09 has been a prolific cartoonist. Graduating from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2009, she has published eight books in the last 10 years, most of them in the last 5:

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Alum Spotlight: Lucy Knisley’s “Kid Gloves”

Cover of Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley

Lucy Knisley ′09 is back in February 2019 (First Second) with her new book about becoming a mother: Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos. The story follows Lucy through her pregnancy, transitioning into motherhood. As with many of her stories, she also looks at related history and science, curious facts inspiring figures. Lucy is the creator of  the New York Times bestseller Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, and Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride.

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Alum Spotlight: Lucy Knisley

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Lucy Knisley graduated from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2009. Since then she has created multiple graphic novels, with more already on the way. She gave me (Angela Boyle ′15) a brief interview.

Who was your advisor and why did you choose them?

Lynda Barry! I love her. I chose her for a number of reasons: First of all, she is amazing. I was pretty burnt out after two years of art high school, four years of art college, and a year of CCS, and I needed a lot of freedom and space to do my thesis, and she offered that. She was such a breath of fresh air—mental health and freedom over productivity and monetary value in work. Exactly what the doctor ordered.

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Alumni Alert!

Congratulations to Lucy Knisley (CCS ′09) on the publication of Relish, available from First Second Books this April. Looks delicious, Lucy!

Details about Lucy’s Relish tour can be found on her blog.

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