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I conclude my list of 20 influential books, this time with the following: Watership Down by Richard Adams (1972), 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1968), A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins (1978), Shenzhen: A Travelogue by Guy Delisle (2006), and The China Mirage by James Bradley (2015). Continue reading
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It’s probably no secret that Guy Delisle produces my all-time favorite graphic novels—travelogues filled with cultural insights constantly supported by honesty and humor. Most of Delisle’s books are autobiographical, the Frenchman exploring the cities and nations where his family ends … Continue reading
When I requested this book from my local library, I had no idea how massive a volume it was—432 pages of hand-drawn graphics by Guy Delisle, my favorite French, travelogue-focused graphic-novelist (of this century). I recently finished reading Jerusalem because … Continue reading
Living overseas—it’s one of those experiences that separates the men from the boys, the courageous from the cowards, the adventurous from the namby-pamby….and I hope it’s OK to describe myself this way! I’ve lived overseas for—let’s see now—nine years of … Continue reading
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We all know that 2020 is the weirdest year we’ve had in like three generations, right? For my own family, this year has kept us from living in our home now for nearly ten months. If you’ve never been semi-homeless … Continue reading
