Books using the visual-verbal strategies of graphic narrative are being increasingly recognised alongside traditional prose novels and narrative non-fiction.
Sam Wallman and Eloise Grills are both well known and much loved in the Australian comics scene. Their respective new books, Our Members Be Unlimited (Scribe) and big beautiful female theory (Affirm Press) mark the first time with a mainstream publis
Two radically inventive new works of Australian graphic nonfiction dig deep into 21st-century life. They balance critique with hopeful possibilities – of collective change and radical acceptance.
Book Review: Two-Week Wait – an IVF story bionews.org.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bionews.org.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When the Melbourne-based couple began their IVF journey in 2011, they couldnât find any non-jargonistic literature. âThe process is shockingly void of any proper communication, counselling or insight into how it affects the broader nature of your life â itâs a purely medical approach,â Kelly Jackson tells Guardian Australia.
âWe thought itâd be great if there was a more accessible book that could help us communicate with each other and understand the process. This is a book someone could pick up to get insight into what family members are going through, and ask questions in a meaningful, sensitive way.â