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Picture This
Hardcover, 224 pages, Farrar Straus & Giroux, List Price: $29.95 | purchase
Book Summary
A series of portraits features a myopic monkey protagonist and the author's most beloved character, Marlys, in a collection that follows her everyday and fantastical routines of preparing food, waiting for the bus, and associating with her elephant-eared imaginary friend.
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Doodle Your Way Out Of Writer's Block
November 11, 2010 When it comes to writer's block, author Lynda Barry believes the key to unblocking your thoughts is right in your hands. In her latest graphic memoir, Picture This, she writes,"The worst thing I can do when I'm stuck is to start thinking and stop moving my hands."
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