![]() ![]() ![]() A Career in Books is a graphic novel for everyone whos wanted. It's for those who wanted a literary career even in the face of systemic racism, who dealt with the unique challenges of coming from an immigrant family, and whose group. It's for those who were taken aback by that first paycheck. And the result is full of twists and revelations that surprise not only the reader, but the women themselves.Ĭharming, wry, and with fantastic black and white illustrations, A Career in Books is a modern ode to Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything, and perfect for fans of Good Talk, Younger and The Bold Type, as readers chart the paths of three Asian-American women trying to break through the world of books with hilarious, incisive, and heartbreaking results. Read 91 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. A Career in Books is a graphic novel for everyone who's wanted to work with books and had NO idea what it entailed. When they meet their elderly neighbor, Veronica Vo, and discover she's a Booker Prize winner dubbed the “Tampax Tolstoy” by the press, each woman finds a thread of inspiration from Veronica’s life to carry on her own path. great? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese, Nina cannot get promoted by sheer force of will, and Silvia has to deal with daily microaggressions) are just part of “a career in books”. Shirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust fund kid's "indie" publisher, respectively. She is the creator of the website, Last Nights Reading, which was compiled into a published collection by Penguin Books in 2015. ![]()
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