Cool. From the Marshall Democrat-News:
Louise Mills of Marshall (Missouri) is requesting that two graphic novels — “Fun Home,” by Alison Bechdel and “Blankets,” by Craig Thompson — be removed from the library because she feels that the books are inappropriate. Mills has filed forms with the library to request the removal of the books. Mills could not be reached for comment Tuesday, Oct. 3.
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Politics and Prose is an amazing bookstore. I entered through the buzzing café, passed a room where a big book group was meeting, then went upstairs to the large and well-stocked store proper. It was kind of like a reading factory.
Here I am with Virginia Harabin, who works there. She gave me an introduction that almost made me weep, and which perhaps set the tone for the audience, who were so attentive it was disconcerting. I worked hard to try and live up to their expectations.
It was a great crowd. A whole mess of women from off our backs showed up. My comic strip has been running in that paper continuously since 1985. And there were lots of regular people who’d never read a graphic novel before. And a professor who’s teaching Fun Home in his class, and some of his students. A lovely evening.
Now I’m trying to finish the presentation I have to do at Oberlin College tomorrow. Soon I leave DC for Cleveland. I’m so psyched because I just found out Harvey Pekar is introducing me tonight at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. 7pm. Come!