Stitches: A Memoir Resources

National Public Radio blogger Glen Weldon wrote this in-depth post on comics as literature—and noted that graphic memoirs and graphic novels are two different things—after Stitches was nominated for the National Book Award.

Check out his sketchbook for color drawings. Unsurprisingly, his site is pretty creatively presented.

David Small's six-word memoir is "Drawing well is the best revenge." What's yours?

What are David Small's favorite panels in the book? Find out here.

Shoe stores used to have X-ray machines called fluoroscopes you could stick your foot into and find your shoe size. Who needs to try things on when you could just use MIRACLE RAYS?

Small, who can talk now (yay), discusses his National Book Award nomination.

Small's publisher, W.W. Norton, created this animation of the beginning of Stitches. Who knew coughing could be so ominous?

Want to see exactly how your vocal cords work? Check out this video from the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic.

Here's the panel in which David sees his stitches for the first time.

In the book, young-adult David begins wearing a neck scarf, which girls think is cool. Here's a picture of him wearing one today.