Stitches: A Memoir Resources
Websites
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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.
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Check out his sketchbook for color drawings. Unsurprisingly, his site is pretty creatively presented.
Articles and Interviews
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David Small's six-word memoir is "Drawing well is the best revenge." What's yours?
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What are David Small's favorite panels in the book? Find out here.
Video
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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?
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Small, who can talk now (yay), discusses his National Book Award nomination.
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Small's publisher, W.W. Norton, created this animation of the beginning of Stitches. Who knew coughing could be so ominous?
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Want to see exactly how your vocal cords work? Check out this video from the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic.
Images
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Here's the panel in which David sees his stitches for the first time.
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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.