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A lot of things happened in 2017 (and I put out a book!) but I did not update Tumblr and now it’s 2018 and I’m drawing things again, I saw this photo on Twitter and it looked like a drawing to me so I decided to make it one

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Also my previous book Alien Beings was nominated for a Doug Wright Spotlight Award this past week! It’s a good time to get a copy if you haven’t read it yet

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Retrofit Comics Spring 2017: 6 new graphic novels & comics

6 new graphic novels & comics by Zach Hazard Vaupen, Laura Ķeniņš, Tara Booth, Yuichi Yokoyama, Warren Craghead III and Will Cardini!

Support Retrofit’s spring 2017 catalogue and preorder my new book and other great titles!

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Excerpt from my forthcoming book!

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The kuš! 2016 roundup

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by October everything on the internet started to meld together

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Going to have new work online soon, but found this today and thought I'd share because I am thinking about soup these days: recipe for Latvian sorrel soup, my vegetarianized version. My younger cousin put together a recipe book for her sister's wedding a couple years ago and this was my contribution. (It's multilingual because I started writing in Latvian then realized one of the other people assembling the book and my cousin's husband don't read Latvian.)

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At the Helsinki Comics Festival this weekend! I'm tabling tomorrow only and presenting with @femskt on the stage Saturday at 14:00, although I may be found hanging around with @kushkomikss on Sunday. See you there!

(Photo Josh Santospirito)

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Mini kus #42: Alien Beings by Laura Kenins By the end of this short but affecting piece, Kenins suggests that memory, especially when it involves unusual events, is rooted in need. We remember what we need to remember, and we remember it in such a way that mysteries have explanation. Memories, sometimes, are sometimes stories we tell ourselves to explain events we can’t fathom.

Another review from John Seven for Comics Beat!

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kuš komiksi: mini kuš! #42 – Laura Ķeniņš Gives a Child’s Eye Perspective on a Disintegrating Relationship in ‘Alien Beings’

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! Blurring the lines between catalyst and non sequitur, Laura Ķeniņš’ Alien Beings is the latest short-form offering from Latvian micropublisher kuš!’s line of mini kuš! comics. Its premise is a simple one – a family of...

This is a really nice review! Thanks Andy Oliver!

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"š!" #24 + "mini kuš!" #38-42 - Just Indie Comics

A look at “Urban Jungle”, the 24th issue of the Latvian anthology “š!”, and at the latest five "mini-kuš!": “Three Sisters” by Ingrīda Pičukāne, “Unwell” by Tara Booth, “1944” by Hanneriina Moisseinen, “EYEZ” by Aisha Franz and "Alien Beings" by Laura Ķeniņš

and another Alien Beings review!

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Rob Kirby's Review Roundup: August 2016 Edition ~ Panel Patter

"The 42nd issue of the venerable mini-Kuš! series, Alien Beings tells the tale of young girl who, with her family on a drive one night, encounters possible UFOs hovering above them for a brief period."

and here is a review of Alien Beings! I'm so happy someone enjoyed the pastel suits and wallpapers

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Here's a comic in the summer issue of The Rusty Toque

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Latvian based, international publisher Kuš! will be exhibiting at this year’s Safari Festival. Above images are taken from the most recent Mini Kuš! releases by Ingrīda Pičukāne, Tara Booth, Hanneriina Moisseinen, Aisha Franz and Laura Ķeniņš.

Safari Festival will be held on August 27th at Protein Studios, London.

Let us know you’re attending here.

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We’ll be at Safari Festival in London, represented by Evan Androutsopoulos!

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I have a comic in the spring supplement to the literary magazine The Puritan (@puritan-magazine​). Read it online here. Thanks to editor Phoebe Wang!

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Excerpt from mini kuš! ‘Alien Beings’ by Laura Ķeniņš. Get it here!

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Out now, order online!

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