#calling dr. laura

[hmhbooks]

@entertainmentweekly​ revealed the cover (and then some!) of @nicolejgeorges’s new graphic memoir, FETCH, coming in July! 

[dakotadanger]

Calling Dr. Laura by Nicole J. Georges is about family secrets. Along the way it’s also about parents, relationships, and pets. Georges is told by a psychic that her dead father is actually alive. Years later, she has this fact confirmed. She has to figure out what to do with this information, and in doing so, figure out the relationship she wants to have with her mother.

I really like queer graphic memoirs. I’ve told you what it’s about, but I can’t tell you how touching the small, intimate moments are in this book. Learning things about Georges’ childhood that she only understood in hindsight feel deeply personal, and like a conversation I might have with one of my closest friends. Seeing Nicole and the other characters from a third-person perspective (but really the author’s perspective) makes it feel closer to the truth. I developed opinions about the characters and was concerned about their effect on Nicole’s life. I also love when a graphic memoir pulls you in so that you want to read it in one day, and the format allows you to do so.

[nicolejgeorges]

Hi! I haven’t posted for a long time. I’m working on finishing my new book, “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home” and it’s taking up all of my time. I’m also hanging out with farm animals, volunteering with senior citizens, and working on my podcast (Sagittarian Matters {on iTunes}).

In July I’m going to teach at California College of the Arts MFA in Comics program, after-which I will have more up my sleeve to reveal!

Until then, please follow myself and my dog on Instagram (@Nicolejgeorges @ponyogeorges). It’s where I am currently posting my progress on the book, and videos of drawing. 

Have a lovely summer! n.g.

[riylcast]

Episode 152: Nicole Georges (Bonus)

Friend of the podcast Nicole Georges joins us via Skype to discuss her brand new show, Sagittarian Matters, which combines her love of conversation, advice and eating food products past their expiration date.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a conversation about love, punctuation, offering unsolicited advice, and the pitfalls of writing comic books about your parents.

And as an added bonus, we answer a reader question about living life in the public eye.

[nicolejgeorges]

Hello from the other side!

The French translation of my book, “Allo Dr. Laura” was an Official Selection at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France this year, and I was fortunate enough to attend. I spent the following week in Paris, drawing in books and meeting kind readers.

Thank you to my amazing publisher, Cambourakis!

[dartmouthdraw]

Many thanks to Nicole Georges for coming to speak with DRAW today! An award-winning writer and illustrator from Portland, Oregon, Georges is an openly lesbian author and one of "Five Writers To Watch Out For," according to the Lambda Literary Foundation. Her work has been featured in many publications, including Tin House, Vanity Fair, and Slate.com. Her graphic memoir, Calling Dr. Laura, was called “engrossing, lovable, smart and ultimately poignant” by Rachel Maddow and “disarming and haunting, hip and sweet, all at once” by Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home.

[earthairwaterbooks]

Title: Calling Dr. Laura

Author: Nicole J. Georges, sign unknown

Description: This graphic novel/memoir guides us through moments in Georges' life that that pertain to her relationship with her mother, finding out the truth about her father, and one of her romantic relationships.

Air’s Rating: 2/5 - It was okay.

Air’s Thoughts:

This graphic novel took me over a month to read. While I can usually enjoy seeing what I call "those simple real-life moments" in fiction, I found Georges' "simple real-life moments" to be too simple, almost unbelievably simple, and maybe I disliked them because they were unbelievable, or maybe I disliked them because they just didn't entertain me. I did enjoy some parts of this book, but overall it was kind of a bind-up of everything that I don't personally care about in the world of a character I couldn't even relate to a little bit. That being said, I can see a lot of people really enjoying this and I kind of still admire the author for her work. Still, it was only okay to me personally.

Air’s 2014 Book Goal: 66/125 books!

[summercommune]

Ask Nicole: Teenage Rebellion

Nicole Georges is a punk, illustrator, zinester, friend to creatures, author of Calling Dr. Laura and America's smartest girl.

I agree with the rage that goes along with punk. When the scales drop from your eyes and you see what is really going on around you, with societal norms & power structures, it makes complete sense to start screaming and thrashing and slam dancing! BUT I also admire or idolize a kind of punk that takes that rage and constructs something out of it, instead of just tearing the world down. The thing you construct could be so cool that people identify with and find shelter in it. Who knows, maybe your contribution will change society as a whole for the (punk) better.

- From Ask Nicole: America's Smartest Girl - Teenage Rebellion