Category Archives: memoir

Turkish Delights and Dangers

Posted on August 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

What sense do young U.S. readers, bombarded these days by the war of words between our presidential candidates and assaulted by the images and realities of U.S. gun violence, make of recent events in Turkey? A failed military takeover of … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir | Tagged British imperialism, collage, Constantinople, Dare to Disappoint; Growing Up in Turkey, Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, Erdomoglu Selim, ethnic minority, Faith Erin Hicks, family history, Istanbul, Jordie Bellaire, memoir, military coup, Mr. Selim, Muqtatafat, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Napoleonic War, Ottoman Empire, Ozge Samanci, The Nameless City, The Stone Heart, Tony Cliff, Turkey, Turkish government | Leave a comment

Relishing Something New

Posted on July 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

A health crisis recently overtook our family, with my son Daniel suddenly in the hospital a long way from our home. Now that his health is more stable, the problem being addressed, I find myself thinking about those questions and … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir | Tagged "foodie", Alex Award, An Age of LIcense, cooking, Displacement, DIY wedding, eating, French Milk, gourmet, locavore cusine, Lucy Knisley, philosophy, recipes, Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, taste memory, wedding industry, wedding traditions, weddings | Leave a comment

Sunny Side Ups and Downs

Posted on September 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

Life’s ups and downs for ten-year olds are very different from those of senior citizens. Yet there is also common ground that ultimately unites ten-year old Sunny Lewin and her Gramps in Sunny Side Up (2015). This brand-new, semi-autobiographical memoir … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir, picture books | Tagged 10-year olds, 1970s, 7 to 10 year olds, 8 to 14 year olds, A Year Told through Stuff, BabyMouse Goes for the Gold, Babymouse series, collage, drug abuse, Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick, Elicia Castaldi, Faith Ringgold, Florida, Ginny Davis, granddaughter, Grandfather, Jennifer Holm, Lark Pien, Matthew Holm, memoir, Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf, Newberry Award Honor Book, retirement community, school year, semi-autobiographical memoir, senior citizens, Squish series, start of school, suggested reader ages, Sunny Lewin, Sunny Side Up, superhero comics, Tar Beach, The Fourteenth Goldfish, Turtle in Paradise, tween literature | Leave a comment

Satisfying Sequels . . . and More

Posted on May 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

When it comes to graphic literature, do you like to “snack” on smaller, individual comics, or would you rather sit down to the “full meal” of a compilation? When publishing sequels, today’s comic book industry caters to both tastes. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, comics, graphic novels, memoir | Tagged Adrian Alphona, Andrew Aydin, Barack Obama, civil rights, comic book compilations, comic books, Congressman John Lewis, David Tipton, desegregation, Eisner Awards, Free Comic Book Day, Freedom Riders, G. Willow Wilson, Harlan Ellison, Here, Hugo Awards, Islam, J.K. Woodward, Jacob Watt, James McKelvie, Kamala Khan, Kris Anka, Marvel Comics, Matthew W. Wilson, Montgomery Alabama, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel: Generation Why, Ms. Marvell: No Normal, Muslim-American superhero, Nate Powell, Rachel Maddow, Richard McGuire, Scott Tipton, Selma Alabama, Shield, Star Trek, Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever: The Originial Teleplay, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Volume 3: Crushed, Wolverine | Leave a comment

Lawbreakers and the Vote

Posted on November 4, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

When is it right to break the law? To defy the police? Who decides whether an illegal act is an act of heroism rather than just a crime? These questions are on my mind today, Election Day here in the … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir | Tagged 19th Amendment, African American, Andrew Aydin, British women's suffrage, Bryan Talbot, Christabel Pankhurst, civil disobedience, civil rights, Dotter of her Father's Eye, Dr. Martin Luther King, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Election Day, Emmaline Pankhurst, John Lewis, Kate Charlesworth, March Book One, March Book Two, Mary M. Talbot, memoir, Nate Powell, Sally Heathcote, Suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, voting rights, women's suffrage | Leave a comment