Spinning by Tillie Walden

This 2017 graphic novel is a memoir about growing up, figure skating, and coming out of the closet. We talk about how Walden approached the project with guidance from her editor while we look at the comics industry as a whole and the tensions between the book market and the direct market.

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• Spinning

Additional Resources:

• Tillie Walden on the Queer Characters and Emotional Turmoil of Her New Comic, I Love This Part
• “Everything I Had to Say about My Life Is in That Book”: An Interview with Tillie Walden
• How LGBT Ice Skating Graphic Novel 'Spinning' Defies Definition
• Tillie Walden: That In-Between State
• Spinning’s Tillie Walden on the Power of Pursuing and Ending Childhood Dreams
• Women make history, and receive overdue recognition, at 2018 Eisner Awards
• ‘Spinning’ is a heartfelt graphic novel about figure skating and teen life
• Surprising New Data Shows Comic Readers Are Leaving Superheroes Behind
• All-Ages Week: The Direct Market vs. The Book Market