
In our weekend reading: new work from Lynda Barry, revisiting “Frankenstein,” and more.

In our weekend reading: new work from Lynda Barry, revisiting “Frankenstein,” and more.

In our afternoon reading: delving into Lynda Barry’s work, interviews with Sara Lippmann and Grant Wamack, and more.

In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Lynda Barry and John Crowley, Jeff Jackson and David Leo Rice in conversation, and more.

In our morning reading: thoughts on Edward St. Aubyn’s new novel, recommended horror stories, and much more.

In our afternoon reading: Lynda Barry on and in comics, craft essays by Matthew Salesses and Stephen Graham Jones, and more.

In our morning reading: an interview with Teju Cole, fiction from Amber Sparks, thoughts on the fiction of Padgett Powell, and more.
Earlier this year, Neko Case and Kelly Hogan released a collaborative single, “These Aren’t the Droids.” The cover art came via Lynda Barry, whose distinctive style can be seen in a host of books, and whose approach to teaching has been written about in the New York Times. This was the latest example of an artist known for their work in comics taking on an album cover. It’s far from the only one, though; read on for more examples of this kind of overlap.

The art of Lynda Barry, new writing from Megan Stielstra and Mike Meginnis, Carrie Brownstein talks with Hamilton Leithauser, and more.