As the story progresses, we see Silvia find the strength to confront her past and write her first novel, Shirin find her purpose outside of corporate publishing, and Nina attempt to acquire and champion a long-loved, long out of print AAPI novelist, all with sometimes triumphant, but sometimes heartbreaking results. In Kate Gavino's first full-length graphic novel for adults, she tells their stories - all based on her own experiences in the industry - ultimately sharing and celebrating the joys of a career in books, but also the challenges, inequalities, and systemic racism all three women face. A CAREER IN BOOKS is the story of three young women - Nina, Shirin, and Silvia - who love books and reading, and begin entry-level jobs in book publishing, only to find it's not everything, or anything, that they expected. And the result is full of twists and revelations that surprise not only the reader but the women themselves.Ĭharming, wry, and with fantastic black-and-white illustrations, A Career in Books is a modern ode to Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything, and perfect for fans of Good Talk, Younger, and The Bold Type, as readers chart the paths of three Asian-American women trying to break through the world of books with hilarious, incisive, and heartbreaking results.A modern ode to Rona Jaffe's seminal book on publishing, The Best of Everything, Kate Gavino's graphic novel, based on her own experiences in the publishing industry, features three Asian- American women trying to break through in the world of books with hilarious, incisive, and heartbreaking results. great? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese, Nina cannot get promoted by sheer force of will, and Silvia has to deal with daily microaggressions) are just part of “a career in books.” When they meet their elderly neighbor, Veronica Vo, and discover she's a Booker Prize winner dubbed the “Tampax Tolstoy” by the press, each woman finds a thread of inspiration from Veronica’s life to carry on her own path. Shirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust-fund kid's "indie" publisher, respectively. It's for those who wanted a literary career even in the face of systemic racism, who dealt with the unique challenges of coming from an immigrant family, and whose group chat is their lifeline.
It's for those who were taken aback by that first paycheck.
A Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022: Comics pickĪ Career in Books is a graphic novel for everyone who's wanted to "work with books" and had NO idea what it entailed.
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