The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
A fictional comic book artist in Singapore creates a satirical comic about Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and the battle for freedom of expression. More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., December 2
Egyptian journalist detained for 'spreading false news', Turkish court rejects appeal for jailed editors, #SueMeSaudi goes viral. More
Operation Ajax
This week, an excerpt from the graphic novel Operation Ajax about the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that remade the Middle East. More
The Arab of the Future
The French bestseller details the author's childhood in rural France, Libya, and Syria, in the shadows of three dictators—Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his own father. More
PEN DIY With Marisa Marchetto – How To Use Death As Your Life Coach
In her presentation for the PEN DIY, “How to Use Death as Your Life Coach,” graphic novelist and The New Yorker cartoonist Marisa Marchetto discusses how coming face to… More
Anthony Rapp Reads from The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret
Anthony Rapp reads from The Nimrod Flipout, collection of stories by acclaimed Israeli writer and graphic novelist Etgar Keret. Today, Keret celebrates his 48th birthday. More
One Way to Disappear
The graphic narratives in Nine Ways to Disappear are short, charmingly peculiar, and revolve loosely around the theme of disappearance. More
An Iranian Metamorphosis
An Iranian Metamorphosis is a complex, nuanced and imaginative depiction of Neyestani's imprisonment in an Iranian jail. More
Goodnight, Donnie Cheng
In this vivid graphic novel, Red Light Properties is charged with cleaning a luxurious home of the last remaining traces of the kidnapped young boy who lived there. More