‘How I Library’ Episode 16: Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

In episode 16 of the “How I Library” podcast, show host and I Love Libraries editor Phil Morehart speaks with comic book artists—and honorary co-chairs of National Library Week—Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud.

Telgemeier is the New York Times-bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of the autobiographical graphic novels, “Smile,” “Sisters,” and “Guts.” She is also the creator of “Drama” and “Ghosts,” and the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels.

McCloud is the New York Times-bestselling author of “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art,” “Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels,” “Zot!,” and “The Sculptor.” He is a frequent lecturer on the power of visual communication and was inducted into the Will Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2021. 

Telgemeier and McCloud are the creators of the new graphic novel, “The Cartoonists Club,” which follows a group of kids—each with their own distinct talents—who come together with the help of their school librarian to learn the art of comic book making. They join the show to discuss their new book, their careers as artists and comic creators, the joys of National Library Week, and how they library.

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