Forget Sorrow | Forget Sorrow
Nov.26.2012
(Updated January 9th, 2013)
“A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are thinking.” –Jerry Seinfeld
Last holiday season, the American Booksellers Association reported that books—the paper kind—made a comeback. The independent bookstores tracked by the Association...
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May.02.2011
I saved my life by joining Dave Whipple's hiking brotherhood soon after the beginning of summer 2010, right in the middle of my book tour for my graphic novel "Forget Sorrow." Climbing high above sea level meant I could leave my greedy carcass and attain see level in the mountains where...
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Dec.05.2010
It took 14 years to write, sell and paint my graphic memoir, FORGET SORROW. This week I received the news on its listing as recommended graphic memoir of 2010 in the SF Chronicle and today, the LA Times. (Just heard as I write that FS made Barnes & Nobles Year's Best Reading. Part of my job...
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Jul.13.2010
It's been awhile since I last blogged, I apologize! In future installments I will explain my absence but suffice it to say I have been on the move!
But I can think of no better reason to better reason to get back into the blogosphere than to promote something truly amazing!
Please direct your...
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Jun.05.2010
By Susan Henderson
Belle Yang has created a story that is both personal and multigenerational in her illustrated memoir, FORGET SORROW. We'll talk about her story of fleeing abuse, of seeking shelter with her Old World Chinese parents, and the dedication required to see this book to...
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May.19.2010
1 Ferry Building #42
Belle Yang 6 PM Talk and book signing TONIGHT May 19th
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At the World Expo in Shanghai, Jeff Yang reads author Belle Yang's new graphic novel, "Forget Sorrow," and considers China's desire to edit...
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Apr.29.2010
People believe manga originated in Japan. In my study of Asian art, it goes farther back to China, where the Japanese borrowed the ideographic form of writing and the pre-modern motion picture of the horizontal scroll.
The horizonal scroll was not meant to be seen entirely unravelled and viewed...
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Apr.28.2010
From an interview with David Small, author of "Stitches":
And there is what makes this form--the graphic book--potentially so very powerful: words analyze and guide us toward an objective view of experience, while pictures –like music--dive straight for the heart. When the two work well...
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