About Raina Telgemeier
"Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco and moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. Smile, her critically acclaimed graphic memoir based on her childhood, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens, and received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. Raina also adapted and illustrated The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, which were selected for YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list and Booklist's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth list. Raina's most recent book is Drama. Raina lives in Astoria, New York, with her husband and fellow comics artist, Dave Roman. To learn more, visit her online at www.goRaina.com."- Author biography from Scholastic's website
(Photo Source: Jamie Hogan Illustration)
(Photo Source: Jamie Hogan Illustration)
Find out More about Raina on the Web
You can find more information about the author and illustrator by following these links:
- Flickr
- Raina Telgemeier's Website
- Raina's Tumblr Official Page
- Tumblr-"Find and follow posts tagged #raina telgemeier"
- "The Comics Bakery site is a collective of author/illustrators based in NYC who collaborate on various projects including graphic novels, mini-comics, and related merchandise." You can also find resources, videos, book information, and more on Raina Telgemeier and her artist and writer husband Dave Roman.
Other Works
Click on the graphic novel covers below for more information on other works written, illustrated, and/or adapted by Raina Telgemeier.
You can also find more information about The Baby-Sitters Club Series by visiting:
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You can also find more information about Drama by visiting:
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You can also find more information about Sisters by visiting:
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You can also find more information about X-Men 1, Misfits by visiting:
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Drama Video Book Trailer
Interviews with Raina Telgemeier
Want to learn more about Raina Telgemeier and her graphic novels, click on the links or check out the videos below.
Interviews About Her Graphic Novel Drama:
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Interviews About Her Graphic Novel The Baby-Sitters Club Series and X-Men 1, Misfits:
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Video Interviews
Raina Discusses Her Latest Graphic Novel Sisters
Raina at the 2014 National Book Festival
Interview from the 2012 ALA Annual Conference
Raina Discusses Her Graphic Novel Drama
Raina at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Raina Discusses Her Graphic Novels with Comics Are Great, Jerzy Drozd and Co-Host Cassie
Sources
- Jamie Hogan Illustration. (2013). Jamie Hogan Illustration RSS. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://jamiehogan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/raina_blog.jpg
- Raina Telgemeier. (n.d.). RAINA. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://www.scholastic.com/raina/
- Welcome to GoRaina.com! - Home. (n.d.). Welcome to GoRaina.com! - Home. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://goraina.com/