Then Martabel Wasserman drops by to recommend Sarah Schulman’s classic novel of New York City at the height of the AIDS crisis, People in Trouble, which features a Donald Trump-inspired antagonist. Davis discusses the evolution of a new literary art form, along with the establishment of women in the comics world. LARB Radio Hour: Vanessa Davis’s “Spaniel Rage”
By LARB AV – February 17, 2017
Vanessa Davis talks with co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf about her autobiographical comics; in particular her collection Spaniel Rage, which is being reissued. Lastly, Tom and Laurie listen to, and adore, a couple of poems by Emily Dickinson.