Why I Write: Why I Draw

Jaime Hernandez’s Maggie the Mechanic is the California Book Club’s January 2023 selection.

By Jaime HernandezPublished: Dec 20, 2022

Jaime Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books MAGGIE THE MECHANIC: A LOVE AND ROCKETS BOOK, BY JAIME HERNANDEZ

Credit: Fantagraphics Books

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The Common Reader

Excerpt: ‘Praise’

Why I Write: To See My People’s Stories in Books

Why You Should Read This: ‘Mecca’

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Why You Should Read This: ‘The Flowers’

Why I Write: To Give Voice to the Unheard

Event Recap: ‘White Oleander’

Why I Write: To Catch the World’s Movements

Why You Should Read This: ‘Praise’

‘White Oleander’

Announcing the Special Guest

A Map of Girlhood

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