Why people recommend it
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier is a graphic novel about two sisters who move to a foggy northern California town where they discover the community has ghosts, prompting one of them to embrace her life despite her cystic fibrosis. On an episode of The Book Review titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: ADHD Nation, host Pamela Paul welcomed the author alongside children's books editor Maria Russo to discuss the project. Paul highlighted the author as one of the genre's bestselling writers and explored whether the story held autobiographical origins. Throughout the segment, the participants focused on the unique creative choices behind the graphic novel, its characters, and its place within Telgemeier's broader bibliography. Paul closed the discussion by thanking the creator for appearing on the show to share insights into her writing process and the themes of family, health, and supernatural folklore woven throughout the narrative, ultimately leaving listeners with a deeper appreciation for the thoughtful craftsmanship that goes into producing graphic literature for young readers today.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
Pamela Paul — 4 mentions
“one of the genre's bestselling authors Raina telgam will join me with our children's books at Maria Russo to talk about her new book ghosts”
“I'm very excited to introduce and have here Raina talgam whose latest graphic novel is ghosts as well as our children's books editor Maria Russo”
“your new book is called ghosts did this have an autobiographical origin as well”
“and that was Raina talgam whose latest graphic novel is ghosts thank you so much for being here”