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Every book Hillary Chute recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Hillary Chute has recommended or discussed 10 books on podcasts, as of July 27, 2018.
- Hillary Chute has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of July 27, 2018.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of July 27, 2018.
- The 3 books Hillary Chute has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 27, 2018: Monograph by Chris Ware, The Ten-Cent Plague and A Contract With God.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Hillary Chute aired on July 27, 2018.
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Hillary Chute’s most recommended books
- Monograph by Chris Ware by Chris Ware
- The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hajdu
- A Contract With God by Will Eisner
- Binky Brown Meets The Holy Virgin Mary by Art Spiegelman
- Building stories by Chris Ware
- Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
- Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
- Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
- Your Black Friend by Ben Passmore
Hillary Chute participates in book review podcasts as a scholar and critic deeply immersed in the history, theory, and cultural evolution of comics and graphic novels. Her discussions highlight foundational works that defined the medium and challenged censorship, reflecting her academic focus on graphic narratives as a serious literary and artistic form. Chute analyzes seminal texts such as Will Eisner's A Contract with God, noted as the first book to use the term graphic novel, alongside Art Spiegelman's landmark memoir Maus I and Justin Green's early precursor Binky Brown Meets The Holy Virgin Mary. She also examines Chris Ware's acclaimed Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth and his later monograph, alongside critical touchstones like Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and Fredric Wertham's infamous anti-comics study Seduction of the Innocent. When sharing direct recommendations, Chute points listeners toward David Hajdu's historical chronicle The Ten-Cent Plague, which explores comics censorship, and Chris Ware's visually striking Monograph, offering a comprehensive look at the creators and historical shifts that shaped modern comics culture.
Books recommended by Hillary Chute
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Monograph by Chris Ware
Monograph by Chris Ware is an immersive, beautifully designed visual book that explores the intricate cartooning and artistic process of the renowned graphic novelist.
Recommended“I would highly recommend Chris wear's book monograph which just came out”
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The Ten-Cent Plague
The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hajdu is a comprehensive historical non-fiction book that explores the cultural panic surrounding comic books and the subsequent censorship movement in mid-century America.
Recommended“this was chronicled very beautifully by David hadu in his book 10cent plague from a number of years ago”
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A Contract With God
Discussed“the very first book that had the words a graphic novel on the cover was will eisner's book a contract with God which was published in 1978 and Eisner claims to have coined this term”
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Binky Brown Meets The Holy Virgin Mary
Discussed“but I actually think that the work called this is kind of a mouthful Binky Brown meets the holy Virgin Mary which is a 44 page comic book from 1972 might qualify in my mind if I'm thinking of substance”
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Building stories
Building Stories by Chris Ware is an innovative and terrain-shifting graphic novel published in 2012 that is famously packaged as a box set containing a variety of print formats.
Discussed“and and one of his more recent terrain shifting moments for Comics was the publication in 2012 of his book Building stories which is a book in a box”
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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Discussed“but his book Jimmy Corgan which was published in the year 2000 also really shifted up Comics culture”
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman is a landmark graphic novel that uses animal allegories to portray the horrors of the Holocaust and a father's survival story.
Discussed“so Arts spelman's mouth the first volume came out in 1986”
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Seduction of the Innocent
Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham is a 1954 polemical book by a psychiatrist that argued comic books corrupted youth and directly fueled juvenile delinquency, triggering a massive cultural panic and sweeping industry self-censorship.
Discussed“but I think the real shift started to happen in the 1950s and in the 1960s because the psychiatrist Frederick Wortham published um his bestselling book called seduction of the innocent in 1954”
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Understanding Comics
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud is a seminal nonfiction book that uses the very medium it analyzes to explain the history, structure, and psychological impact of comic books.
Discussed“so the cartoonist and Comics serus Scott McLoud in his 1993 book understanding Comics put forward that awkward syntax”
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Your Black Friend
Discussed“your black friend by Ben pasmore is about the the current state of race in America”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing History | The Book Review | 2018-07-27 | 1 |
| Mary Beard on 'Women & Power' | The Book Review | 2017-12-15 | 9 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“there's the comic book which was really popularized in 1938 with the first issue of Action Comics which is the first appearance of a superhero”
“and Garfield”