Buy My First Published Comic, THE STARS BELOW with Rich Ellis, at Monkeybrain and ComiXology!

  “Here is the quintessential New York survivor’s story, told with warmth, humor and vibrancy.  And there’s even a chase scene.” –Junot Díaz (Drown, This is How You Lose Her, Pulitzer Prize Winner, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) Hey readers — my first published comic, THE STARS BELOW with artist Rich Ellis, is now out from Monkeybrain Comics! You can buy it …

Junot Diaz (THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO)

For an author held in high regard by virtually every serious literary establishment on the planet, talking with Junot Díaz is amazingly fun. Over the course of an interview to promote his appearance at Duke’s Richard White Lecture Hall Wednesday, Feb. 18, our conversation touched on everything from Mel Gibson’s plans to do a film …

Junot Díaz (THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO) Part II (LINK FIXED)

TALKING TO JUNOT DIAZ, II – COMIC WRITERS AND WRITERS WRITING COMICS by Zack Smith Neswarama: Junot, you mentioned several current books you enjoy – what are some others you read? It sounds like you have a pretty extensive monthly catalog. Junot Díaz: I read as much as I can – I love the form. …

Junot Díaz on THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO (link fixed)

TALKING TO JUNOT DIAZ by Zack SmithThe most acclaimed literary novel of the fall opens with a quote from…Galactus?Welcome to The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz.  It’s a novel that chronicles the life, times and family of Oscar de León, an overweight comics fan from a Dominican family growing up in …