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A graphic novel about a graphic interest

Murder Book: a graphic memoir of a true crime obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

April 29, 2026 by cosbrarian 2 Comments

Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a cartoonist, comedian, and true crime fanatic. Her graphic memoir is a light-hearted tribute to true crime and an exploration of why she and so many of her peers love it. I reviewed Rachel Munroe’s Savage Appetites earlier this year, and I’d say this book is the funny, optimistic true crime fan memoir in pairing with Munroe’s more dramatic, sobering one. (Both equally essential reading for true crime fans.) Campbell’s graphic memoir is in black and white, both in sync with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #memoir, cartoonist, Graphic Novel, hilary fitzgerald campbell, true crime

cosbrarian's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #memoir, cartoonist, Graphic Novel, hilary fitzgerald campbell, true crime ·
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cbr12bingo – How To!

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

September 16, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

Randall Munroe, the engineer/author/cartoonist extraordinaire (most importantly- the creator of the excellent webcomic xkcd) is at it again with How To. He takes all sorts of simple questions and expands, explodes, and/or completely blows up the possible answers into a cacophony of hard science and absolute absurdity. Say you want to throw something really far- he starts out with an anecdote about George Washington hucking (technical term) a silver dollar across a river, which turns into a breakdown of how far silver dollars could be […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: absurdity, cartoonist, cbr12bingo, How-To, math, physics, popular science, Randall Munroe, science, Self-help, silly science, theoretical physics, webcomic, What If?, xkcd

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:102 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: absurdity, cartoonist, cbr12bingo, How-To, math, physics, popular science, Randall Munroe, science, Self-help, silly science, theoretical physics, webcomic, What If?, xkcd ·
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