Cartoonist, author and teacher Lynda Barry’s “What It Is” won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Reality Based Series. “What It Is,” published by Drawn & Quarterly, explores the creative urge’s development with age, and offers autobiographical glimpses into Barry’s life from childhood to adulthood.
Lynda Barry Resource Links:
Amazon.com link to “What It Is”
Lynda Barry page on Drawn & Quarterly site
Salon.com’s Lynda Barry Archive