Lucy Knisley
Author of Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
About the Author
Series
Works by Lucy Knisley
You Are New: (New Baby Books for Kids, Expectant Mother Book, Baby Story Book) (2019) 108 copies, 10 reviews
Pretty Little Book 12 copies
Salvaged Parts 9 copies
Searching for Wocks 4 copies
Tanzania Travelogue 3 copies
My Addiction 1 copy
Pretty/Nerdy 1 copy
Linney 1 copy
The Pobble by Edward Lear 1 copy
Associated Works
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves (2012) — Contributor — 297 copies, 5 reviews
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (2011) — Illustrator — 227 copies, 27 reviews
I Saw You...: Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections (2009) — Contributor — 157 copies, 9 reviews
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Illustrator — 101 copies, 1 review
Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World - A Graphic Collection from Kazoo (2020) — Contributor — 74 copies, 3 reviews
Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women who Changed the World (2018) — Contributor — 62 copies, 2 reviews
Femme Magnifique: 10 Magnificent Women who Changed the World (2019) — Author; Illustrator — 4 copies, 1 review
Help the CBLDF Defend Comics (Free Comic Book Day 2016) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Knisley, Lucy Louise
- Birthdate
- 1985-01-11
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Art Institute of Chicago
Center for Cartoon Studies - Short biography
- Beginning with an love for Archie comics and Calvin and Hobbes, Lucy Knisley (pronounced "nigh-zlee") has always thought of cartooning as the only profession she is suited for. A New York City kid raised by a family of foodies, Lucy is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago currently pursuing an MFA at the Center for Cartoon Studies While completing her BFA at the School of the Art Institute, she was comics editor for the award-winning student publication F News Magazine.
Lucy currently resides in Vermont where she's working on comics among the pines. She likes books, sewing, bicycles, food you can eat with a spoon, manatees, nice pens, costumes, baking and Oscar Wilde. She occasionally has been known to wear amazing hats. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rhinebeck, New York, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Relish: My Life In The Kitchenby LucyKnisley in What Are You Reading Now? (May 2023)
Reviews
***SPOILERS HIDDEN***
With the hell Lucy Knisley went through during her first pregnancy and delivery, I'll be shocked if she has another kid. Kid Gloves is very much a memoir—one I wholeheartedly do not recommend to anyone thinking about getting pregnant or who is currently pregnant. It should be pointed out that Knisley's harrowing ordeal is atypical. Sheexperienced morning sickness so severe that she thought she could have Hyperemesis Gravidarum; developed most pre-eclampsia symptoms, show more yet her doctor dismissed them; then she developed actual eclampsia and almost died after giving birth. There's more. Much more. I enjoyed reading her account because it makes for a compelling story, but I was shocked by how much she endured. My overall impression is that her body is highly sensitive; as she details at the beginning, she experienced unusual struggles with allergies and intolerances to several different contraceptives long before she ever got pregnant.
Knisley is a talented cartoonist. Images are clean and vivid, and text is easy to read and flows in a logical manner. Most importantly, she illustrated well the extent of her, to put it euphemistically, "pregnancy journey," from struggles to get pregnant to the end result: her adorable son. She also interspersed nonfiction facts about how pregnancy was regarded and handled through the centuries. Much of this overlaps with women's rights throughout time, as the meddling role of men in women's health is emphasized.
I do think Knisley should have made clear that the, as she put it, "chaos" she endured was unusual, that she had a dramatically bad pregnancy. Kid Gloves is otherwise excellent. It strikes emotional chords while educating at the same time. If people—or her son—ask her what her pregnancy and childbirth was like, she can hand them an actual book about it. Given all she went through, it's fitting. show less
With the hell Lucy Knisley went through during her first pregnancy and delivery, I'll be shocked if she has another kid. Kid Gloves is very much a memoir—one I wholeheartedly do not recommend to anyone thinking about getting pregnant or who is currently pregnant. It should be pointed out that Knisley's harrowing ordeal is atypical. She
Knisley is a talented cartoonist. Images are clean and vivid, and text is easy to read and flows in a logical manner. Most importantly, she illustrated well the extent of her, to put it euphemistically, "pregnancy journey," from struggles to get pregnant to the end result: her adorable son. She also interspersed nonfiction facts about how pregnancy was regarded and handled through the centuries. Much of this overlaps with women's rights throughout time, as the meddling role of men in women's health is emphasized.
I do think Knisley should have made clear that the, as she put it, "chaos" she endured was unusual, that she had a dramatically bad pregnancy. Kid Gloves is otherwise excellent. It strikes emotional chords while educating at the same time. If people—or her son—ask her what her pregnancy and childbirth was like, she can hand them an actual book about it. Given all she went through, it's fitting. show less
I enjoyed this more than French Milk because in addition to cataloging her experiences, she expands on reflecting how she feels about whether it's okay to feel untethered in your mid-20s, whether or not that dovetails with wanting stability in the future, and if it's okay to just enjoy the now.
I appreciate that she recognizes the privilege to even have this 'age of license' moment traveling, especially as a creative type tight on funds, and thought that she covered her brief relationship show more with Henrik thoughtfully, capturing the feelings of infatuation and physical chemistry while backburner worries about how long it will last linger without villainizing him or revealing too much.
The back's copy says "Eat, Pray, Love of the Girls generation" and while I haven't consumed either of those things, I am looking at that description with some side eye... introspective privileged woman adventures for young white millenials? Probably not wrong, but also not a positive plug in the eyes of some readers. show less
I appreciate that she recognizes the privilege to even have this 'age of license' moment traveling, especially as a creative type tight on funds, and thought that she covered her brief relationship show more with Henrik thoughtfully, capturing the feelings of infatuation and physical chemistry while backburner worries about how long it will last linger without villainizing him or revealing too much.
The back's copy says "Eat, Pray, Love of the Girls generation" and while I haven't consumed either of those things, I am looking at that description with some side eye... introspective privileged woman adventures for young white millenials? Probably not wrong, but also not a positive plug in the eyes of some readers. show less
Sweet and funny and dear gods it made me glad I'm not married and never intend to be. It also made me want to go have beers with Lucy and John and their kitty. (Um, actually, I just want to kidnap Linney because KITTY!) I recommend this to anyone who is married, who is thinking about getting married, or who wants to be able to justify to all their "smug marrieds" why they aren't married.
Two of my favorite things- graphic novels and food! I thoroughly enjoyed Knisley's part memoir/part cookbook and thought it was one of the more original non-fiction graphic novels I've read.
Knisley's art style is very appealing to me- it's full of vibrant colors and descriptive lines, and she really makes good use of space. I especially liked the recipe parts of the art because of their easy-to-follow format. She has an obvious passion for food and experimenting with cooking, and parts of show more this book did inspire me to try a few new things.
I think a couple of the chapters were a bit short, or felt a tiny bit disconnected as a whole (EX: when she's writing about craving food in the mushroom chapter). I could definitely see this book easily being a bit longer and expanding on a variety of things (cooking techniques, more foods, etc) but it was still a satisfying read.
Knisley also mentions her travels a few times and that persuaded me to go look into her other books as well! She seems like a really interesting person, and I'd love to read more about her. show less
Knisley's art style is very appealing to me- it's full of vibrant colors and descriptive lines, and she really makes good use of space. I especially liked the recipe parts of the art because of their easy-to-follow format. She has an obvious passion for food and experimenting with cooking, and parts of show more this book did inspire me to try a few new things.
I think a couple of the chapters were a bit short, or felt a tiny bit disconnected as a whole (EX: when she's writing about craving food in the mushroom chapter). I could definitely see this book easily being a bit longer and expanding on a variety of things (cooking techniques, more foods, etc) but it was still a satisfying read.
Knisley also mentions her travels a few times and that persuaded me to go look into her other books as well! She seems like a really interesting person, and I'd love to read more about her. show less
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