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Ariel Schrag
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Ariel Schrag

Ariel Schrag is also the author of the autobiographical comic books Potential, which was nominated for an Eisner Award, and Likewise. She divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. My children. Oops, I haven't had them yet. I mean..."my work" - no, wait, my friendships.
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My life in 8 words: "I feel like this is a trick question"
March 9, 2009
March 26th 7:00 - 8:30 PM Performances from STUCK IN THE MIDDLE and POTENTIAL as well as a preview of my new book, LIKEWISE -...
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Awkward and Definition has won an award
Aug 26, 2009
Likewise is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 07, 2009
Likewise will be released on April 07, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Apr 07, 2009
Likewise is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 07, 2009
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Is there a book you love to reread?
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Likewise will be released on April 07, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Potential will be released on May 06, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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Potential is now available in Trade Paperback
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Potential will be released on May 06, 2008 in
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Potential is now available in
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Awkward and Definition will be released on April 01, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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Awkward and Definition is now available in Trade Paperback
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Ariel Schrag Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Everything weird is good Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. The first thing that popped into my head was "Joan of Arc," but I think that's because I thought that's what I was supposed to answer when I was asked this question in middle school. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Annie Wilkes Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I just hope one day it won't be a hunchback Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Mr Van Gogh, will you paint my portrait? Learn more about Ariel Schrag

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Argus Leader, November 11, 2009
...approved the action without comment Monday as part of the consent agenda.Published in 2007 by Viking Press, Ariel Schrag's "Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age," is the work of 16 cartoonists who recreated true tales from their...
KSFY, November 11, 2009
...A graphic novel that's causing some controversy in Sioux Falls is Ariel Schrag's "Stuck In The Middle: Seventeen Comics From An Unpleasant Age." The book is being put under restriction at Sioux Falls school libraries. The book was put under...
Austin Chronicle, May 8, 2009
...Touchstone, 359 pp., $16 (paper) This is the final third of a trilogy of autobiographical novels ? the previous two, Awkward and Definition and Potential, were also published by Simon & Schuster imprint Touchstone ? and Likewise, the story of...
Austin Chronicle, May 7, 2009
... by Ariel Schrag Touchstone, 359 pp., $16 (paper) This is the final third of a trilogy of autobiographical novels ? the previous two, Awkward and Definition and Potential, were also published by...
WXEL, May 5, 2009
...Cartoonist Ariel Schrag's compulsive, autobiographical comics map the peaks and valleys of high-school life in the 1990s. If phoniness is still the plague of adolescence, Ariel Schrag's obsession with truth-telling...
cream.fm, December 21, 2009
...makes this one of the year's stellar graphic novels, and one I cannot recommend enough. Likewise by Ariel Schrag For years I have been following Ariel Schrag's high school comics, both Awkward and Potential are among my favorite graphic novels. The...
AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters, November 11, 2009
...via feedburner Featured Members from Asia IcyJade Andreka pisces09 Home » Blogs » Trish Bendix's blog » Ariel Schrag's "Potential" will shoot this spring Ariel Schrag's "Potential" will shoot this spring by Trish Bendix The...
50 Book Challenge, September 22, 2009
...just don't expect a grand tour. sum-up: Not essential, but good as what it is. Potential by Ariel Schrag genre: graphic memoir/coming-of-age Schrag wrote her comic-book high school chronicles while she was still in high school, and basically completed...
When Fangirls Attack, September 3, 2009
...of the Indie-pendents with added Hellen Jo Venus Capriccio Book 2 Likewise: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag Cursed Pirate Girl #1 Kate Beaton’s drawing lessons Superheroine Costume Faves Hair Color Lulu Awards: Two Weeks Left! File...
ComicMix, August 20, 2009
...would otherwise not consider reading or watching. Such is the case with Likewise, an autobiographical graphic novel by Ariel Schrag. She began illustrating tales of her life while a ninth grader and had previous published Awkward and Definition and...
Comics Worth Reading, May 27, 2009
...includes Gabrielle Bell’s anthology Cecil and Jordan in New York , complete with excerpt . Books We Like lists Ariel Schrag’s Likewise , also with sample pages . Funniest of all, the My Guilty Pleasure feature, “in which notable writers reveal...
SoundWord: The Best Music Blog Posts, April 29, 2009
...Book Notes - Ariel Schrag ("Likewise") post from Largehearted Boy on 29 April 2009 12:12:00 PM. © Largehearted Boy In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that...