A Career in Books

A Career in Books is a real treat: a substantial graphic novel full of wisdom, heart, and humor. The story centers on three best friends, fresh out of college and living together in New York. Each roommate is struggling with a different aspect of navigating the publishing industry as a young Asian American woman. Nina is the go-getter editorial assistant at a large publishing house, whose ambitions often exceed the reality of an entry-level position. Silvia works for a privately funded one-woman publisher, but dreams of writing her own book. Meanwhile, music-loving Shirin has a position at a university press, but isn’t even sure if working in publishing is what she wants to do. Meeting their neighbor, a nonagenarian Booker Prize–winning author whose books have mostly gone out of print, changes the course of each woman’s life. Author Kate Gavino has drawn on her own experience working as an editorial assistant to fully flesh out this story and its characters.