Author Archives: dsamarov

Keith Lewis came into Tangible one day and pitched me an idea. He wanted me to illustrate a Chicago alphabet book that would serve as the first title of his new publishing imprint, Broken Nose Books. I’ve known Keith over ten years. He was a regular at Hardboiled Coffee in Beverly, where I worked aContinue reading “Chicago ABCs”

I tore through Abel Ferrara’s memoir in a few days. It’s one of the best artist books I’ve ever read. I’ve been watching or rewatching his movies one after another building up to writing something about him. The book definitely casts the movies in a new light. Like home videos from one guy’s life. JustContinue reading “Fuckheads”

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is the seventh public domain book I’ve worked on. It’s the first that I didn’t choose. This was Mallory’s choice. It seemed like a no-brainer. It’s set in Chicago. It’s angry about the state of the country. It’s about immigrants. The thing I didn’t take into account or forgot about wasContinue reading “Skimmer”