Craig Thompson was born in 1975 and grew up in a small farming community in Wisconsin. His debut graphic novel Good-Bye, Chunky Rice won the 1999 Harvey Award for "Best New Talent,"and his sophomore effort, the 500-page Blankets, will be released in summer 2003 by Top Shelf Productions.
Craig Ringwalt Thompson (b. September 21, 1975 in Traverse City, Michigan) is a graphic novelist best known for his 2003 work Blankets. Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package.
Don't know that I can say that I have 'read' this book as it is an empty sketch book/journal with a bit of Craig Thompson's art.
I have been using it for nearly a year. I doubt that anything I have written in it is particularly illuminating, but I have enjoyed keeping this little journal...