"A Career in Books" by Kate Gavino: Review by Savannah Aleksic

Abstract

A Career in Books by Kate Gavino is a graphic novel that explores the lives and aspirations of three twenty-something Asian-American roommates living in one of the largest and most expensive cities in the world—New York City. The three girls each land entry-level jobs in publishing, one at a university press, another with a traditional publisher, and the third at a trust-fund kid’s “indie” publisher. Throughout the novel, Nina, Shirin, and Silvia learn firsthand that a career in publishing isn’t as glamorous as they first thought, marked by disappointing paychecks, racial microaggressions, and a sense of unfulfillment.