BENJAMIN PERCY  
 

 

The Wilding received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. "A contemporary Deliverance."

Ben scaled and hammocked the night in a 250-ft old growth Douglas fir. His article about it will appear in The Wall Street Journal this September.

Ben has a short story -- called "James Franco" -- that will appear in the September issue of Esquire.

Ben has an article in the June issue of Outside magazine called "Never Been to Disneyland."

Ben reads from his story -- "Heart of a Bear" -- published in the March/April issue of Orion. Download the podcast here.

USA Today has listed the illustrated adaptation of Refresh, Refresh as one of the top ten comics/graphic novels of the year.

In February of 2011 filmmaker James Ponsoldt will begin filming "Refresh, Refresh" on-site in Central Oregon

Dodge dropped off a one-ton Ram at Ben's house. He writes about the experience in the July issue of Esquire. Click here to read the article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS


 

Refresh, Refresh: The Graphic Novel

Publisher: First, Second Books

Author and Artist: Danica Novgorodoff

One of the top 10 comics / graphic novels of 2009 - USA Today

Order it now on Amazon.com

Translated into French and published by Casterman
 
A Library Media Connection ‘Best of the Best’ for 2009

Named by the American Library Association (ALA) as a A Great Graphic Novel for Teens

Named by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALS) as a Great Graphic Novel

In a review in the 12/09 San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review, Refresh, Refresh was described as “A great read . . . deserves high praise.”

The Young Adult Round Table (YART) of the Texas Library Association (TLA) named Refresh Refresh a A Texas Maverick Graphic Novel.

In a review in 11/6/09 Playback:stl [click here to read it]: “A spiritual cousin to the Stephen King story ‘The Body.’”

In a review in 11/6/09 Graphic Novel Reporter: “Beautifully done.”

In a review in 11/11/09 Shelf Awareness. “Chilling.”