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Wendy MacNaughton

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Wendy MacNaughton is an American artist, graphic journalist, illustrator, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work uses drawing and close observation to document overlooked people, communities, and experiences. She is the author-illustrator of Meanwhile in San Francisco and How to Say Goodbye, and has co-authored and co-created books including Pen & Ink, Knives & Ink, and Leave Me Alone with the Recipes. She has also illustrated numerous books, including Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and The Gutsy Girl.

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Cover of Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words

Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words

Best introduction to MacNaughton's defining visual-journalism practice and her San Francisco subject matter.

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How to Say Goodbye

A self-contained, acclaimed example of her mature illustrated nonfiction and memoir.

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Ink Books

A series of books about tattoos, their makers, and the personal stories behind them, co-created by Wendy MacNaughton and Isaac Fitzgerald.

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  1. 1
    Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them

    Book 1 · co-authored nonfiction · 2014

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  2. 2 Cover of Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos
    Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos

    Book 2 · co-authored nonfiction · 2016

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Outside the series

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Novels (2)
  1. The San Francisco Public Library in Its Own Words

    illustrated nonfiction · 2011

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  2. Cover of Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words
    Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words

    graphic nonfiction · 2014

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Nonfiction (1)
  1. Cover of How to Say Goodbye
    How to Say Goodbye

    illustrated memoir · 2023

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Edited works (1)
  1. Cover of Leave Me Alone with the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles
    Leave Me Alone with the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles

    co-edited nonfiction · 2017

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