Slow News Day (v. 1) [Paperback]

Andi Watson (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Katharine Washington arrives in England from California expecting the social whirl of London and work on a national newspaper. She's disappointed to find the "Wheatstone Mercury is far away from the bright lights of the capital and has no fashion column or foreign correspondent. There is only one reporter, the curmudgeonly Owen Holmes. Whey is Katharine here, and what will she make of the important issues of the day? Slow News Day explores intercultural and interpersonal conflict via Andi Watson's signature true-to-life storytelling and beautifully disigned art.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a solid character study, the kind of drama that so-called 'mainstream' publishers simply aren't providing." -- Gus Dahlberg, Savant

"Watson's drawing is the last word in minimalist elegance." -- Ninth Art

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: SLG Publishing (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943151597
• ISBN-13: 978-0943151595
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,093,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Real Charmer, July 27, 2002

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Girl Detective (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slow News Day (v. 1) (Paperback)

Andi Watson gets better with each project. His brushwork is a marvel of economy--the minimal style skillfully conveys subtle expression and mood for maximum impact and insight.

The story itself is fairly straightforward. Katherine, an aspiring American screenplay writer, heads to England to log some time at a local newspaper as creative fodder for her project. She partners with prickly Owen, and keeps in touch with her ambitious boyfriend back in the states. Conflict ensues and lessons are learned.

The ending is well done, if not a complete surprise. What makes this book shine, though, is the complex characterization that Watson imparts through dialogue, story and art.

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, escapist and vaguely romantic, February 20, 2009

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J. Shurin "carnivore" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow News Day (Paperback)

Slow News Day is about escapism, but does so in a graceful way. Katherine is a San Francisco native, doing an internship in Wheatstone, England (as rural and remote as it may sound). Ostensibly there to learn a bit about small-town journalism, Katherine is also doing some sneaky research for a sitcom she's writing.

Slow News Day smells of romantic wish-fulfillment: Katherine manages to be successful at everything she does (journalism, television writing, a weekly column for the Times...) except for romance. And even that comes eventually. Slow News Day, however, does this in a less painfully self-conscious way. Andi Watson is telling a good, self-contained story with amusing, empathetic characters. The art - although not packed with detail - is an interesting, indicative style that helps keep things moving at a good pace.