Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Reviews Graphic Jane Austen Biography in NPR
Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., has published a review of Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen for NPR!
Patchwork is Evans’ second graphic biography, following Red Rosa, which chronicled the life of Rosa Luxemburg. Regarding her latest release, Oksman writes:
This energetic book, brimming with bright pages of illustration paired with often bounteous text, is premised on a piecing together – hence, the crafting metaphor of its title – of the threadbare record of its subject’s short but productive life. The book will be highly satisfying to anyone craving more companionship with Jane Austen, both her life and her work.
Dr. Oksman teaches several classes at MMC, including Women’s Literary Traditions and Reporting on Tech & Social Media. This Fall, she is teaching EWL-369- Graphic Storytelling: Exploring Contemporary Comics.
Congratulations, Dr. Oksman!
Published: October 28, 2025
Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Recommends Books for NPR, Publishers Weekly
Summer is approaching and two news outlets are taking book recommendations from one of our most illustrious professors! Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., is quoted in both NPR and Publishers Weekly with book recommendations for two thematic occasions: the summer publishing season and the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding.
