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David Lester

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Vancouver, Canada

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http://thelistenergraphicnovel.wordpress.com

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Politics, History

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David Lester is a painter, graphic designer, cartoonist, and the guitarist in the rock duo Mecca Normal. His graphic novel The Listener was a finalist for ForeWord Reviews' "2012 Book Of The Year Award" in the graphic novel category and was also selected as one of the best books of 2011, so far, by the School Library Journal (New York). His first book, The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism went into a revised second printing. He has created the poster series "Inspired Agitators," archived at The Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles, and designed the popular t-shirt "Actually, I like crap." Lester also does a weekly illustration, with text by Mecca Normal bandmate Jean Smith, for Magnet Magazine. His comics appeared in Drippyt ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 617 ratings · 142 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay by David Lester (Goodreads Author), Marcus Rediker, Paul Buhle 3.99 avg rating — 140 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike 3.75 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic by David Lester (Goodreads Author), Marcus Rediker, Paul M. Buhle 3.62 avg rating — 108 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Listener 3.46 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Direct Action Gets the Goods: A Graphic History of the Strike in Canada by Graphic History Collective, David Lester (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolution by Fire: New York's Afro-Irish Uprising of 1741—A Graphic Novel by David Lester, Paul Buhle (contributor), David Lester (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle by Paul M. Buhle (Editor), Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, Ethan Heitner 3.98 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Partisans: A Graphic History of Anti-fascist Resistance by Paul Buhle (Editor), Raymond Tyler (Editor), David Lester (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Schooner: Rebellion on the Amistad by David Lester (Goodreads Author), Marcus Rediker, Paul Buhle (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Revolution by Fire: New York's Afro-Irish Uprising of 1741, a Graphic Novel (Beacon Press) by Marcus Rediker, David Lester with Paul Buhle

Pub date: November 12, 2024
176 pages (Paperback )
ISBN: 978-0807012550

Based on the little known real life "Slave Insurrection" of 1741, this book imagines outlaw fugitive John Gwin and an eclectic crew of renegades as they attempt to disrupt and overthrow the col Read more of this blog post »

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David Lester made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Connecting a title to my author page? topic " Hi Goodreads Librarian, A new book by myself and two others is now on Goodreads, can you please add it to my author page? Here is the book: https://www. ...more "
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