Craig Thompson is a cartoonist and the author of the award-winning books “Blankets,” “Carnet de Voyage,” “Good-bye Chunky Rice,” and “Habibi.” He was born in Michigan in 1975 and grew up in a rural farming community in central Wisconsin. His graphic novel “Blankets” has won numerous awards, including the Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Awards, and has been published in nearly twenty languages. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
