***Building Stories*, by Chris Ware (Pantheon, $40)**
Inspired in part by Duchamp’s *Boîte-en-valise*, this graphic novel thinks outside the box by existing inside a box. A series of 14 printed works—broadsheets, booklets and more—it contains all the finely tuned Waresian elements: vibrant panels, intricate storytelling and existential malaise. Still poring over this one.

Memorable books of 2012

These 2012 releases eschewed convention.

Wednesday December 19 2012

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End-of-year recaps tend toward predictability, but for me, some of the most memorable books of 2012 strayed from expectation. These boundary-pushing works by fabulists and folk singers and fiction writers (etc.) alternately entertained, frustrated and challenged me.

Been there, done that? Think again, my friend.

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