People make things. That's an obvious point, but it's a major takeaway from Ginseng Roots. Someone, somewhere, touched the things we consume. They gave it a narrative, turning it from a weed into an ...

but it's a major takeaway from Ginseng Roots. Someone, somewhere, touched the things we consume. They gave it a narrative, turning it from a weed into an herb. That's true of the tea you drank ...

This was the seed of Thompson's latest graphic memoir, Ginseng Roots. The book is a bit of a spiritual sequel to Blankets – it looks back at Thompson's childhood, growing up working on ginseng ...