Think Out Loud

Sloane Leong’s new graphic novel explores teenage girls’ lives through basketball

By Samantha Matsumoto (OPB)
Aug. 27, 2020 3:23 p.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, Aug. 27

Sloane Leong is a Portland-area cartoonist, writer and artist.

Sloane Leong is a Portland-area cartoonist, writer and artist.

Courtesy of Sloane Leong

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Sloane Leong’s new graphic novel “A Map To The Sun” explores friendship, family dynamics and coming-of-age through the story of a teenage girls basketball team. We talk Leong about the book and the personal experiences that shaped it.

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