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REVIEWS

By Sally Tibbets August 26, 2015

REVIEW: The story of Blues By The Beach

"'Mike's Place' should certainly be on the shelves of every high school and public library."

By Tom Salitsky September 17, 2015

"This is a truly remarkable story, and I cannot recommend this book highly enough."

By MARTHA CORNOG July 14, 2015

"VERDICT – A fine exemplar of comics journalism, this true story conveys suicide bombing from the perspective of bystanders, victims, and bombers. Educators of midteens and up can use it in classrooms, while other readers can learn about the human effects of violence through the poignant drama."

Graphic Novel Mike's Place Covers Tragedy And Blues in Tel Aviv

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my pick for the Best Reality-Based Work Eisner in 2016. The Eisner Selection Committee would be fools not to pick it."

By Cameron Hatheway June 2, 2015

By Brett Schenker June 5, 2015

Review: Mike's Place

"Beautifully haunting, Mike’s Place is a graphic novel that sticks with you for days and weeks. It’s absolutely Eisner material, and expect it to be nominated for numerous awards come time. One of the best graphic novels of the year so far."

By Terry Hong June 12, 2015

Book Dragon Review: Mike's Place

"Most of this true, part of this is reasonable conjecture, all of it is electrifying."

By Adelynne Chang June 10, 2015

"For those who enjoyed Joe Sacco’s Palestine, or documentary enthusiasts who want something different in their collection, or lovers of a good true life story, Then Mike’s Place might be worth hanging out in for a while. It will definitely introduce you to the 'real' Israel of 2003. It’s a change, for sure."

By Stergios Botzakis June 10, 2015

"Mike's Place is a gripping, heartfelt true story ..."

By Etelka Lehoczky June 10, 2015

Book Review: The Truth about 'Mike's Place"

"There are places, according to popular belief and classic TV shows, where everybody knows your name..."

REVIEWS: “LOVE, BLUES AND TERROR” – MIKE’S PLACE

When I first spotted Mike’s Place being solicited by First Second I got that vibe I sometimes get, my bookseller’s Spidey sense, and had a strong feeling I was going to find it interesting...

By Joe Gordon May 15, 2015

"Riveting is the first word that comes to mind, once you've finished this graphic novel from :01 First Second and stopped saying things like, "Oh my G-d, oh my G-d."

By Kelly Fineman July 14, 2015

INTERVIEWS

By Noelene Clark June 10, 2015

'Mike's Place' tells the true story of terror in a Tel Aviv blues bar

By Cameron Hatheway June 9, 2015

An Interview With Filmmaker-Turned-Graphic Novelist Jack Baxter About Mike's Place

By Beat Staff June 9, 2015

Interview:
Jack Baxter returns
to Tel Aviv for
Mike's Place

By Brett Schenker June 8, 2015

Jack Baxter Discusses Mike's Place

RADIO & TV

By Bradley Campbell May 29, 2015

ALSO ON BBC July 17, 2015

Arts, Culture & Media

'Mike's Place' is the gripping new novel of love, blues and terror in Tel Aviv

This story is based on a radio interview with Jack Baxter. Listen to the full interview...

i24news is an international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel based in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel. It broadcasts in English, French and Arabic.

Joshua Faudem & Koren Shadmi on MIKE'S PLACE graphic novel...

Featuring MIKE'S PLACE graphic novel co-writer Joshua Faudem

MORE PRESS

Graphic Novel Tells Story of 2003 Suicide Bombing at a Tel Aviv Bar

By Nirit Anderman August 31, 2015

Intense documentary comes to LPCA this weekend

By Tom Salitsky September 10, 2015

PEN AMERICA

The Illustrated PEN is a weekly online series that aspires to be at the intersection of literature, journalism, and visual storytelling, where images and words come together in an ever-emerging and essential creative form. We’ll feature fiction and nonfiction graphic narratives, comics journalism and illustrated reportage, stories of social justice and personal stories that can’t be told through words alone.

This week, we feature an excerpt from the graphic novel Mike’s Place: A True Story of Love, Blues, and Terror in Tel Aviv...

PUBLISHED ON APRIL 6, 2015

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: ‘Mike’s Place’ will render the tale — and toll — of fatal Tel Aviv bombing in graphic-novel form

By Michael Cavna September 5, 2014

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