{"product_id":"home-world-a-circumnavigation-of-our-shared-earth-paperback","title":"Home\/World: A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Hatke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"traveler's masterpiece.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEisner award-winning author Ben Hatke recounts his epic circumnavigation of the globe in \u003ci\u003eHome\/World\u003c\/i\u003e, a profound graphic memoir perfect for fans of Bill Bryson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne spring morning, Ben Hatke walked out his door and headed east, carrying a sketchbook and the audacious trust that if he journeyed long enough, the curve of the earth would bring him home again. What he met was a world more perilous and more generous than he ever imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHome\/World\u003c\/i\u003e, the Eisner Award-winning creator chronicles this circumnavigation through ink-and-watercolor pages that capture not just the sweep of continents but flickers of human encounters: a shared meal in a village, a moment of terror at a border crossing, the language of laughter breaking through babel. Hatke's storytelling transforms the travel narrative into something urgent and immediate--a reckoning with our fractured yet resilient planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an age when the world feels boundless and claustrophobic, \u003ci\u003eHome\/World\u003c\/i\u003e offers not an escape, but a return. A return to wonder, to hope, to the possibility that strangers may prove kinder than we think, and to the belief that art may yet hold humanity together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Hatke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eZita the Spacegirl\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, the picture books \u003ci\u003eJulia's House for Lost Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNobody Likes a Goblin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eLittle Robot, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMighty Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThings in the Basement\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67891292799066,"sku":"9781250370181","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/kmA7wo-QH19781250370181.webp?v=1793296896","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/products\/home-world-a-circumnavigation-of-our-shared-earth-paperback","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}