Ursula Murray Husted
@umurrayhusted.bsky.social
Draws comics/Believes in humanity/Hugs trees. (she/hers) 📚🌈🌍
'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
https://linktr.ee/umurrayhusted
'Botticelli’s Apprentice' from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
'A Cat Story' also from Quilltree/Harper Alley.
https://linktr.ee/umurrayhusted
Day 7: Walker's Nonesuch Milk Chocolate Eclair from England. Sparky liked the caramel outside but was iffy on the filling. I've had these before and like them just fine.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Day 7: Walker's Nonesuch Milk Chocolate Eclair from England. Sparky liked the caramel outside but was iffy on the filling. I've had these before and like them just fine.
Day 6: Belgian chocolate with salted brownie filling: no notes! Solidly tasty.
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Day 6: Belgian chocolate with salted brownie filling: no notes! Solidly tasty.
Day 5: "Yupi": gummy candy from Indonesia. Bryan and I went to Java to visit my brilliant brother during his fullbright. Not a week goes by where I don't search up flights and daydream about going back. That said, Sparky observed that Yupi resembled a strawberry eyeball and was not wrong.
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Day 5: "Yupi": gummy candy from Indonesia. Bryan and I went to Java to visit my brilliant brother during his fullbright. Not a week goes by where I don't search up flights and daydream about going back. That said, Sparky observed that Yupi resembled a strawberry eyeball and was not wrong.
Day 4: Apologies to all my beloved readers in England, you were done dirty with today's offering. I fondly remember a piece of fudge from a street vendor in Bath that would make angels weep. This...was not that. Sparky liked the taste fine, but the kid will happily chow down on a box of sugar cubes.
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Day 4: Apologies to all my beloved readers in England, you were done dirty with today's offering. I fondly remember a piece of fudge from a street vendor in Bath that would make angels weep. This...was not that. Sparky liked the taste fine, but the kid will happily chow down on a box of sugar cubes.
Day 3: Italian Fruit Toffees. Elah brand, lemon/peach/apple/orange flavors. Both Sparky and I liked these! They started out hard and smooth then shifted into a sort of melty buttermint texture. Hard to describe but lovely.
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Day 3: Italian Fruit Toffees. Elah brand, lemon/peach/apple/orange flavors. Both Sparky and I liked these! They started out hard and smooth then shifted into a sort of melty buttermint texture. Hard to describe but lovely.
Day 2: Obuoliukai, Cocoa-Coated Lithuanian Apple Jelly. Sorry Lithuania, you're a beautiful country filled with lovely people but neither Sparky nor I cared much for Obuoliukai. Visiting Trakai Island Castle is still on my life list, though!
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Day 2: Obuoliukai, Cocoa-Coated Lithuanian Apple Jelly. Sorry Lithuania, you're a beautiful country filled with lovely people but neither Sparky nor I cared much for Obuoliukai. Visiting Trakai Island Castle is still on my life list, though!
My wonderful mother-in-law sent us an international candy advent calendar this year! The first day was pomegranate Frugeli from Greece, a sugared fruit jelly. I adored it on all fronts. Sparky liked the taste but noped out hard on the texture.
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My wonderful mother-in-law sent us an international candy advent calendar this year! The first day was pomegranate Frugeli from Greece, a sugared fruit jelly. I adored it on all fronts. Sparky liked the taste but noped out hard on the texture.
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Come find me later this week at Pax Unplugged. I'm excited for folks to get their hands on The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Come find me later this week at Pax Unplugged. I'm excited for folks to get their hands on The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game.
Please come out and draw with me at the Twin Cities Book festival this Saturday!
Community TCBF Mural with Ursula Murray Husted
Saturday, November 8, 202510:00am – 4:00pm, Activity Hub (located in the Head House) In celebration of her new graphic novel Botticelli’s Apprentice, cartoonist Ursula Murray Husted invites all Book F...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Please come out and draw with me at the Twin Cities Book festival this Saturday!
Got my first one of these today. Heads up new authors! Never pay for a review, to be interviewed, OR to have your book included in a book club.
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Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
writerbeware.blog
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Got my first one of these today. Heads up new authors! Never pay for a review, to be interviewed, OR to have your book included in a book club.
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
Feeling a little more hopeful this morning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Feeling a little more hopeful this morning.
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As a lover of both #graphicnovels and #art Botticelli’s Apprentice by @umurrayhusted.bsky.social was a brilliant afternoon’s read. Particularly liked the explanations of art techniques from the period. Recommend for all but teachers of art in #primary or #secondary will love it.
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As a lover of both #graphicnovels and #art Botticelli’s Apprentice by @umurrayhusted.bsky.social was a brilliant afternoon’s read. Particularly liked the explanations of art techniques from the period. Recommend for all but teachers of art in #primary or #secondary will love it.
See y'all at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social, table #98! 💙
September 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
See y'all at @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social, table #98! 💙
Well, I guess the STrib let the corn out of the bag. My tribute to Alice Neel made it to the MiA's Cream of the Crop show. This is a genuine and entirely unexpected honor.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Well, I guess the STrib let the corn out of the bag. My tribute to Alice Neel made it to the MiA's Cream of the Crop show. This is a genuine and entirely unexpected honor.
new.artsmia.org/exhib.../min...
new.artsmia.org/exhib.../min...
I am so sorry, folks. Due to a family health emergency, I am unable to leave for the Siglufjordur Comics Fest. I'm heartbroken and plan to come another year, but can't travel at this time. Hug your loved ones.
August 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I am so sorry, folks. Due to a family health emergency, I am unable to leave for the Siglufjordur Comics Fest. I'm heartbroken and plan to come another year, but can't travel at this time. Hug your loved ones.
Do I hand-carve stamps to hand-print hundreds of two color stickers for every convention I attend? Hard nope. But I am doing so for the Myndasöguhátíð Siglufjarðar / Siglufjörður Comics Festival because they deserve my very best efforts. I can't wait to come up and draw comics with y'all! 💙
August 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Do I hand-carve stamps to hand-print hundreds of two color stickers for every convention I attend? Hard nope. But I am doing so for the Myndasöguhátíð Siglufjarðar / Siglufjörður Comics Festival because they deserve my very best efforts. I can't wait to come up and draw comics with y'all! 💙
Comics as citizen journalism by @tylerpage.bsky.social! Seems like something @racketmn.com would appreciate. 💙
ONE BAD NEIGHBOR
ONE BAD NEIGHBOR
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August 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Comics as citizen journalism by @tylerpage.bsky.social! Seems like something @racketmn.com would appreciate. 💙
Got a maddening scam email and, since I don’t currently have any students to rant at, drew this to warn new author folk to never ever EVER pay to be interviewed for a podcast or anything else! Augh!
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July 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Got a maddening scam email and, since I don’t currently have any students to rant at, drew this to warn new author folk to never ever EVER pay to be interviewed for a podcast or anything else! Augh!
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@umurrayhusted.bsky.social An absolute, absolute, absolute joy! I've just finished #BotticellisApprentice We read and discussed #ACatStory at our #LetsTalkGraphicNovels group a few years back & you kindly showed up. This is just as wonderful. Congratulations - I wish it every possible success!
July 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
@umurrayhusted.bsky.social An absolute, absolute, absolute joy! I've just finished #BotticellisApprentice We read and discussed #ACatStory at our #LetsTalkGraphicNovels group a few years back & you kindly showed up. This is just as wonderful. Congratulations - I wish it every possible success!
@sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
@cbcbooks.bsky.social
panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social !
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about graphic novels, bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure!
Siglufjörður Comics Festival: Guest of Honor!
If you're anywhere near Iceland this Aug.15-17, come join me in one of my favorite places on earth: Siglufjörður!
I will be leading a comics workshop for kids, chatting with Icelandic comickers, and signing books!
comicsfestival.is/en/artist/ur...
If you're anywhere near Iceland this Aug.15-17, come join me in one of my favorite places on earth: Siglufjörður!
I will be leading a comics workshop for kids, chatting with Icelandic comickers, and signing books!
comicsfestival.is/en/artist/ur...
Ursula Murray Husted | SILGUFJÖRÐUR COMICS FESTIVAL
Ursula Murray Husted is the creator of the graphic novels A Cat Story and Botticelli’s Apprentice. A lifelong artist, former professor, and advocate for the arts and art history education, Husted teac...
comicsfestival.is
July 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Siglufjörður Comics Festival: Guest of Honor!
If you're anywhere near Iceland this Aug.15-17, come join me in one of my favorite places on earth: Siglufjörður!
I will be leading a comics workshop for kids, chatting with Icelandic comickers, and signing books!
comicsfestival.is/en/artist/ur...
If you're anywhere near Iceland this Aug.15-17, come join me in one of my favorite places on earth: Siglufjörður!
I will be leading a comics workshop for kids, chatting with Icelandic comickers, and signing books!
comicsfestival.is/en/artist/ur...
SanDiegoComicCon: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social!
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/07/11/c...
@cbcbooks.bsky.social panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social!
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/07/11/c...
a group of young men are standing in front of a house holding a computer and a basket of groceries .
ALT: a group of young men are standing in front of a house holding a computer and a basket of groceries .
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July 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
SanDiegoComicCon: I will be on a
@cbcbooks.bsky.social panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social!
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/07/11/c...
@cbcbooks.bsky.social panel moderated by
@noethematt.bsky.social!
Come rock out with me and the rest of the crew about bandes dessinées, tankōbon, and how both format and serialization of long-form comics affects story structure! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/07/11/c...
A few pages of my altered sketchbook warm-up doodles based on some Elliott Erwitt kid photos.
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A few pages of my altered sketchbook warm-up doodles based on some Elliott Erwitt kid photos.
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why order books through Am*z*n when you could order from Wild Rumpus Books Dot Com and probably get some cat hair packaged in with it
July 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
why order books through Am*z*n when you could order from Wild Rumpus Books Dot Com and probably get some cat hair packaged in with it
Excellent news!
I am so very pleased for Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game be the Barnes & Noble game of the month for July! Thank you Sabrina !
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Excellent news!