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Sarah Becan

@sarahbecan.bsky.social
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Comics artist, illustrator and designer in Chicago. Artist for the “Let’s Make” series of comic book cookbooks. Also: I Think You're Sauceome, Shuteye, The Complete Ouija Interviews. She/her tless.link/sarahbecan

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a team of bumblebees @saramchenry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Receiving a newsletter from @sarahbecan.bsky.social with the subject line "More About Squash" and clicking OPEN so fucking fast. I'm not ready for summer to be over but I AM ready for squash season. I have two delicatas ripening on the counter!
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Talking a little more about winter squash this week! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a... Sign up if you would like free comics like this in your email!
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More About Squash
I’m still in my squash era! We went to the Logan Square Farmer’s Market yesterday, and there were so many different kinds of gorgeous squash for sale. I...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Made a new comic for you this week, like some kind of autumnal ambassador, walking down the street with a cup of spiced coffee, wearing a sweater over a plaid collared shirt buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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It's Decorative Gourd Season
It's also Edible Gourd Season!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-…
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
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Jimmy Aquino @jimmyaquino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it was only natural. you're both Chicagoans! 😀
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I had a super lovely chat with @jimmyaquino.bsky.social from Comic News Insider while I was at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social ! I am only a little intimidated that my episode comes directly after his interview with *John Cusack* 😅
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Jimmy Aquino @jimmyaquino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
COMIC NEWS INSIDER 1752 - SPX: Sarah Becan! I talked w/ @sarahbecan.bsky.social at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social about her new book LET'S MAKE COCKTAILS, fave drinks, food, Pokemon & more! #ComicNewsInsider #SPX www.comicnewsinsider.com/episodes/cni...
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Benjamin is ... making ottr @benjaminlistwon.com · 22/09/2026
There's also an absolutely AMAZING cake in this week's newsletter. Also, also, so many bonus trivia facts about gourds, Widow's Bay, and more. Why are you still reading my quote post? Go subscribe now!
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Made a new comic for you this week, like some kind of autumnal ambassador, walking down the street with a cup of spiced coffee, wearing a sweater over a plaid collared shirt buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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It's Decorative Gourd Season
It's also Edible Gourd Season!
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I went to a cake decorating class yesterday and made a cake that looks like Toki, our Young Prince. It was a blast, but Toki is unimpressed
A cake that looks like a derpy orange cat 
A cake that looks like a derpy orange catThe cake cat next to the real (uninterested) cat
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please appreciate my newly adopted son, this perfect Frogby that @alexandragallant.com gave me at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this year 🐸🍊💖
A small joyful felted green frog holding an orange
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It was so cool to meet you!! ^_^
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Jimmy Aquino @jimmyaquino.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
2 interviews on Friday at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social for my podcast Comic News Insider. My old pal @rachaelsmith.bsky.social & new pal @sarahbecan.bsky.social! #ComicNewsInsider #SPX
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Heading to @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this weekend!! Come find me at table A4!
September 12-13 Small Press Expo, Bethesda, MD
September 26 Milwaukee Independent Local Comics Fest, Milwaukee, WI
October 10 at Goblin Market for Brunch Fest, Chicago, IL
October 31 SLICE Expo, St. Louis, MO
November 7 Sheboygan Zine Fest, Sheboygan, WI
November 29 Genghis Con, Cleveland, OH
December 5-6 MICE Expo, Boston, MA
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hey I made a new comic for you! It is a recipe for Miso Sablefish. buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Recipe: Miso Sablefish
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It was a long weekend here in the U.S., and I went to a record fair, had a lovely dumpling brunch, took in a super fun...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hey I made a new comic for you! It is a recipe for Miso Sablefish. buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Recipe: Miso Sablefish
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It was a long weekend here in the U.S., and I went to a record fair, had a lovely dumpling brunch, took in a super fun...
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 02/09/2026
2/ For those interested just in the cookbook I ended up buying, it was: LET'S MAKE RAMEN! A Comic Book Cookbook By Hugh Amano and @sarahbecan.bsky.social Published by Ten Speed Graphic debbieohi.leaflet.pub/3mukyz4qkss2w
Illustrated cover of Let’s Make Ramen! by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan, showing a bowl of ramen with noodles, eggs, sliced meat, vegetables, and other toppings.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New Sauceome comic this week, about my favorite fish (to eat)! Subscribe for free weekly comics in your inbox (plus bad photos of my cat) buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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My Favorite Fish
Let’s talk about sablefish! A few years ago, Niles signed us up for a Sitka subscription. They send us a box of frozen seafood every month. Sometimes we get...
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Joe Germuska @joe.germuska.com · 31/08/2026
I'm sad I have to miss this but maybe you don't? Potluck book club with @sarahbecan.bsky.social at @bookedevanston.bsky.social this Weds Sept 2. www.bookedevanston.com/cooked-book-...
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Cooked Book Club with SARAH BECAN | Booked Evanston
Join us this September for a potluck and discussion featuring Sarah Becan, a Chicago author and illustrator known for her awesomely cool graphic novel cookbooks!Email scarlett@bookedevanston.com with ...
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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I made a little template for use by cool small businesses! Enjoy!
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Buttondown @buttondown.com · 25/08/2026
We are so proud to to support @djangocon.us 2026 and the Django community! Stop by and grab a limited edition post card illustrated by the incredible @sarahbecan.bsky.social .
Photo of a post card in front of a DjangoCon US Chicago sign
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Made a new Sauceome comic with yet another cocktail recipe that I couldn’t fit into my cocktail book :) Sign up if you would like free comics like these in your inbox! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Recipe: Black Manhattan
In case I haven’t talked enough about this, my newest book Let’s Make Cocktails! came out this year! You can purchase it (please do!!) anywhere books are...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Made a new Sauceome comic with yet another cocktail recipe that I couldn’t fit into my cocktail book :) Sign up if you would like free comics like these in your inbox! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Recipe: Black Manhattan
In case I haven’t talked enough about this, my newest book Let’s Make Cocktails! came out this year! You can purchase it (please do!!) anywhere books are...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Also, I neglected to post this earlier, but here's a recap of what I got up to in Armenia last month! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Let's Make Armenian Food
Friends, I have returned from Armenia and I’m safely back home in Chicago. I’ve had a few really good nights’ sleeps in my own bed, and the jetlag honestly...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Also, I neglected to post this earlier, but here's a recap of what I got up to in Armenia last month! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Let's Make Armenian Food
Friends, I have returned from Armenia and I’m safely back home in Chicago. I’ve had a few really good nights’ sleeps in my own bed, and the jetlag honestly...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New Sauceome comic this week, in which I eat copious amounts of seafood at Bar Mar buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Bar Mar!
This might sound a little weird, but since returning from Yerevan, I was feeling a little… untethered. My time there was so extraordinary and amazing and...
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Laurieness @laurieness.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Friday Night pre-dinner cocktail c/o @sarahbecan.bsky.social’s “Let’s Make Cocktails”. My little purple heart is loving this!
2 glasses of a purple cocktail (called Aviation”) on a tray with bottles of Creme de Violette, Maraschino liqueur, and gin. Behind stands a graphic art book called “Let’s Make Cocktails”.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I somehow managed to thumbnail, sketch, ink, color and typeset 🌟30🌟 comics pages in the last two weeks. I am very tired but I wanted very badly to brag to someone before I go pass out.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I am in Yerevan, Armenia, and I’m busy and exhausted but I still drew you a Sauceome comic this week!! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Some of my Favorite Armenian Foods
Hey friends! I’m still in Yerevan, Armenia! We just started our second week of workshop classes at TUMO, and my students are doing amazing work. I finally...
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Cathy Leamy @metrokitty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I wanna go! 😍 Armenia’s on my bucket list.
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 27/07/2026
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I am in Yerevan, Armenia, and I’m busy and exhausted but I still drew you a Sauceome comic this week!! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Some of my Favorite Armenian Foods
Hey friends! I’m still in Yerevan, Armenia! We just started our second week of workshop classes at TUMO, and my students are doing amazing work. I finally...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I will talk your ear off about comic book cookbooks if you let me :) everythingcookbooks.substack.com/p/sarah-beca...
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Sarah Becan on the Power of Comics
And what comic book cookbooks can teach us about recipe writing
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Johann Huntera @chattwjonathan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Sarah's books are fun and instructional! Give them a try!
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I will talk your ear off about comic book cookbooks if you let me :) everythingcookbooks.substack.com/p/sarah-beca...
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Sarah Becan on the Power of Comics
And what comic book cookbooks can teach us about recipe writing
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey I had a lovely time chatting with Kate Leahy and Molly Stevens of Everything Cookbooks! If you’d like to hear me prattle on about how great comics are for recipes and instructions, check it out! www.everythingcookbooks.com/episodes/178...
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178: Comic Book Cookbooks with Sarah Becan — Everything Cookbooks
Molly and Kate speak with Sarah Becan about her illustrator origin story.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey I had a lovely time chatting with Kate Leahy and Molly Stevens of Everything Cookbooks! If you’d like to hear me prattle on about how great comics are for recipes and instructions, check it out! www.everythingcookbooks.com/episodes/178...
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178: Comic Book Cookbooks with Sarah Becan — Everything Cookbooks
Molly and Kate speak with Sarah Becan about her illustrator origin story.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey guess what I'm in Armenia again! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Let's Go To Yerevan (again)!
Hey guess what I’m in Yerevan again! The view from my classroom, with Hradzan Gorge and the Armenian Genocide Museum in the background A few months ago, the...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey guess what I'm in Armenia again! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Let's Go To Yerevan (again)!
Hey guess what I’m in Yerevan again! The view from my classroom, with Hradzan Gorge and the Armenian Genocide Museum in the background A few months ago, the...
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Challengers Comics @challengers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Have you seen our new bookmarks yet?? Designed and illustrated by the incomparable @sarahbecan.bsky.social! Free with any graphic novel purchase!! Thanks so much, Sarah!! …and we already have our NEXT bookmark ready. Coming soon(ish).
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New Sauceome comic this week, about one more place we visited in Montreal: a speakeasy called the Cloakroom! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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The Cloakroom
Accidentally finding the very best bar in all of Canada
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A Book & Its Author @abookanditsauthor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Latest read. Let’s Make Ramen! by Hugh Amano & Sarah Becan. @sarahbecan.bsky.social
Cover of Let’s Make Ramen! by Hugh Amano & Sarah Becan.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New Sauceome comic this week, about one more place we visited in Montreal: a speakeasy called the Cloakroom! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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The Cloakroom
Accidentally finding the very best bar in all of Canada
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a grassland chase 🌾🌾🌾🌾 @chasesolidago.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Following up: "-you are the ONLY one who can do what YOU'RE doing" with what Lynda Barry always told me: "-That thing in your head DOESN'T EXIST, and wont exist at all until you make it!! Stop comparing what you're making to something nonexistent. Just make it!"
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New Sauceome newsletter this week, about some insanely good Cambodian food we ate in Montréal! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Les Street Monkeys
A delicious love letter to Cambodia in Montréal's Verdun neighborhood
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hey if you’re in Wisconsin, I’ll be on Wisconsin Public Radio today at 12:30 pm, on the Lee Rayburn show! www.wpr.org/shows/the-le...
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Audio documentary about morel mushroom mystery; Vegetarian and vegan cooking tips from Madison chef; ‘Let’s Make Cocktails!’ offers comics and instruction
First, Ryan Feldman, a toxicologist at the Wisconsin Poison Center, joins to talk about his latest project “A Morel Dilemma.” Then, Chef Lauren Montelbano of The Vibrant Veg joins to talk about vegeta...
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New Sauceome newsletter this week, about some insanely good Cambodian food we ate in Montréal! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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Les Street Monkeys
A delicious love letter to Cambodia in Montréal's Verdun neighborhood
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We are in Montréal for the weekend and I have been thinking about this a bunch
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That one guy! @megamanchego.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I’m at a Montreal pub called Else’s. I’ve been here once before but I don’t remember this story.
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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
New Sauceome newsletter comic this week, about a tea that I like a whole lot! buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...
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My Favorite Tea
On seasonal rituals, and giving yourself a little treat when you can
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