Craig Thompson is a cartoonist and the author of the award-winning books Blankets; Good-bye, Chunky Rice; and Habibi. 

His graphic novels also include Carnet de Voyage and Space Dumplins, and Ginseng Roots (2025). Habibi was an Observer Graphic Novel of the Month and a New York Times bestseller, which was described by Neel Mukherjee as “a landmark publication”.

Ginseng Roots, published by Pantheon in April 2025, explores class divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300-year-long trade relationship between China and North America, childhood labour, and the bond between two brothers.

His work has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, two Ignatz Awards and a Rudolph-Dirks-Award.

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