Description
Tillie Walden's complex, lyrical stories about queer love, fantasy, coming-of-age, and cats are now available in this collection. In 'The End of Summer,' Lars is battling illness and boredom in a secluded castle at the start of an endless winter with a giant cat to keep him company and fraying family bonds to test his strength. In 'I Love This Part,' two small-town girls kill time and try to muddle through school when an unexpected romance blooms. And the surreal 'A City Inside' recounts one woman's life from childhood on, in a poetic tale about coming-of-age when you think you're past all that. This graphic novel also includes never-before collected early sketches, webcomics, including the short comic 'What It's Like To Be Gay In An All-Girls Middle School,' which shot Tillie to fame on both sides of the Atlantic. 'A seamless integration of art and feeling.' - Kirkus Reviews. '[An] intimate peek into the creative trajectory of a brilliant author and illustrator.' - School Library Jou
Moving stories of love and life by an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist.
About the Author
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Tx. She first published 3 original graphic novels with Avery Hill Publishing before going on to create her Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning. After Spinning she created On A Sunbeam which was originally published as a webcomic. Her latest graphic novel Are You Listening? won the Eisner for Best Graphic Novel in 2020 and her first picture book is due out in 2021. She currently lives in Lebanon in New Hampshire and teaches at the Centre For Cartoon Studies.
Reviews
"A pensive retrospective from one of comics' most talented and exciting artists." - The AV Club; "Exhibiting a style that references Studio Ghibli and Winsor McCay, Walden displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of the genre that gives depth to the not-quite-our-reality in which her characters find themselves. Serving as a wonderful entry point for teens new to graphic novels, this collection is a gemlike encapsulation of coming-of-age narratives in gorgeous settings touched with magic." - Kirkus; "Honest, compelling, and relatable. The emotion poured into the stories and illustrations emanates off the pages and will strike readers with its authenticity." - School Library Connection
Book Information
ISBN 9781910395585
Author Tillie Walden
Format Hardback
Page Count 324
Imprint Avery Hill Publishing Limited
Publisher Avery Hill Publishing Limited
Moving stories of love and life by an Eisner Award-winning cartoonist.
About the Author
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Tx. She first published 3 original graphic novels with Avery Hill Publishing before going on to create her Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning. After Spinning she created On A Sunbeam which was originally published as a webcomic. Her latest graphic novel Are You Listening? won the Eisner for Best Graphic Novel in 2020 and her first picture book is due out in 2021. She currently lives in Lebanon in New Hampshire and teaches at the Centre For Cartoon Studies.
Reviews
"A pensive retrospective from one of comics' most talented and exciting artists." - The AV Club; "Exhibiting a style that references Studio Ghibli and Winsor McCay, Walden displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of the genre that gives depth to the not-quite-our-reality in which her characters find themselves. Serving as a wonderful entry point for teens new to graphic novels, this collection is a gemlike encapsulation of coming-of-age narratives in gorgeous settings touched with magic." - Kirkus; "Honest, compelling, and relatable. The emotion poured into the stories and illustrations emanates off the pages and will strike readers with its authenticity." - School Library Connection
Book Information
ISBN 9781910395585
Author Tillie Walden
Format Hardback
Page Count 324
Imprint Avery Hill Publishing Limited
Publisher Avery Hill Publishing Limited
