An intimate and emotionally soaring story about friendship, grief, and healing from Eisner Award winner Tillie Walden.
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Texas. She is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies and is the creator of several graphic novels, including her memoir Spinning and the sci-fi epic On a Sunbeam. Her accolades include an Eisner Award for Spinning, three Eisner nominations, and two Ignatz Awards. She currently lives in Los Angeles. tilliewalden.com
"Combining dreamily gorgeous artwork and lyrical, sophisticated
storytelling, 23-year-old Eisner award-winning graphic novelist
Tillie Walden has emerged as a master of her craft." --O, the Oprah
Magazine "Delicate and emotional and inspiring." --The Comics Beat
"Equal parts paranoid tension and quiet wonder . . . A nuanced
portrayal of the connection between Bea and Lou." --Publishers
Weekly "Walden's subtle writing and art lend an air of mystery, and
manga-esque character designs and detailed backgrounds provide
generous helpings of atmosphere . . . The narrative offers no easy
solutions, but the reader is still left feeling hopeful and,
perhaps, a little healed." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books, starred review "Walden is up to her usual visual tricks in
her latest, with intriguingly layered, intricately detailed images
in rich, warm, sunset colors that lack concrete realism but
cultivate powerful atmosphere . . . A moving story of recovery and
resilience." --Booklist, starred review "Walden crafts a story rich
in metaphor about two gay women on a journey through trauma and
grief...A tsunami of emotions--sharp and heavy." --Kirkus "Walden
deftly explores weighty subjects within the deceptively simple road
trip narrative . . . the combination of real-life trauma with
magical realism makes this tale of queer friendship, healing, and
rebuilding in the wake of pain and anguish an important addition to
collections." --School Library Journal
"Walden crafts another graphic novel exploring themes of trauma,
healing, identity, and chosen family...like the illustrations, the
protagonists' reality is shaped by their emotions, and by book's
end each has had space to process some of her pain." --Horn
Book
"With its spectacular art and original storytelling, Are You
Listening? is a profound and magical road trip through a surreal
landscape with two characters--and one special cat--who will break
your heart." --Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist
Bone Gap
On a Sunbeam: "Tillie Walden is the future of comics." --Brian K.
Vaughan, Saga series and Paper Girls "On a Sunbeam is a rare
treat." --Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries and The
Books of the Raksura "I couldn't put this down." --Ann Leckie,
author of Ancillary Justice "It was so easy to curl up in the art
and lose myself in the story." --Becky Chambers, author of The Long
Way to a Small, Angry Planet Spinning:
Eisner Award winner "[A] stark, gripping graphic novel memoir."
--Washington Post "Engrossing." --New York Times "Intimate and
compelling. A quiet powerhouse of a memoir." --Kirkus Reviews,
starred review "A haunting and resonant coming-of-age story."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Deeply satisfying."
--Booklist, starred review
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