Bound Together 2023: Art & Photo: Illustrated Stories
From parenting and pets to AI and city life, these exciting new titles break the genre’s mold.
I LOVE(ISH) NEW YORK CITY, BY ALI SOLOMON
CHRONICLE BOOKS • OCTOBER 2022 • 200 PAGES • $16.95 HARDCOVER
The facts and fantasies about living in New York are exposed in this witty book of drawings, essays, and cartoons by Ali Solomon. Whether one is having a great day strolling past peaceful brownstones or has to navigate crowded, rowdy streets; subways; and seemingly endless flights of stairs, the Big Apple is still the place to be—at least, that’s what Solomon suggests throughout the many ridiculous, heartwarming, and hilarious vignettes on these pages.
YOU’RE NOT A REAL PARENT UNTIL…, BY JASON CHATFIELD AND SCOTT DOOLEY
LIBRA PRESS • JUNE 2023 • 120 PAGES • $19.99 HARDCOVER
For first-time parents, soon-to-be parents, or anyone who is curious about the world of parenthood, the hilarious and heartfelt illustrations in this book showcase the multiple joys and frustrations of being such a caregiver—a simultaneously ubiquitous and unique experience.
ARTIFICIAL, BY AMY KURZWEIL
CATAPULT • OCTOBER 2023 • 368 PAGES • $38 HARDCOVER
A family of artists attempts to resurrect its musical grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, by constructing a chatbot that writes using his language. But as cartoonist Amy Kurzweil assists her father in the project, she realizes that her family’s history of being uprooted and estranged manifests in her career as a commercial artist and in her romantic life. Confronted with these discoveries, Kurzweil considers the intersections of family, memory, science, and art in this graphic memoir.
CAN I PET YOUR DOG?, BY JEREMY NGUYEN
CHRONICLE BOOKS • NOVEMBER 2022 • 64 PAGES • $12.95 HARDCOVER
What embarrassing lengths have you gone to in order to delight in the simple pleasures of petting a precious dog? In his first work as both illustrator and author, Jeremy Nguyen details a series of deeply humorous, increasingly implausible, and beautifully human ways in which people try to pet dogs. Because who can resist offering belly scratches to a beautiful pup?
SLOW NOTICING, BY MIA NOLTING
TARCHERPERIGEE • APRIL 2023 • 208 PAGES • $18 PAPERBACK
Need some peace in your life? This guided journal created by Mia Nolting will help you pace yourself, notice the little things, and build a healthier, more centered lifestyle. The book uses theories of mindfulness and attention as well as art-therapy techniques to encourage readers to look at the beauty around them. And maybe, too, to make art depicting it.
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