Layers by Penelope Bagieu

Following the Eisner-award winning Brazen, Penelope Bagieu pens her first autobiographical work in this hilarious and bitter sweet graphic memoir.

Penelope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really - this book is based on her actual diaries), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn.

In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.

Penelope Bagieuwas born in Paris in 1982 to Corsican and Basque parents. She is a bestselling graphic novel author, and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. In America, her graphic novels include Exquisite Corpse, California Dreamin', The Witches (an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic), and Brazen (a 2019 Eisner Award winner). She blogs, plays drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows.

First Second
Fall 2023
On Sale: Sep 19/23
Cloth | 6 x 8.5
black-and-white illustrations throughout
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography *
14-18 years
9781250873736