Can you come for a talk/signing/convention?
I’d love to! But it’s not up to me, entirely. If you’re a school representative or librarian who would like to be added to a speaking tour in coordination with my next book release, please email my publicist, Lena Reilly, at Random House: [email protected].
Otherwise, please feel free to fill out this form and I’ll see what I can do!
What is your availability for work?
I’m currently fulfilling a number of publishing contracts, but for any inquiries, please email my agent, Holly Bemiss.
What pen/paper do you use?
For sketchbooks, I've been using the Kuretake Zig pen. All my sketches are straight-to-ink without any penciling, because I find that it loosens me up for later, more technical work. In my finished comics and graphic novels, I use blue lead pencils to make the sketches, then I use Faber Castell PITT pens to draw the finished comic. I color my work either on the computer or with watercolors. I dig Canson's Illustration paper, which I use to make my own sketchbooks. My Peapod Farms books were drawn with a combination of Blackwing Pencils and digital technique. They were colored beautifully by Whitney Cogar.
Why do you call your kid Pal/Palindrome?
It's not easy to be related to an autobiographical cartoonist. I try to be respectful and kind when including my friends and family in my work. When Pal was born, I knew that I would want to draw them and share stories about them with readers, but I didn't want to subject them to Internet name recognition, or expose them to future embarrassment (I mean, as much as a mom CAN mitigate embarrassment...). Because I'm writing about them and they appear in my comics, I've chosen an Internet code name: PAL. It's short for "Palindrome," because their birthday was a palindrome date. It's not their real name, but it's cute.
When is your next book coming out?
Most recent book: Apple Crush, 2022
Next book: Ride Beside Me, February 2024 and Woe; A Housecat’s Story of Despair, Summer 2024.
In progress: Third in the Peapod Farms series, 2025