GRAPHIC MEMOIR

Starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. A Belletrist Book Club selection.

Margaret Kimball’s AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy. In 1988, when Kimball is four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother’s Day—and this becomes one of many things Kimball’s family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling visual journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades.

Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together.

SUBSTACK

Making a Graphic Memoir is my newsletter about the process of writing this kind of book, and it’s meant to be a practical guide for anyone trying to write their own illustrated story. The newsletter will also contain writing prompts, reading recommendations, Q&A, and other gossip, as well as sketches and excerpts from my book-in-progress.