Dancing at the Pity Party

b>b>This acclaimed graphic memoir that Kirkus calls “cathartic and uplifting” is the tale of losing a parent and what it feels like to grieve and to move forward./b>/b>br>br>“I can’t recommend this kind, funny, and poignant memoir enough. It’s an intimate, life-affirming story of resilience that feels like a good friend.” —Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet?br>br>Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super cool mom was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now, with a decade of grief and nervous laughter under her belt, Tyler shares the story of that gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, extremely awkward time in her life—from her mom’s first oncology appointment to her funeral through the beginning of facing reality as a motherless daughter. She shares the sting of loss that never goes away, the uncomfortable post-death firsts, and the deep-down, hard-to-talk-about feelings of the grieving process.br>br> Dancing at the Pity Party is a frank and refreshingly funny look at what it’s like to grieve—for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it.

About the author

Tyler Feder is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores Big Feelings, feminism, and pop culture. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Radio/TV/Film and a fancy certificate in Creative Writing for the Media. After college, she studied comedy writing at The Second City Training Center and began posting drawings online, both of which were equal parts thrilling and terrifying. Since then, Tyler has illustrated Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin’s Unladylike, Leah Henderson’s Together We March, and many angsty self-portraits. Tyler wrote and illustrated the acclaimed picture book Bodies Are Cool, and she continues to sell prints and the occasional portrait at her long-running Etsy shop, Roaring Softly. Tyler’s favorite color is pink (obviously).

Product details

• Authors: Tyler Feder
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2022
• EAN: 9780525553038
• ISBN: 978-0-525-55303-8
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Humor, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction, Cartoons & comic strips (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General