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Trauma can make truth hard to find. Have you ever experienced a terror, grief, or confusion so great that when you try to share it you can only find shattered images floating in darkness? You try over and over, but can't tell the story, to yourself or to anyone else. Look Again presents us with six variations of the same event, seen through the different lenses caused by other life revelations. It explores the fragmenting nature of trauma by tracing the convoluted evolution of the author's story, a process often experienced by trauma sufferers and their loved ones.
About the author
Elizabeth A. Trembley is a Lambda Literary Award-winning mystery writer (pen name Josie Gordon) and memoirist who now tells her stories in comics. She has a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Chicago. Elizabeth has taught college courses and public workshops on storytelling and comics, and currently, she works for the Sequential Artists Workshop. Elizabeth lives in West Michigan with three big dogs, two cats, and her Episcopal priest wife. And she walks in the woods every day.
Summary
“an inventive and introspective memoir . . . crafted with equal parts mystery, honesty, and empathy.” —Publishers WeeklyOnce, years ago, while walking her dogs in the woods, Elizabeth found a dead body.
Trauma can make truth hard to find.
Have you ever experienced a terror, grief, or confusion so great that when you try to share it you can only find shattered images floating in darkness? You try over and over, but can’t tell the story, to yourself or to anyone else. Look Again presents us with six variations of the same event, seen through the different lenses caused by other life revelations. It explores the fragmenting nature of trauma by tracing the convoluted evolution of the author’s story, a process often experienced by trauma sufferers and their loved ones.
Foreword
Virtual Nationwide author tour. Possible Midwest regional tour.
Major review attention
National media
Online/social media promotion
Academic marketing
Buzz mailings to mental health organizations
Potential strategic partnerships: Graphic Medicine, Sequential Artists Workshop
Promotion through the author’s Instagram account: @elizabeth_trembley
Bookseller/Library promotions:
- ARC giveaways through the ABA Advance Access Newsletter
- Blad giveaways to librarians and educators who attend the NY Public Library Programming at NYComicCon, and the Brooklyn Book Festival.
- Graphic novel panels at ComicCon@Home and at NYComicCon.
