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A lyrical exploration of the city and memory, as drawn by a Vice cartoonistLeslie Stein takes us on a sinuous urban stroll divorced from destination, glimpsing New York City through her open eyes. While she is closing up a bar late at night, she is also an adolescent at a rave in the mountains, an adult grappling with her grandfather's fading memory or at one of her first waitressing jobs. Stein is a master storyteller, an urban explorer, and a loyal guide through dark days and simple, blissful encounters. Stein's curiosity about and generosity toward the world around her come through powerfully: each colorful story flows with vivid watercolors and delicate ink lines. Here, an autobiography is built through memories and moments tied together by loose lines, evoking a beautiful dreamlike yet endlessly relatable glimpse into the world of a thirty-something woman carving out a life for herself, one step at a time.



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Leslie Stein

Leslie Stein is a cartoonist working out of Brooklyn, New York. Her semi-autobiographical series, Eye of the Majestic Creature, is published by Fantagraphics Books. She plays guitar in the band Prince Rupert's Drops.



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