Dancing at the Pity Party

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."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?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.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.

Critically acclaimed: Dancing at the Pity Party received five starred reviews and was chosen for many best of the year lists, including Booklist, SLJ, Texas TAYSHAS, and ALA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Hyperbole and a Half meets Fun Home: Tyler Feder tells her own story with honesty and comic relief in the vein of Fun Home or Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? And her reflections on the awkwardness, sadness, and sometimes absurdity of life will resonate and satisfy like Hyperbole and a Half or Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?The book about grief that the author wished existed when she needed it: Tyler decided to write this memoir because she still finds herself searching for a book "that cradles my grief without smothering it." Eight years after the death of her mother, she is able to provide a nurturing and frank look at what it's like to grieve-a book that fills a deep hole in the market.Popular, social-media-savvy artist: Tyler Feder has a large following on Instagram and Tumblr for her pop culture and intersectional feminist illustrations, which have made their way into Glamour, BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and even Mindy Kaling's Instagram account.