{"product_id":"bury-me-already-its-nice-down-here-comics-on-pregnancy-and-parenthood","title":"Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here): Comics on Pregnancy and Parenthood","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Filled with brutal and brave honesty, this necessary look at motherhood speaks life into the hopes and fears of mothers everywhere and validates their experience of holding quiet grief in one hand and the fiercest of loves in the other.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reading Julia's book, I found profound recognition and empathy for the young parent I once was. \n\u003ci\u003eBury Me Already \u003c\/i\u003eis honest, funny, sad, and full of love, love most of all, in all its most complex routes that run from one person to another. Julia has been drawing her own life for decades now. Her generosity is second to none, both with her own life to the reader and to those whose lives appear in the pages. Her storytelling impulses are well honed, her voice is as distinct as ever, and she has never been better than this.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Beaton, author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] fearless, funny, and foulmouthed graphic memoir... An artist as smart and snarky as Wertz is incapable of crafting a conventional parenthood story, yet she brings real heart to her irreverent humor. This glows.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Impressive... Julia Wertz's book will serve as a comforting balm during the sleepless nights and frazzled days that all new parents face -- in this wholly unique yet 'deeply unoriginal' experience of raising a child.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRae Alexandra, KQED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. Her books include \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fart Party, Museum of Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eDrinking at the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Wait and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eTenements, Towers, \u0026amp; Trash: An Unconventional, Illustrated History of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eImpossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story\u003c\/i\u003e. 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I'd line up to read any book she writes, but I'm so grateful she gave us this one.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriyanka Mattoo, author of Bird Milk \u0026amp; Mosquito Bones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A raw, honest, and frequently hilarious account of becoming a parent in the worst possible year.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780762468287, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9780762468287, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/13\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9780762468287, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780762468287, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496093548822,"sku":"9780762468287","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780762468287.jpg?v=1783053040","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/bury-me-already-its-nice-down-here-comics-on-pregnancy-and-parenthood","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}