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In an era where personal lives are meticulous curated and presented, Keiler Roberts' unflinching and intimate comics reveal real life to be as absurd as it is profound. In a sequence of vignettes, Roberts delineates the complicated life of a mother and artist that can be comical, melancholic and delightful. Keiler Roberts' autobiographical comic series Powdered Milk has received an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Series and was included in the The Best American Comics 2016. Her work has been published in The Chicago Reader, Mutha Magazine, Nat. Brut, Darling Sleeper, Newcity, and several anthologies.

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A wry but honest look at life as an artist, wife, and mother while dealing with bipolar disorder, Roberts pulls no punches with a disarming directness. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Keiler Roberts' autobiographical graphic memoir captures the feeling of being a parent as well as an artist and writer better than any book I've ever read. There are no cliffhangers or life lessons. It's more about the texture of being alive: the melancholy, the unexpected small delights, and its unavoidable sense of aloneness. This book is written with insight, intelligence, and a deadpan sense of humor. I loved it. -- Roz Chast

A wry but honest look at life as an artist, wife, and mother while dealing with bipolar disorder, Roberts pulls no punches with a disarming directness. Publishers Weekly Keiler Roberts' autobiographical graphic memoir captures the feeling of being a parent as well as an artist and writer better than any book I've ever read. There are no cliffhangers or life lessons. It's more about the texture of being alive: the melancholy, the unexpected small delights, and its unavoidable sense of aloneness. This book is written with insight, intelligence, and a deadpan sense of humor. I loved it. Roz Chast Uncompromising and ever engaging Sunburning is, once again, an exemplary piece of autobio comics from Keiler Roberts that underscores the uniquely connective power of the form in building an empathetic bond between creator and reader. - Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

Keiler Roberts autobiographical graphic memoir captures the feeling of being a parent as well as an artist and writer better than any book I ve ever read. There are no cliffhangers or life lessons. It s more about the texture of being alive: the melancholy, the unexpected small delights, and its unavoidable sense of aloneness. This book is written with insight, intelligence, and a deadpan sense of humor. I loved it. Roz Chast

 A wry but honest look at life as an artist, wife, and mother while dealing with bipolar disorder, Roberts pulls no punches with a disarming directness.  Publishers Weekly Keiler Roberts' autobiographical graphic memoir captures the feeling of being a parent as well as an artist and writer better than any book I've ever read. There are no cliffhangers or life lessons. It's more about the texture of being alive: the melancholy, the unexpected small delights, and its unavoidable sense of aloneness. This book is written with insight, intelligence, and a deadpan sense of humor. I loved it.  Roz Chast Uncompromising and ever engaging Sunburning is, once again, an exemplary piece of autobio comics from Keiler Roberts that underscores the uniquely connective power of the form in building an empathetic bond between creator and reader. - Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

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"Keiler Roberts autobiographical comic series, Powdered Milk, has received three Ignatz Awards and was included in theNotables List ofThe Best American Comics2014, 2015 and 2016. Her work has been published inThe Chicago Reader, Mutha Magazine, Nat. Brut, Darling Sleeper, Newcity, and several anthologies. She was a Special Guest at CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Festival) in 2015 and Chicago Zine Fest in 2013.Miseryland, Roberts third book, has been reviewed byPublisher s Weekly, The Comics Journal, Broken Frontier, Sequential State, and more.Newcitynamed Roberts one of the Top Five Comics Artists in Chicago in 2015. She was a panelist in The Chicago Architectural Biennial, and has performed readings of her comics at Brain Frame, Sector 2337 Gallery, Quimby s, and Two Cookie Minimum. In 2016, she had a soloshow at The Naughton Gallery at Queen s University in Belfast. Keiler teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and DePaul University."""

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