Calling Dr. Laura

The acclaimed debut graphic memoir by the author ofFetch: a beautiful and innovative portrait of young adulthood and confronting family secrets (NPR). When Nicole Georgeswas two years old her mother told her that her father wasdead. When she was twenty-three a psychic told her he was alive.Her half-sister saddled with guilt admitsthat the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret.Sent into a tailspin about her identity Nicole turns to radiotalk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice. Packedcover-to-coverwith heartfeltand disarming black-and-white illustrationsCalling Dr. Lauratells the story of what happens to you when you are raised in a family of secrets and what happens to your brainand heartwhen you learn the truth from an unlikely source. Part coming-of-age and part coming-out storyCalling Dr. Laurais a tragicomic graphic memoir with a stunning indie aesthetic (Bookslut).