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precious rubbish the book top of page precious rubbish the book about the book preview about art more use tab to navigate through the menu items new york times editors choice ignatz award winning lambda literary finalist eisner nominated ippy award winning named a best book of 2025 by the guardian the new york public library literary hub booklist a v club kayla e uses her medium to striking effect her wry portrait reveals a fresh eye at once vulnerable and undaunted the new yorker a hauntingly shocking debut graphic memoir booklist starred review kayla e s work is such an unexpected mixture of control and frankness that it is impossible to ignore the new york times precious rubbish is an early book of the year contender the beat at once holy and haunting literary hub about the book a landmark graphic novel debut and groundbreaking work of trauma recollection told in the style of post war children s comics order pages 196 format hardback color full color dimensions 7 5 10 8 isbn 13 9781683969280 if an exorcism can ever be slow and quiet then every panel i ve finished has felt something like an exorcism the gutters give me space to make sense of things to connect dots and close gaps to remember kayla e s precious rubbish is an experimental graphic memoir drawn in a style that references the aesthetics of mid century children s comics and tells the story of a childhood shaped by maternal emotional dysregulation rural poverty and incest the author s childhood is portrayed as a collection of short form comics and gag panels punctuated by interactive elements like paper dolls satirical advertisements games and puzzles while the work is concerned with violence and a particularly texan brand of pentecostal fanaticism it is presented in a playful visual language with a deadpan humor that elevates the material beyond mere graphic memoir precious rubbish is a landmark work of comics storytelling and graphic medicine the debut graphic novel from artist kayla e precious rubbish asks the reader to do the extratextual work of filling out narrative gaps which mirrors the challenge of trauma recollection the reader is invited to co labor in the meaning making process an exercise that facilitates an intimacy between the author the subject and the reader that is at once horrifying and hilarious preview book tour stops school of the art institure of chicago chicago il ohio state university columbus oh hendrix college conway ar school of visual arts new york ny new york public library new york ny butler university indianapolis in durham zine machine durham nc georgia gwinnett college lawrenceville ga george mason university fairfax va virginia tech university blacksburg va nashville comic arts festival special guest nashville tn small press expo special guest bethesda md cartoon crossroads columbus special guest columbus oh bull city reading series durham nc american library association philadelphia pa heroes convention charlotte nc malaprop s books asheville nc pilsen community books chicago il p t knitwear bookstore new york ny partners son books philadelphia pa virginia commonwealth university richmond va scuppernong books greensboro nc precious rubbish join the mailing list first name last name email affiliation sign me up thanks 2026 by kayla e bottom of page