The Brow team consistently puts their artists to the front and I feel really lucky to have this project in their hands.’īrow Books will publish Stone Fruit in early 2021. Stone Fruit Hardcover by Lee Lai (Author) 64 ratings Part of: Stone Fruit See all formats and editions Kindle & Comixology 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 20.22 32 Used from 11.64 34 New from 15.00 1 Collectible from 40. ‘ The Lifted Brow has been there for me for years now, publishing my most tentative early comics, as well as regularly introducing new, completely amazing artists and authors onto my radar. ‘I’m stoked to be publishing with Brow Books,’ said Lai. French-language rights have also been sold to Editions Sarbacane. This original graphic novel follows the tangled relationships between Bron and Ray, Rays sister, and Rays niece. The publisher said: ‘ Stone Fruit is a story about a very particular kind of heartbreak-and the openings that emerge as a result … As the intimacy between them breaks down, Ray and Bron are reminded of the family ties that have been left behind, and the painful self-growth of reconnection.’Īlessandra Sternfeld at comics literary agency Am-Book was responsible for the deal, with North American rights also selling to comics publisher Fantagraphics Books in what Publishers Marketplace called ‘one of the most competitive graphic novel auctions in recent times’. she has created one of the truly sophisticated graphic novel debuts in recent memory. Hardcover 2022 Cartoonist Studio Prize WINNER 2022 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize WINNER 2022 Lambda Literary Award WINNER, LGBTQ Comics 2022 ALA Stonewall. Stone Fruit follows queer couple Bron and Ray who ‘enjoy their role as the weirdo aunties for Ray’s niece Nessie’. The first (and only) graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize, Maus is a critically lauded work that depicts the cartoonist Art Spiegelman, interviewing his father, Vladek, about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. 1424 likes, 39 comments - Lee Lai (leelai) on Instagram: Wow dang, Stone Fruit is nominated in the Outstanding Artist, and Outstanding Graphic Novel. Buy Stone Fruit Hardcover Book By: Lee Lai from as low as 29.99.

Books has acquired ANZ rights to debut graphic novel Stone Fruit by Montreal-based Australian comics artist Lee Lai.

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