Sketchy 1 Yan Cong “Deb Lee’s beautifully delicate gray

“Deb Lee’s beautifully delicate gray landscapes are a fitting backdrop for this coming-of-age tale that encompasses so many of the liminal spaces of life: between cultures

[seeming] to argue that any life is rich and complicated enough to merit its own book—and she convinces the reader she is right

a Left Bank artist in search of emptiness

And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi

Sketchy 1 Yan Cong “Deb Lee’s beautifully delicate grayBy MAKIHIROCHI. Published by Kodansha. Softcover, 208 pages, B&W, 2024 As her twenties slip by, Ako feels like she's falling behind. But a group of skateboarding girls will bring a newfound passion into her life in this reflective, relatable josei manga from the creator of Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? Ako finds herself coasting along, watching her twenties pass her by. Work at the video rental store, see her boyfriend, repeat Her days are