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Lucy Knisley

American comic artist and musician

Summary

American comic artist and musician

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caption	Knisley eating mussels in Paris in 2009
birth_name	Lucy Louise Knisley
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birth_place	New York City, New York, U.S.
nationality	American
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notable works	French Milk, Relish, Kid Gloves
website	http://www.lucyknisley.com

Lucy Knisley (born January 11, 1985) is an American comic artist and musician. Her work is often autobiographical, and food is a common theme.

Knisley's drawn travel journal French Milk was published through Simon & Schuster in October 2008. It received positive reviews in several publications, such as USA Today and Salon.com. Comics critic Douglas Wolk described it as "a keenly observed letter back home... the pleasure Knisley takes in food and company is infectious."

Knisley holds a BFA ('07) from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While there, she contributed to and edited the comics section of the school newspaper, FNews. Knisley holds an MFA ('09) from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She was awarded the 2007 Diamond in the Rough scholarship for her CCS application comic, Heart Seed Snow Circuit. She is a 2014 recipient of the Alex Awards.

Personal life

Knisley married designer John Horstman in September 2014. At the time of his proposal to her, they had been separated for three years after a five-year relationship.

Knisley gave birth to her first child on June 13, 2016. She refers to them as "Pal" in her writing, short for Palindrome, for privacy reasons.

Works

Biographical series

French Milk (2008, Simon & Schuster, )
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (2013, First Second, )
An Age of License: A Travelogue (2014, Fantagraphics, )
Displacement: A Travelogue (2015, Fantagraphics, )
Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride (2016, First Second, )
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos (2019, First Second, )
Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood (2020, First Second, )
Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair (2024, Random House Graphic, )

Picture books

You Are New (2019, Chronicle Books, )
Ride Beside Me (2024, Knopf Books for Young Readers, {{ISBN| 9781984897190}})

''Peapod Farm'' (series)

Stepping Stones (2020, Random House Graphic, )
Apple Crush (2022, Random House Graphic, )
Sugar Shack (2025, Random House Graphic, )

Anthology contributor

Trubble Club Vol. 1-4 (2008–09)
You Ain't No Dancer #3 (2008, New Reliable Press, )
Secrets & Lies (2008, Magic Inkwell Press)
Elephano the Magician (2008, )
Side B: The Music Lover's Graphic Novel (2009, Poseur Ink, )
I Saw You... (2009, Random House, )
Marvel Comics:
- Girl Comics Vol.2 #1 (May 2010) "Shop Doc"
- I Am An Avenger Vol.1 #4 (February 2011) "Growing Pains"

Self-published

Heart Seed Snow Circuit (2007)
Searching For Cassady (2007)
Radiator Days (2008)
Pretty Little Book (2009)
Drawn To You (with Erika Moen, 2009)
Make Yourself Happy (2010)
Mini-comics
- Letters from the Bottom of the Sea (with Hope Larson, 2005)
- My Addiction (2006)
- French Milk minis (2009)
- The Fast (2009)
- "Paris Journal" (2009)
- "Salvaged Parts" (2010)

Albums

Sweet Violet (2006)
Pretty/Nerdy (2007)
Comics Tunes By and For Us Comics Goons (compilation, 2007)

Illustrations

Beautiful Cadavers by Liam Jennings (Cover art, 2010)
Margaret And The Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing by Dean Robbins (Illustrations, 2017, Knopf Books for Young Readers, )
Love, Penelope: Letters from a big sister who knows about life by Joanne Rocklin (illustrations, 2018, Amulet Books, )

References

Whitney Matheson. [http://content.usatoday.com/topics/post/TV/58163990.blog/1 "Cool Book Alert: 'French Milk'"]. USA Today. Posted November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
Douglas Wolk. [http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/17/graphic_novels/ "Graphic Appeal"]. Salon. Posted December 17, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
"Comics by Lucy Knisley". F Newsmagazine.
Caroline Ewing. [http://fnewsmagazine.com/2007-apr/alumni-round-up-and-more.php "Alumni Round-up"]. F Newsmagazine. April 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
(September 14, 2014). "Lucy Knisley, John Horstman". The New York Times.
(October 2, 2014). "A Light That Never Goes Out". Lucy Knisley.
"Lucy Knisley on Instagram: "No photos! In a (possibly futile) attempt at keeping the baby's online privacy a little, well, private, I've been contemplating an online…"".
"FAQ".
[https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/03/17/paperback-nonfiction/?emc=edit_NN_p_20190307&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=72375613ction%3DaBreak&section=aBreak&te=1 Best-Sellers 7 March 2019: Paperback Nonfiction Books (New York Times): ''A graphic book memoir by a woman who dealt with fertility problems and health issues during pregnancy.'' (accessed 7 March 2019)]

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