Genevieve Bormes

3 weeks ago | newyorker.com | Francoise Mouly |Genevieve Bormes

“Precious Rubbish,” a début graphic novel by Kayla E., a book designer turned cartoonist, delivers an unflinching look at the author’s coming-of-age in a rural fundamentalist community in Texas. “Li’l Kayla,” who divides her time between her estranged parents, grapples with her identity and sexuality. Composed of comic strips, paper dolls, activity-and-game pages, comic-book advertisements, and more, “Precious Rubbish” is disarming and disturbing.