Layers: A Memoir

Ages 14 to 18

Following the Eisner Award–winning Brazen, Pénélope Bagieu pens her first autobiographical work in this hilarious and bittersweet young adult graphic memoir.

Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd create a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really—this book is based on her actual diaries!), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn.

In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.

About the Author

Pénélope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982 to Corsican and Basque parents. She is a bestselling graphic novel author, and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. In America, her graphic novels include Exquisite Corpse, California Dreamin’, The Witches (an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic), and Brazen (a 2019 Eisner Award winner). She blogs, plays drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows.