So many times it seemed like this day would never come. As much faith as I had in this book, I knew that wasn’t enough, that luck always plays a role. So I’m thrilled to say the book actually goes on sale today, with my dream illustrator, my dream publisher, and to date nothing but rave reviews (except on Goodreads, lol). A sampling:
“[A] riveting true story … Mr. Pinson’s detailed monochromatic illustrations pair well with Mr. Lackman’s evocative text.”
“This captivating work reclaims Lani … from the dustbin of art history.”
“Its bizarre genius is to take a woman known for her face on modernist canvases and transform her into a visage fit for 21st-century comics. Lani was an artist of impersonations, a true charlatan worthy of this book’s outré imagination. The life of an exhibitionistic, modernist fraud, told through graphic art that will keep the reader up at night.”
“Journalist Lackman and artist Pinson debut with a beguiling biography … Lackman’s elegiac narrative pairs beautifully with Pinson’s heavily crosshatched drawings, which twist into grotesquery in scenes of bigotry and bloodshed. This tale of ambition, art, and deception sheds light on a fascinating figure and her era.”