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Cover Art || Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser & Robyn Smith

From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel love letter to the beauty and endurance of Black women, their friendships, and their hair. Wash Day Diaries tells the story of four best friends—Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie—through five connected short story comics that follow these young women through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx. The book takes its title from the wash day experience shared by Black women everywhere of setting aside all plans and responsibilities for a full day of washing, conditioning, and nourishing their hair. Each short story uses hair routines as a window into these four characters’ everyday lives and how they care for each other. Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith originally kickstarted their critically acclaimed, award-winning slice of life mini comic, Wash Day, inspired by Rowser’s own wash day ritual and their shared desire to see more comics featuring the daily lived experiences of young Black women. Wash Day Diaries includes an updated, full color version of this original comic—which follows Kim, a 26-year-old woman living in the Bronx—as the book’s first chapter and expands into a graphic novel with short stories about these vibrant and relatable new characters. In expanding the story of Kim and her friends, the authors pay tribute to Black sisterhood through portraits of shared, yet deeply personal experiences of Black hair care. From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointment to healing family rifts, the stories are brought to life through beautifully drawn characters and different color palettes reflecting the mood in each story.

Artwork by Robyn Smith

Release date | Jun 14, 2022 Goodreads

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Fantasy

Mooncakes

Snapdragon

Beetle & the Hollow Bones

Lightfall

Tea Dragon Society

Life of Melody

Witchlight

Coming Back

Tidesong

Garlic & the Vampire

The Heart Hunter

Sci-Fi & Paranormal

Cosmoknights

The Montague Twins

Squad

Specter Inspectors

Seance Tea Party

Realistic

Just Roll With It

The Avant-Guards

Pumpkinheads

The Legend of Auntie Po

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You ever start to read something hyped up by everyone and think “there is no way I’m gonna join them in this” but then you start falling down a hole of “I would kill for these characters” and “this shit is amazing” and “my skin is cleared, my crops are watered”

Anyway, thank you Alice Oseman for giving us Heartstopper

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“It’s funny because it’s true.”

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Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

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Some Graphic Novels to read when you finish watching Heartstopper!

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Are you okay these days? Have you been smiling?

Yes! Is this who I think it is?

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"the rest of the world was black and white, we were in screaming colour" Referencing my queen T Swift to say this: the canvas in the art gallery is empty, it's the gallery walls that are art. It's the rest of the whole world that's art. 16"x12" Mixed media on canvas DM for closeups! (at Bangalore, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLy7mh7hWb_/?igshid=1lwmlqifyux0c

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Hopelessness is taking over

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I knew it was too good to be true

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I wish I had friends

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can’t wait until a week from now when i finally process these lyrics

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I don't know if it's ever the momentary kiss itself or the memory of the kiss hours, days, months later, just before you fall asleep, in the dark, in the middle of the day, in your dreams

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It’s really hard to tell the story of a love story that in the end, is still a love story. It didn’t end because they stopped loving each other, it ended because circumstance stood in their way. And that circumstance was their own growth, and that’s a wonderful thing. - Dan Levy

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five non-romantic relationships | alexis and david

I really wanted to impress you today. And now I feel like I’m ruining your wedding.

I think you’re giving yourself a lot of credit. My wedding was already ruined. But for what it’s worth, I am continuously impressed by you.

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Words of Wisdom with Alexis Rose