July 30, 2024

Congratulations to Emma Hunsinger ‘20 on her debut graphic novel, HOW IT ALL ENDS by HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books. After working on it for three years, it releases 8/6 wherever books are sold! You can pre-order it now!

HOW IT ALL ENDS has received many starred reviews. Including: 

“Hunsinger’s distinctive style. . . is reminiscent of doodles in the margins of student notebooks and perfectly suits the subject matter. . . . Tara’s voice rings true, and readers will find much to relate to in her various social and emotional struggles. Frequent moments of humor create a lighthearted tone despite Tara’s overall angst. . . . A slice of life that’s as imaginative as its protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews 

“Thirteen-year-old Tara isn’t too excited about her first day of school after being approved to skip the eighth grade. . . . Tara has a hard time going with the social flow of high school—until she befriends Libby in her chaotic English class. As Tara and Libby get closer, Tara starts having feelings she doesn’t understand, making her even more confused. . . . In this exploration of maturity levels, close friendships, and first loves, Hunsinger uses color and illustration to portray the disquieted adolescent mind as Tara learns about herself through the coming-of-age challenge of high school.” —Booklist 

“Hunsinger explores what it’s like to be an especially inexperienced fish out of water in this vibrant, comedic character sketch.” —Publishers Weekly 

Emma teaches drawing at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Her first picture book, MY PARENTS WON’T STOP TALKING, with her wife and acclaimed cartoonist and Vermont’s fifth cartoonist laureate Tillie Walden ‘16 was featured on NPR’s Best Books of the Year list in 2022. While studying at CCS, Emma published her nonfiction class assignment, “How to Draw a Horse” in The New Yorker. The comic focuses on a young girl’s fascination with drawing horses. She remarks on how difficult it is for artists to draw horses, and how equally difficult it is for her to understand her feelings towards her female classmate. The comic was nominated for an Eisner Award, National Magazine Award, and a National Cartoonist Society Divisional Award. 

Order a copy of HOW IT ALL ENDS from your favorite bookshop! Congrats, Emma! 

Related events:

Attend a reading by Emma Hunginger at Still North Books in Hanover, NH, on August 6, at 7pm.