Nick Drnaso

1989–

American cartoonist and illustrator from Palos Hills, Illinois, who lives in Chicago. He began making comics while at community college, went on to study illustration at Columbia College Chicago and was mentored by the cartoonist Ivan Brunetti. His first book, Beverly (2016), won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for graphic novels. Sabrina (2018) traces the aftermath of a young woman’s disappearance in Chicago as a video of her killing circulates online and conspiracy theories engulf those close to her. Acting Class followed in 2022. Sabrina, the first graphic novel ever selected, was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.

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