Before We Wake (A Graphic Novel) [Paperback]

With the dreaminess ofLore Olympusand the magic ofThe Girl from the Sea, here is an ethereal, paranormal romance that plays out between a waking life that feels muted and a world of lucid dreams that sparkles in full color.

Haunted by a recurring dream, Alicia borrows a book about lucid dreaming, and soon learns to take control of her sleeping life. She welcomes the arrival of her best friend's boyfriend in her dreamworld, and soon sparks start to fly. But then he admits, when they are both awake, that he remembers everything that happened while they were asleep. Suddenly, Alicia’s dream life has become as complicated as her waking one.
 
In this electrifying graphic novel, Glock whisks readers on a head‑spinning romantic dream odyssey, exploring the ways in which we hold ourselves back—and what it will take to let our wildest dreams come true. 

Sophia Glockis a cartoonist and the author of the graphic memoirPassport. Her comics and cartoons have been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Buzzfeed, Narratively, and Time Out New York. Her work has also been featured in various anthologies including,Ink Brick, Digestate,andThe Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, Vol. 1. Her collection of comicsBorn, Not Raisedwas selected to be included in The Society of Illustrators Cartoon and Comics Art Annual 2016 and her short comicThe Secrets in My Mother's Nightstandwas shortlisted for The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Web Comic of the Year in 2016. She is also the author ofThe Lettuce Girl, SemiSolid, Over RipeandPassport: Fig. She currently lives in Virginia.

Praise forBefore We Wake:
A 2026 Ignatz Award nominee"A poignant graphic narrative highlighting the path towards acceptance during a period of sorrow.”School Libraryl@