Denniveniquity [Paperback]

A candid and personal exploration of junior high in the 1970s, with enough vulnerability to make readers squirm, laugh, and maybe even fall in love (but only for now).

From awkward first kisses to changing bodies with an agenda all their own, puberty is not for the faint of heart. But hitting puberty in a small Canadian city where your father knows everyone and your on-again-off-again boyfriend quite literally lives on “the wrong side of the tracks”? That comes with an extra set of super-charged emotions and embarrassing moments—and Dawn is no stranger to any of it.

Denniveniquityis a darkly humorous coming-of-age graphic memoir by D. Boyd, creator of the award-nominatedChicken Rising. For this new tale, Boyd mined her old diaries and brought her 1970s teen years back to life, rekindling the excitement, joy, and anguish of these formative life experiences.

Montreal-based cartoonist D. Boyd hails from Saint John, New Brunswick – the setting for this and her first graphic memoir,Chicken Rising. Her work has appeared in the New Brunswick Chapbook Series (Frog Hollow Press), The Montreal Review of Books, and in unique collaborations with some exciting Canadian writers.

OnChicken Risingby D. Boyd: "This debut graphic memoir is one of the most realistic graphic representations of the 1970s I’ve seen in a long time. At times, I found it hard to believe that this is Boyd’s first book. She draws like a pro, adding plenty of detail to each frame and changing up the panel layout on every page, which plays with the story’s dynamic. I look forward to seeing more work by this comic artist." —Montreal Review of Books