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Eric's Sister by Kaitlin Chan | NYC Book Launch | In conversation with Ping Zhu

  • Yu and Me Books 44 Mulberry Street New York, NY, 10013 United States (map)

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About Eric’s Sister

Lisa and her brother Eric are aspiring artists in their twenties. Lisa has always loved drawing, and Eric is a painter poised for a career breakthrough. But as they each struggle to make their mark, there is a disquieting undercurrent of what they can’t tell each other. Lisa has always played second fiddle to her brother, but how much longer can she feel like a supporting actor in her own life?

A slice of life-graphic novel set in Hong Kong, Eric’s Sister explores creative doubt, the uneasy love between family members, and friendship as a salve in dark times.

Kaitlin Chan is a cartoonist and gallery worker in Hong Kong. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker online, The Economist, Catapult, Astra Magazine, Oprah Daily, The Margins, The Offing, Popula and elsewhere. In 2021, she was shortlisted for the Cartoonist Studio Prize in Webcomics. In 2023, she self-published her first graphic novel, Eric’s Sister.

Ping Zhu is a Chinese-American illustrator, born in the Year of the Dragon and based in Brooklyn. She's worked with clients across many industries including Google, Warby Parker, A24, The New Yorker and others. She has illustrated two children's books, both published by Enchanted Lion (2020). She was an Art Directors Club Young Gun in 2013, the Chair of the Society of Illustrators in 2021, and previously taught at Pratt Institute. Currently she will be wearing the color red until the Year of the Snake.

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