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Bestselling Cookbook Creator Kim-Pleasure Pens First Graphic Novel

Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Becoming In, and the Energy of Friendship

Drawn by Acclaimed Indonesian Artist Alti Firmansyah

Turtle Bread Debuts Digitally from Comixology Originals on Might 2, 2023

and Arrives in Print from Darkish Horse Books this Fall

Kim-Pleasure, the bestselling cookbook writer and finalist on the Nice British Bake Off 2018, is writing her first graphic novel titled Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Becoming In, and the Energy of Friendship. The all-new e book is impressed by Kim-Pleasure’s ardour for baking and occasions from her life: working within the psychological well being subject, her personal psychological well being struggles, studying comics, and her want to assist others. Kim-Pleasure’s constructive, empathetic, and vibrant persona comes by way of on each web page and is enhanced by the inspiring illustrations of acclaimed Indonesian artist Alti Firmansyah (Star Lord & Kitty Pleasure, Goliath Women, X-Males ’92, Marvel Voices: Identification) who makes use of a black-and-white manga-influenced artwork type in her first full-length e book. Collectively, with letterer Joamette Gil, designer Cindy Leong, and editors Felix Horne and Allison O’Toole, they create a robust story that explores psychological well being, that feeling of not becoming in, neighborhood and, in fact, baking. Turtle Bread can be launched from Amazon’s Comixology Originals unique digital content material line on Might 2, 2023, in time for Psychological Well being Consciousness Month.

“Turtle Bread is a e book about self-awareness,” says Kim-Pleasure (Baking with Kim-Pleasure, Have fun with Kim-Pleasure, Christmas with Kim-Pleasure, and Bake Me a Cat). “It’s about that feeling of loneliness, of not becoming in or feeling adequate, of self-criticism, and the trail in the direction of self-acceptance. That is explored by way of baking, and specifically, the symbolism of the turtle–popping out of its shell and transferring ahead; nonetheless slowly which may be. Therefore: Turtle Bread! (And sure, there’s precise turtle themed bread! Plus a great deal of different recipes). It’s NOT a magical story about how baking and friendship repair every thing, however a narrative concerning the small steps ahead (and typically sideways and backwards) regularly including up.”

Kim-Pleasure continued, “I’m in absolute awe of Alti’s paintings within the e book–it’s so expressive and emotive; you possibly can actually really feel a connection to the characters on every web page. As quickly as I used to be launched, I immediately liked Alti and her work.”

In Turtle Bread, a younger girl named Yan who has a ardour for baking stumbles upon an area Baking Membership on her method dwelling from one other unsuccessful job interview. Her social nervousness tries to maintain her away however the bakers encourage her to return out of her shell, particularly the caring and supportive Bea. Because the membership bakes collectively, Yan discovers that her new mates may have her too, greater than she realizes…

Beatrice, Yan, Amit, Zara, and Geraint make for a motley forged, every with their very own particular person points and life challenges they’re attempting to deal with–from dying, to discovering romantic companions, to most cancers, to divorce, to youngsters, to maintaining a job. However when Bea abruptly leaves Baking Membership and not using a hint, they have to maintain it collectively and head out in the hunt for solutions and closure.

“Turtle Bread is a narrative concerning the energy of vulnerability; how exhibiting a little bit of our softness from beneath a tricky exterior shell can break down obstacles between us that serve to bolster the loneliness on this planet,” says Kim-Pleasure. “Being cognizant of who we’re and the way we have an effect on others is a present. I need individuals to learn Turtle Bread and really feel much less alone, comforted, and impressed to drop their armour, come collectively and produce which means to their lives; in the identical method separate substances come collectively when baked to kind one thing contemporary and new.”

Turtle Bread arrives digitally in Might from Comixology and in print from Darkish Horse Books this fall. Turtle Bread (160 pages / b/w / on sale October 3, 2023 in comedian outlets and in every single place books are bought / MSRP: $19.99/$25.99 pbk / ISBN 978-1-506730981 / Darkish Horse Books)

Turtle Bread is now accessible to pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at your native comedian store and bookstore.