From her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders- Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathing memoir about her own greed and privilege?

But how is she supposed to sit here writing a book when the world hangs on a thread?

In this hilariously skewering comic novel, Alison is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a country on the brink of civil war.

Her first graphic memoir about growing up with her taxidermist father has been adapted into a highly successful TV series, Death and Taxidermy. It’s a phenomenon that makes Alison, formerly on the cultural margins, the envy of her friend group.

As the TV show racks up Emmy after Emmy, Alison’s own envy spirals. Why couldn’t she be the writer for a wildly popular reality TV series which shows people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?!

In Spent, the celebrated, bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud and passionately political work of autofiction, and once again proves that \\”nobody does it better\\” (New York Times) than the real Alison Bechdel.

\”Truthful, rueful and delightful.\” — LA Times

\”Spent’s mix of witty self-deprecation and queer countercultural sex romp is gleefully entertaining.\” — The New Yorker

\”Hilariously honest…Spent succeeds at skewering the absurdities and inconsistencies of [Bechdel’s] life as a progressive artist with a diverse group of friends.\” — San Francisco Chronicle

\”Sharp, funny and beautifully drawn.\” — People Magazine

\”Spent is the best kind of autofiction, braiding together strands of the author’s career into a brilliant new creation… A sly social satire and a rollicking good time.\” — Boston Globe

\”Spent is the best kind of autofiction, braiding together strands of the author’s career into a brilliant new creation… A sly social satire and a rollicking good time.\” — New York Times

\”There’s something charming and funny on practically every page of Spent.\” — Minnesota Star Tribune

\”In teasing herself and her friends, Bechdel finds a new way to have fun with both.\” — Washington Post

\”There’s a real joy to seeing [Dykes to Watch Out For] characters return, their shapes a little baggier, their hair greyer, but their spirits the same.\” — The Guardian

\”How, for all these years, in a remote corner of Vermont and mostly stuck in her own head has [Alison Bechdel] figured out just what to say to us?\” — Atlantic Magazine

\”[S]elf-deprecating and delightful . . . Bechdel takes a gentle approach toward her well-meaning characters, but wields a razor-sharp scalpel when it comes to the indignities of modern life. For Bechdel’s fans, it’s a dream to see her skewer fame with such hilarious precision.\” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)