Yumi Sakugawa - I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You

Look around. You wont find anything sweeter than this lonely little book anywhere in your immediate vicinity. Unless for some reason theres, like, a bunny knitting a scarf for a puppy. That might be sweeter. Aside from that, this book is definitely your best bet.

AVERY MONSEN , coauthor of K Is for Knifeball and All My Friends Are Dead

This is one of my favorite comics ever, a sweet ode to platonic love that will echo through the ages.

MARI NAOMI , author of Kiss & Tell

Funny and beautifully drawn, I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You is the bittersweet tale of friendships in the age of social media in which many can relate.

ESTHER PEARL WATSON , author of Unlovable

The warmth of Yumis soft brushstrokes and vulnerability of her words make me feel less alone in this weird world. I think I am in book-love.

LISA HANAWALT , author of My Dirty Dumb Eyes

Yumi Sakugawa is a comic book artist and illustrator based in Southern California. A graduate of the fine art program of University of California, Los Angeles, Yumi is a regular comic contributor for the Rumpus and Wonderhowto.com. Her illustrations and comics have been featured on Buzzfeed, Lifehacker, Papermag, Apartment Therapy, and all over Tumblr. Her short comic story Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion Years was selected as a Notable Comic of 2012 by the Best American Comics Anthology editors. Visit her on the web at www.yumisakugawa.com.

Thank you to everyone who made this book possible.

To all the countless readers from all over the world who read and shared Friend-Love when it was first posted online. Jesse Sposato for giving Friend-Love its original online home at Sadie Magazine. My agent Laurie Abkemeier for all of her valuable guidance in my first venture as a published author. My wonderful editor Brendan ONeill and the rest of the Adams Media team for all of their amazing work.

To all of my not-so-secret friend-loves.

To Uncle Reg for being the best fan ever.

To my mom and dad for always supporting my artistic dreams from childhood to adulthood.

To my partner David for being the best friend-love and love-love that I could possibly ask for.

Lastly, I cannot forget the friend-loves of my past who have been the original inspiration for creating this book in the first place. Wherever you all are, I hope you are doing well.

Copyright 2014 by Yumi Sakugawa.
All rights reserved.
This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.

Published by
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322. U.S.A.
www.adamsmedia.com

eISBN 10: 1-4405-7303-4
eISBN 13: 978-1-4405-7303-3

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