LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. Or EXIST. SMIRK. LURK. Julie Houts has cultivated a devoted following as "Instagram's favorite illustrator" (Vogue) by lampooning the conflicting messages and images women consume and share with the world every day.
A collection of darkly comic illustrated essays, Literally Me chronicles the exploits of "slightly antisocial heroines" (Refinery29) in vivid, excruciatingly funny detail, including:
-The beauty routine of a deranged bride who aspires to be "truly without flaws" on her wedding day
-What happens when Kylie Jenner has an existential crisis and can no longer "step out"
-A journey to Coachella by the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse
-The true dating confessions of a fembot
-The terrifying description for Alice Staunch's book How to Be a Perfect Feminist
-The diary of Fiddle Ficus, a tree that lives inside a CELINE store, and much more
Literally Me marks the launch of a brilliant new social satirist. Julie's singular voice and beautiful illustrations reveal the truth about the absurdity of life in the social media age: the line between becoming a total "Girlboss" and a twenty-first-century American Psycho is razor-thin.
Author Biography
Julie Houts is an illustrator and former womenswear designer at J. Crew. She was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and St. Louis, Missouri, before studying at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Parsons School of Design in New York. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Nylon, Man Repeller, Stylebop, Huffington Post, and Refinery29. She lives in Brooklyn. Visit her website JulieHouts.com.
