Creative Director, Illustrator, Writer Margaret Kimball

I am a creative director, illustrator, and author of the graphic memoir, And Now I Spill the Family Secrets.

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Since 2018, I’ve been the Creative Director & Co-Founder of Naked & Thriving, a skincare brand started by my brother. There, I lead a team of designers, copywriters, and video editors (alongside freelancers and agencies). We collaborate with our brand and performance teams to create moments of connection with our customers throughout their entire journey, from when they first learn about us through repeat purchases.

In addition to my work as a creative director, I wrote the graphic memoir And Now I Spill the Family Secrets (HarperOne 2021). It was selected for the Belletrist Book Club and received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and others. My second graphic memoir, A Brief History of My Affairs, will be published with Pantheon around 2027. My writing has appeared in magazines like Creative Nonfiction, The Believer, LitHub, Ecotone, and elsewhere. I’ve been in residence at Yaddo and MacDowell.

As an illustrator, I’ve worked with clients like Macy’s, Marks & Spencer, Boston Globe, Little, Brown, Simon & Schuster, Diageo, Ogilvy, Random House, and many others.

Born in Connecticut, I’m married to the fiction writer Christian Moody and we live with our two kiddos in Indianapolis.

Find my latest work on Instagram. Read my latest thoughts on Substack.

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Graphic Memoir by Margaret Kimball - And Now I Spill the Family Secrets

And Now I Spill the Family Secrets