And Now I Spill the Family Secrets is an illustrated memoir by Margaret Kimball exploring family, memory, and mental health through words and images.

And Now I Spill the Family Secrets

And Now I Spill the Family Secrets is my illustrated memoir about family, memory, and mental health. Through hand-drawn pictures and narrative prose, I explore what drives families apart and what keeps them together.

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. It was a Belletrist Book Club selection and named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2021 Comics.

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Author and illustrator Margaret Kimball shares writing on art, family, and creative life, including her illustrated memoir And Now I Spill the Family Secrets.

Making a Graphic Memoir
This is my Substack about making a graphic memoir — and everything that comes with it. I write about art, family, creative process, and whatever else is on my mind. Read on.

Author and illustrator Margaret Kimball shares writing on art, family, and creative life, including her illustrated memoir And Now I Spill the Family Secrets.

Essays & Other Writing
“My Brother Might Never Meet My Baby.”
“The Party.” Believer Magazine.
“Saying the Unsaid.” Lit Hub.

Author and illustrator Margaret Kimball shares writing on art, family, and creative life, including her illustrated memoir And Now I Spill the Family Secrets.

Interviews & More
On the Family Secrets Podcast.
Interview with UConn Alumni Magazine.
Interview with Publishers Weekly.
Workshop with The Believer Magazine.
Interview with Shadow Yaddo.