Simon & Schuster and Andrews McMeel Publishing announce the publication of Wild That We're Alive, a brand-new book from poet, artist, and Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Lauren Haldeman!

From the publisher's website:

You haven’t really experienced how weird and beautiful the world is until you see it through Lauren Haldeman’s eyes. These beautiful diary comics by the award-winning poet offer a fresh, humorous, and emotionally resonant perspective on the wonders and weirdness of everyday life.

Lauren Haldeman is senior editor for The Writing University and a Magid Center collaborator. Together with Magid Center Director Daniel Khalastchi and Director of the Iowa Young Writers' Studio Stephen Lovely, she co-hosts the podcast "Sad Me of the Past."