Going into Town

Roz Chast is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator known for her distinctive, quirky style and dark humor. She has been a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker since 1978 and has published numerous books, including "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography in 2014. Chast's work often explores themes of family, aging, and mortality with wit and poignancy. She has had a significant impact on the genre of graphic memoirs and is considered one of the most influential cartoonists of her generation.