Comic: Laura Gao's 'Messy Roots' Goes From Viral Tweet to Indie Bestseller

With her graphic memoir Messy Roots, Laura Gao followed an unconventional publishing path from viral tweet to indie bestseller. She illustrates her path to publication in this SLJ-original comic.

 

See also: Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American

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