Rafael Jerome New York debut author-artist Kate Glasheen has

debut author-artist Kate Glasheen has created a world where strong lines meet soft color

tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland

they are haunted by the traumas of their mother's early death

From agalmatophilia (the desire to have sex with a mannequin) to ophidicism (sexual arousal from snakes)

not threaten

Rafael Jerome New York debut author-artist Kate Glasheen hasA fluke meeting in Paris brings the past into focus for two very different strangers. Gary Silverman, whose encounter with Rafael Jerome in 1949 led to a lifelong sense of loss, and Jeremy Jerome, clueless about his father's misadventure in flashy Hollywood, circa '49, who must deal with the consequences once Gary discloses misalliances. Always the dutiful son, Jeremy is determined to unearth his father's true legacy. He follows his intuition that