Sorry I Was Gone by Martha Grover
SORRY I WAS GONE is a lyric and poetic explanation for the author’s disappearance; during a pandemic year, or even as long ago as the 2016 presidential election. Now Martha is back, and she will entertain you with tales of chronic illness, reality TV, panic, and the wonder of infinite time. This third book-length effort from Grover (after The End of My Career and One More for the People) was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign and is now available in full-color paperback (November 2, 2021).
Hailed by Jeff Vandermeer, Amy Kurzweil, Bud Smith, and Emily Gould, SORRY I WAS GONE is a (purposely) self-published scrapbook that mixes a little bit of Lynda Barry and a little bit of Lydia Davis. It's both ambitious and timely, entirely characteristic of Martha and her unique, relentless artistic journey.
