We are so incredibly lucky that graphic novelist and painter Karl Stevens whose comics have appeared regularly in the New Yorker, Village Voice (where this series premiered), and Boston Phoenix has donated a signed copy of his book Penny A Graphic Novel! This colorful graphic novel features the philosophical and existential musings of a cat named Penny and couldn’t be more enjoyable (especially for some of us New Yorkers).

Told through a collection of stories, Penny: A Graphic Memoir wanders through her colorful imagination as she recalls her humble beginnings on the streets of New York and waxes poetic about the realities of her sheltered life living in an apartment with her owners.

Filled with ennui, angst, and vivid dreams, Penny proves that being a cat is more profound than we once thought. A unique blend of high art and humor, Penny: A Graphic Memoir perfectly portrays one cat's struggles between her animal instincts, her philosophical reflections, and the lush creature comforts of a life with human servants.