Mary M. Talbot

Mary M. Talbot is an academic turned graphic novelist. Her first graphic novel, Dotter of her Father’s Eyes(with Bryan Talbot), won the 2012 Costa Biography Award. Her most recent, Rain (2019, with Bryan Talbot), is a rallying cry to protect the planet. Her previous graphic novels are Sally Heathcote, Suffragette (2014, with Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot), and The Red Virgin (2016, with Bryan Talbot). Her most recent academic book is Language and Gender (3rd ed, 2019). She was Visiting Professor of Graphic Narrative atLancaster University until 2024. Her previous graphic novel with Bryan Talbot, and published by SelfMadeHero was Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington (2023).