Excerpt from Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir 'Are You My Mother?' published on artcritical

An excerpt from Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir 'Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama' was published on artcritical on May 9, 2012. The work, copyrighted in 2012 by Bechdel, was used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. The publication appeared under artcritical's WordPress-powered platform. This release followed the book's publication by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The excerpt was posted at 10:00 am on that Wednesday. Bechdel's memoir explores complex family dynamics through the graphic novel format. The posting allowed readers to access a portion of the acclaimed work online.