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Ellen Forney

If you’re from Seattle, you probably recognize Forney’s work from The Stranger. And even if not, we’re betting you’ve seen it — whether in Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, or in her new memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir, in which she examines her own bipolar disorder with and against the mood disorders of other famous artists from Vincent van Gogh to Sylvia Plath. Funny and deeply serious at once, it’s a must for anyone who’s ever felt a little crazy.