Mimi Pond began work on a graphic novel about Britain's famed six Mitford sisters. It incorporates her own personal elements woven into the Mitfords' stories. She is a cartoonist and writer whose graphic novels include Over Easy, (2014) and its sequel, The Customer is Always Wrong. (2017 and nominated for a Harvey Award for Book of the Year). They portray a fictional version of her life as a waitress, caught up in a restaurant culture of sex, drugs, and punk rock in late 1970s Oakland, CA. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, newyorker.com, The Paris Review, and American Bystander Magazine. She has also written for television, including the 1989 premiere episode of the animated series, The Simpsons.
Portrait by Celeste Sloman
