Julia Wertz

https://www.juliawertz.com/

Julia Wertz is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. Her books include The Fart Party, Museum of Mistakes, Drinking at the Movies, The Infinite Wait and Other Stories, Tenements, Towers, & Trash: An Unconventional, Illustrated History of New York City and Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story. She does monthly comics and doodles for the New Yorker and the New York Times. After leaving New York City, she settled down in Northern California with Oliver (yes, that Oliver) and their son, Felix. Her latest work is Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here).

Bury Me Already book cover

Categories: COMICS, NONFICTION, PBF2026, POP-UP

Events with Julia Wertz

November 2026
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Pop-up: Julia Wertz

Julia Wertz reads from her new memoir at Portland Art Museum in the Prints & Drawings gallery.

Presenters Julia Wertz

Time
11:00am – 11:15am

Venue Portland Art Museum: Main Building

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Graphic Memoirs: Lisa Hanawalt & Julia Wertz

Writer and cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt joins fellow graphic memoirist Julia Wertz for a conversation on graphic memoirs and the comedy found in crises, obsessions, and growing up. Both works feature the vulnerability of the memoir form displayed in bold graphic panels but, at their core, center relatable stories of resilience and humor. Moderated by comics journalist Shay Mirk.

Presenters Lisa Hanawalt, Julia Wertz, Shay Mirk

Time
1:30pm – 2:30pm

Venue PAM CUT // Whitsell Auditorium

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Julia Wertz

Events with Julia Wertz

November 2026

Pop-up: Julia Wertz

Graphic Memoirs: Lisa Hanawalt & Julia Wertz

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