Sarah Laing is an award-winning cartoonist, short story writer, novelist and graphic designer. Let Me Be Frank is her fifth book, and she has also illustrated children's books, made zines and co-edited Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's Comics. Her most recent graphic memoir, Mansfield and Me, was longlisted in the 2017 Ockham book awards, and was published in New Zealand and the UK, where it was favourably reviewed by the Guardian and The Sunday Times Literary Supplement. Sarah has been the recipient of both the Michael King and the Frank Sargeson literary fellowships in Auckland. She now lives in Wellington.