In graphic novelist Jen Wang’s Ash’s Cabin is the journal of a resourceful teen who flees society to live alone in nature

Jen Wang, author of The Prince and the Dressmaker, has written and illustrated her fifth book, Ash’s Cabin, which was released this year. The story is about Ash, an independent but withdrawn person who relies on themselves to get things done. Their dog, Chase, is the one friend they have. Having recently come out to their parents, they are struggling to figure out their place in the world. Upon discovering that their beloved grandfather’s ranch would get sold soon, Ash gets permission from their parents to stay there during the summer with their cousin Reese to enjoy one last time before their uncle sells it. Ash secretly devises a plan to run away in search for their grandfather’s secret cabin, which he built. They have no clue where it is, but they know deep in their heart that it exists based on his journals. Ash dreams of living in the solitude of nature, not having to worry about society and its oppressive social norms.

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