Bright-Eyed at Midnight #[nn]

Leslie Stein's delicate linework and soft watercolor washes give Bright-Eyed at Midnight a quietly intimate feel from the very first glance. The cover depicts a lone figure leaning over a bar counter, surrounded by an array of bottles and glassware, rendered in Stein's characteristically loose, dreamy style that makes the everyday feel gently poetic. Published by Fantagraphics in 2015, this is the kind of book whose cover alone suggests late nights, small moments, and the particular warmth of a world observed with care.