It Won't Always Be Like This

In It Won't Always Be Like This (2022–present), cartoonist Malaka Gharib delivers a tender, autobiographical graphic novel from Ten Speed Press that explores the bittersweet experience of a young woman navigating her Egyptian heritage during a transformative summer. Through warm, lightly humorous vignettes, Gharib captures the universal ache of growing up and the quiet comfort of family bonds. This single-issue work stands as a poignant, intimate snapshot of identity and belonging.