"What's a Nice Single Girl Doing with a Double Bed?!" (A Cathy Book)

Cathy Guisewite’s long-running single-panel comic strip, collected here in its first Bantam Books paperback from 1981, follows the relatable trials of career woman Cathy as she navigates love, family, and self-image with a warm, self-deprecating humor. This debut collection established the voice and visual shorthand—the iconic "Aack!" and the chaotic double bed—that would define the series for decades. A foundational work of late-20th-century women’s cartooning, it remains a touchstone for its honest, funny take on everyday anxieties.