Yao Xiao is an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer in New York.

She is the author of graphic novel Everything Is Beautiful, And I’m Not Afraid, co-creator of children’s book How To Solve A Problem, and an award-winning artist.


Books

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Latest book releases including graphic novel, children’s book, and anthologies.

Short Comics

Short comics published in the New Yorker, LA Times, Catapult, The Washington Post, Autostraddle, and more.

Illustration

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Illustration Portfolio for commissions in editorial, advertising and publishing.

How To Solve A Problem is picked Best Books 2020 by Publishers Weekly

Teen author and climber Ashima Shiraishi doesn’t just scale rocks—she solves problems. When problem-solving is a necessary part of any process—one that informs and aids in resilience—the specter of failure disappears.

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Everything Is Beautiful, And I’m Not Afraid is a 2021 Lambda Literary Awards Finalist!

This one-of-a-kind graphic novel explores the poetics of searching for connection, belonging, and identity.

“Chinese-born cartoonist Yao blends slice-of-life comics with surreal introspection in this remarkable debut collection.”


At its purest essence, Everything is Beautiful is a book about love. The love we have for others and ourselves, and for the magical and confusing planet that we live on.
— KQED
...warm colors, probing questions, deeply personal reflections, and an endless exploration
— Autostraddle