Amy Kurzweil is a celebrated New Yorker cartoonist and the author of two acclaimed graphic memoirs: Flying Couch and Artificial: A Love Story. A prolific writer and artist, her work—including her award-winning cartoons, comics, and essays—has appeared in publications like The New York Times Book Review, WIRED, and The La Times. She recently won the 2024 Overseas Press Club Cartoon Award for her essay, "A Palestinian, an Israeli, and a Path to Peace." Kurzweil is also a dedicated educator, having taught writing and comics at institutions like Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and she currently teaches a popular monthly cartooning class online.