Glidden s debut novel landed on several best of the year lists, including high profile ones like Entertainment Weekly. She also earned a YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens distinction and won an Ignatz Award. Since, her stature as both a cartoonist and journalist have only grown, with comics appearing on The Guardian s website and The Nib.
A follow-up to "How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less", this graphic novel style memoir details Sarah Glidden's two-month long journey through Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Accompanying friends from the Seattle Globalist, she researches stories on the Iraq War's effect on the Middle East, with a focus on refugees.