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Award winning ‘Mom’s Cancer’ author comes to A2

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Brian Fees won an Eisner Award for his series "Mom’s Cancer." Current State's Jamie Paisley talks with the cartoonist.

Tonight in Ann Arbor, an Eisner Award winning cartoonist will speak at the Ann Arbor District Library about his book "Mom’s Cancer." The book chronicles real-life moments from the family of author Brian Fies after his mother is diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer.

Current State’s Jamie Paisley speaks with the cartoonist who, at first, didn’t even tell his family what he was doing.

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