Arianna Margulis is currently navigating New York by way of small-town Michigan. As a relationship-obsessed fashion girl, she began doodling about her day-to-day dramas on the floor of her studio apartment and decided to expose her innermost feelings to the world. Thus But Like Maybe, the girl cult Instagram, was born. From painting street-sized murals and major brand collabs to enacting revenge on ex boyfriends, her imaginary best friend has created a world of opportunity she never thought possible. But most important of all, her drawings have brought her self-confidence, motivation, and love. Armed with a sharpie and fueled by margaritas, she's ready to take on the world.
Praise for Arianna Margulis and But Like Maybe Margulis is like a Carrie Bradshaw for the Instagram age. While the iconic HBO series tackled issues that were groundbreaking in the late 1990s and early 2000s, much of But Like Maybe [Instagram] revolves around a quintessentially 2020 problem: What happens when you're dating someone but not, like, actually dating anyone? . . . Optimism is a lot easier when you realize you're not alone in your dating woes. These cartoons will do just that. -Elite Daily Prepare to be obsessed with But Like Maybe. -Cosmopolitan Now that you have a book deal, can I get my sweatshirt back? -Alex, ex- boyfriend But Like Maybe Don't? is an illustrated journey through Arianna's biggest dating mistakes, but it's also a hopeful guide to what you need to get wrong in love before you get it right. And it's good. -Swipe Life Instagram cartoonist Margulis goes analog with a laugh-out-loud-funny, illustrated guide to the don'ts of dating. She suffered so you won't have to. -Newsweek