Begin Again, and Again, and Again
Notes on the Art of Perpetual Renewal
$27.99
- Hardcover
168 pages
- Release Date
21 April 2026
Summary
A luminous illustrated meditation on transformation as practice—for anyone learning to live with life’s cycles of breaking open and rebuilding.
Illustrator and author Alessandra Olanow knows that life never unfolds as you think it will. After divorce, her mother’s death, and the quiet unraveling of a carefully built life, she found herself awake at 3 a.m. with questions that wouldn’t settle: Is this all there is? What do I do when everything comes undone? How do I…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523531714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1523531711 |
| Author: | Alessandra Olanow |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 170mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
“Olanow brings readers into her internal world with Begin Again, delicately and beautifully depicting the subtle murmurs of awakening present within us all.”–Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Finding Your Way
“Olanow transforms the pain of unraveling into the art of becoming with words and illustrations that make you feel deeply seen. This book holds space for all the versions of yourself you’ve been and all the ones you’re becoming.”
–Yung Pueblo, #1 NYT Bestselling Author
With reminders to relinquish our grasp, choose our focus, and select which thoughts we believe, Alessandra’s words and illustrations are an invitation to rewrite the narrative and remember that the ache is a good place to Begin Again, and Again, and Again. –Elena Brower, bestselling author and artist of Practice You and Hold Nothing
About The Author
Alessandra Olanow
Alessandra Olanow is the illustrator and author of I Used to Have a Plan (Harper Design, 2021) and Hello Grief (Harper Design, 2023). Her work explores life’s unexpected turns with honesty and grace, drawing from her own experiences with loss, reinvention, and the courage to begin again. She has also worked as a death doula, an experience that deepened her understanding of life’s cycles of transformation and renewal. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her daughter, Coco.
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