"Upon turning the final page, I felt both intense grief and pride, despair and hope. I ached for the daughter who missed her father--and truth be told, by then, I missed him too--but beyond that, I felt emboldened, energized, ready. Schactman once reminded Dancyger to "use the whole page" while drawing, to remember the negative space around the figure. It''s a lesson in the weight of absence, one that comes to shape Dancyger''s artistic practice." -- Phoebe Journal "Dancyger''s eye for detail and devoted pursuit of grim truths make this an enthralling read. By shining light into the dark corners of her family''s past, she creates a brilliant and gut wrenching memoir." -- Bust Magazine "As she travels the past picking up remnants and clues from her father''s art and life, Dancyger brings to form new stories of family and identity as their own works of art. Negative Space is a beautiful restoration act.

" --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Chronology of Water "Dancyger''s memoir is a page turner, the details in this book stayed with me, I dare you to put it down." --Sofia Perpetua, journalist "In Negative Space , Dancyger achieves that beautiful, often elusive, balance of writing about addiction with equal parts examination and empathy." --Erin Khar, author of Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies that Nearly Killed Me "Other children of addicts who experienced difficult transitions into adulthood will find much to relate to here." --Jessica Wakeman, BookPage "The writing style of Negative Space is not calm water. Rather it is a mad river.both a literary work and an exhibition. Through this memoir, Dancyger has created a gift of immortality for her departed father." -- Porter House Review "Dancyger''s memoir manages to be so many wonderful and heartbreaking things at once.

With empathy and gorgeous prose, Dancyger excavates, explores, and attempts to understand her father--a brilliant artist and addict--as he was: flawed, complicated, and so very, very loved." -- The Millions "[ Negative Space ] rejects traditional expectations of closure, instead confidently examining the dual nature of parent-child relationships, creative legacy, and artistic creation as an act of communion." --Claudia McCarron, Ploughshares "Dancyger is an extraordinary writer, and her bravely introspective memoir will blow you away." --Elizabeth Ann Entenman, Hello Giggles "An exquisitely intimate unveiling of not only her father, but of her mother and herself. The language is elegant, precise, boney with wisdom and devotion. Each sentence is a finely wrought work of art unto itself." --Jane Ratcliffe, Electric Lit "A searing portrait of grief and anger that you won''t be able to put down." --Vit Cavage, Debutiful " Much like her father had, Dancyger crafts a striking composition out of found objects, a poignant portrait of the identities we construct out of grief.

" -- Oprah Magazine "Readers acquire a love and respect for both Schactman''s work as well as the author''s." --Gabino Iglesias, NPR " Negative Space [is] a penetrating, heartfelt story, one which plunges into the rippling depths of grief and remembrance only to change us for the better." --Jacquelyn Marie Gallo, The Brooklyn Rail "this striking memoir does what an outstanding memoir should: It not only encourages its readers to explore their pasts from new perspectives, but models the bravery needed to gaze behind the curtain of memory and face whatever realities you may find there." --Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine " Negative Space is a significant debut. Using her exceptional journalistic skills, Dancyger recounts the indelible life of her father, an artist and a heroin addict, who died when she was 12. Dancyger''s dexterous usage of time functions as a critical lens, panning in, out, and around, keeping memory fluid." --Yvonne Conza, LA Review of Books.