Published on 26th January 2026

All Things Connect

By Andrew Squire

All Things Connect is a luminous graphic memoir about love, resilience, and the search for meaning in turbulent times. Spanning two decades, it follows Andrew and Ise from their early days in Glasgow – bonded by a shared passion for nature – to their life in a carbon‑neutral home in the Scottish Highlands and their frontline activism with Extinction Rebellion.

As global crises mount and personal losses deepen, their story shifts from collective struggle to intimate reckoning: the pandemic, the passing of their parents, and Ise’s devastating diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. Told with striking simplicity and honesty, the memoir reveals how they learned to let go of despair, embrace the fleeting beauty of existence, and find agency in small, deliberate acts of care.

At once a meditation on mortality and a celebration of life, All Things Connect reminds us that while we cannot control the storms around us, we can choose how we dance within them.

About Andrew Squire

Andrew Squire is an architect, and award-winning visual artist, living in the West Highlands. His art has been a journey towards minimalism, seeking to say a lot with a little, and allowing space and silence to define the form.

www.andrewsquire.com

News & Reviews

Download the Press Release for All Things Connect.
Read the latest review by Annemarie Jutel. Jutel writes: ‘All Things Connect is a tiny book with a big message. On one level, it’s just a little love story. Andrew meets Ise in a park. They fall in love. She dies. This beautifully drawn book is his tribute. On another level it is an intensely simple, yet profoundly reflexive musing on the meaning of human life, and its place in the greater cosmos… This little book is Andrew’s way of saying goodbye. It’s deeply personal, but at the same time it is profoundly general: it is a simple story about accepting the death of someone one loved. We can all relate.’ Annemarie Jutel, sociologist, graphic storyteller, and judge of the 2025 Graphic Medicine awards
Read this great review by Amy Wu on Graphic Medicine. Wu writes: ‘All Things Connect favors minimalist black-and-white illustrations and straightforward dialogue that enable readers to empathize and relate to their existential concerns. A particularly poignant visual touch was the varied motifs that escaped the panels and adorned the corners of select pages, serving as a reminder that everything – nature, life, and even death – is a constant companion, even if often relegated to the fringes of human stories. Furthermore, the conciseness of this graphic memoir allows for a quick, one-sitting read.’
Read this excellent review and interview with the author by Jonathan Sandler on GraphicMemoirBlog: A Scottish Graphic Memoir on MND, Love, and Activism. Jonathan describes the book as ‘simply charming’ and ‘an exceptional achievement’ and writes, ‘The writing is precise, the drawings deceptively simple, and the cumulative effect lingers long after the final page. It already feels like one of the standout comics of the year.’
Preview of All Things Connect posted on downthetubes.net.
‘Graphic illustration of why small is beautiful‘ article published in BookBrunch.
‘This book is a glorious experience; a deeply moving, non-judgmental and loving reflection of our individual (in)significance and what it means to be human at this particular time in history, as we follow Andrew and Ise’s navigation of meta and micro existential challenges. Simply beautiful.’ Helena Farstad, environmental activist
‘An extraordinarily open account of lives lived and reflections on the times we are all living through. All Things Connect combines the story of a love affair and a death with the enormity of how we attempt to tackle the current climate crisis. Andrew’s drawings are observant and often hilarious about mood and place. And there is a simplicity of expression that is only possible in love. When he first told me he was planning this book I thought it would be impossible to do, but he has done it. This is a complex story simply told.’ Susan Carstairs, Lochaber Environmental Group
‘Time comes and goes in a swift hello and goodbye. Sometimes it feels short and sometimes it never seems to end. And love is the glue that makes it all worthwhile. Andrew remembers and celebrates the mix of times shared with Ise with both humour and a deep understanding of the sorrow and irony of this epoch. I met Andrew as an environmental activist. I learnt in this book that he really is an activist for life. Be moved, humoured and enchanted by this beautiful portrayal of how life, at its best, is simply in being present, committed and loving. No matter what.’ Caroline Päkel, social psychologist and activist
‘There is a canon emerging of comic books dealing with the planetary crisis, and All Things Connect is an important new addition. With style, wit and a candid heart, Andrew Squire has drawn a chronicle of a journey through these times, through the Highlands of Scotland, the building of a home, and bonds made and undone. I will take it with me everywhere.’ Christoph Warrack, founder, Common