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Kids' Carousel at the NYPL
Chatham Square Branch
33 East Broadway
September 1
4 PM
Small Press Expo
Bethesda, MD
September 11-12
Youth Workshop at The Queens Public Library
Astoria Branch
Astoria, NY
Wednesday, September 29
Time to be announced
Youth Workshop at The Queens Public Library
Steinway Branch
Astoria, NY
Wednesday, October 26
Time to be announced
New York Comic Con
New York, NY
October 8-10
Alternative Press Expo
San Francisco, CA
October 16-17
Green Apple Books
Book signing & presentation
San Francisco, CA
Monday, October 18
7 PM
Milpitas Public Library
Milpitas, CA
Wednesday, October 20
3-4 PM
Comic Relief
Book signing & presentation
Berkeley, CA
Wednesday, October 20
7 PM
Alameda Public Library
Alameda, CA
Thursday, October 21
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Pleasanton Public Library
Pleasanton, CA
Friday, October 22
4 - 5 PM
Mrs. Dalloway's
Book signing & presentation
Berkeley, CA
Friday, October 22
7:30 - 9 PM
Artist-in-Residence at the Cartoon Art Museum
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, October 23
1 - 3 PM
Long Beach Comic Con
Long Beach, CA
October 29-31
King Con
Brooklyn, NY
November 6-7
Levittown Public Library
Levittown, NY
Friday, November 12
7 PM
Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
November 19-21
Events and times coming soon!
Emerald City Comicon
Seattle, WA
March 4-6, 2011
MoCCA Art Fest
New York, NY
April 9-10, 2011
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 7-8, 2011
Texas Library Association Annual Conference
Austin, TX
April 14-17, 2011
American Library Association Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA
June 23-27, 2011
SMILE in Cul de Sac
June 23rd, 2010 | Permalink
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that today’s Cul de Sac featured Petey reading a copy of SMILE–it’s not every day that my book shows up in my CURRENT FAVORITE COMIC STRIP!!

Seriously, I got into comics because of comic strips in the first place. CdS is by FAR my favorite strip currently in print, and in my top 5 of all time strips, joining the ranks of Calvin and Hobbes and For Better or For Worse. Richard Thompson is a swell guy and a brilliant cartoonist, and I had the distinct pleasure of not only talking shop with him at Heroes Con earlier this month, but also doing an art trade! I gave him one of my original Baby-sitters Club pages, and in return got to come home with a beautiful CdS original. It’s going to get a nice frame job, and then it’ll join the growing collection of artwork on my living room walls.
Anyway, to wake up to this surprise this morning was a real treat. I think someone else colors the CdS dailies, not Richard himself, so that would explain the orange color on the cover. Richard did confirm, however, that that is indeed my SMILE in Petey’s hands.
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Upcoming Events
Kids' Carousel at the NYPL
Chatham Square Branch
33 East Broadway
September 1
4 PM
Small Press Expo
Bethesda, MD
September 11-12
Youth Workshop at The Queens Public Library
Astoria Branch
Astoria, NY
Wednesday, September 29
Time to be announced
Youth Workshop at The Queens Public Library
Steinway Branch
Astoria, NY
Wednesday, October 26
Time to be announced
New York Comic Con
New York, NY
October 8-10
Alternative Press Expo
San Francisco, CA
October 16-17
Green Apple Books
Book signing & presentation
San Francisco, CA
Monday, October 18
7 PM
Milpitas Public Library
Milpitas, CA
Wednesday, October 20
3-4 PM
Comic Relief
Book signing & presentation
Berkeley, CA
Wednesday, October 20
7 PM
Alameda Public Library
Alameda, CA
Thursday, October 21
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Pleasanton Public Library
Pleasanton, CA
Friday, October 22
4 - 5 PM
Mrs. Dalloway's
Book signing & presentation
Berkeley, CA
Friday, October 22
7:30 - 9 PM
Artist-in-Residence at the Cartoon Art Museum
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, October 23
1 - 3 PM
Long Beach Comic Con
Long Beach, CA
October 29-31
King Con
Brooklyn, NY
November 6-7
Levittown Public Library
Levittown, NY
Friday, November 12
7 PM
Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
November 19-21
Events and times coming soon!
Emerald City Comicon
Seattle, WA
March 4-6, 2011
MoCCA Art Fest
New York, NY
April 9-10, 2011
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 7-8, 2011
Texas Library Association Annual Conference
Austin, TX
April 14-17, 2011
American Library Association Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA
June 23-27, 2011