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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

Links Roundup: Slate, A&S; ABC News Now!

July 9th, 2010 | Permalink

Cool stuff keeps on happening! Here are a few links…

Slate.com reviews SMILE!

Recently, I was a guest on two episodes of the Art & Story Podcast! One is an hour-long meditation on comics storytelling, memoir writing, and craft, using SMILE as a jumping-off point, and the other is a 20-minute chat with the same guys about how I ripped off one of my toenails last month, and whether stories about modern kids and teens need to include technology like cell phones. Thanks to Jerzy, Mark, and Kevin for having me on.

The A&S guys are giving away a free hardcover copy of SMILE–details are here! The deadline is Wednesday, July 14, so get your entries in soon.

Finally, and this really blew me away: New York Times editor Julie Just appeared on a recent episode of ABC News Now, in a segment on Great Summer Reads–and not only did she recommend SMILE, but the Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, as well!! This is really exciting! And yes, they pronounced my name correctly…but spelled it wrong onscreen. These things happen. :)

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