Events

Hey LA, don't miss Tommi Parrish at Skylight Books! They'll be discussing their newest book, Men I Trust, with Ron Regé, Jr. (Halcyon) on January 31st at 7:00 pm. About Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to...

Don't miss the NYC book launch for Tommi Parrish's newest book, Men I Trust! They'll be joined in conversation by Joan Zahra Dark, an organizer, public speaker and writer and one of the former worker-owners of Bluestockings Cooperative! About the book: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy...

Join us at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly at 176 rue Bernard O at 7 pm on Thursday, February 9th for the launch of Tommi Parrish's MEN I TRUST, published by Fantagraphics Books. Tommi will be in conversation with fellow cartoonist, Lee Lai, author of STONE FRUIT, also published by Fantagraphics Books. The event is free and open to all. Books will be available for purchase at the event and both authors will sign copies of their books. Please note that we are asking all guests to wear masks at this event. Masks will be available free of charge...

Don't miss the launch of the stunning, head-turning, “graphic opera” masterpiece, Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, by acclaimed painter and illustrator Thomas Woodruff! He'll be joined in conversation by painter and comics artist Keith Mayerson (My American Dream)--admission is free, but do RSVP here (link)! About the book: Francis Rothbart! follows a feral child who is raised by magpies and other creatures and is repeatedly struck by lightning. Because of the phenomena, the child develops eccentric talents, which he then abuses, leading to his ultimate destruction by the same natural world that once nurtured him. Written mostly...

Briana Loewinsohn will be discussing her gorgeous debut, Ephemera: A Memoir, with Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) at Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts on March 21st at 7:00 pm PST! Register to attend here (link). About the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying...

Hey San Francisco, don't miss Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera: A Memoir) in conversation with Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) at Green Apple Books on 9th Ave! Masks encouraged for in-person attendance Or watch online--livestream link available soon! About the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to...

Fantagraphics is going to MoCCA! Stop by our tables 108, 109, 110, and 111--we'll have tons of books (including titles that aren't out yet!), merch, and a full schedule of author signings!   Author Signing Schedule: Saturday, April 1st: 12:00-1:00 pm: Jess Ruliffson (Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism) 12:00-1:00 pm: Bill Griffith (Invisible Ink: My Mother's Love Affair With A Famous Cartoonist) 1:00-2:00 pm: Glenn Head (Chartwell Manor) + Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist) 2:00-3:00 pm: Steve Brodner (Living & Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022) + G. Davis Cathcart (One Eight Hundred Ghosts) 3:00-4:00 pm: Thomas Woodruff (Francis...

Exhibition: April 8-May 6, 2023 Book Signing with artist Joyce Farmer Saturday, April 8, 4 pm-6 pm Opening Reception Saturday, April 8, 4 pm-8 pm Fantagraphics and La Luz de Jesus Gallery are pleased to present a book signing and original artwork exhibition for the release of Tits & Clits 1972-1987 (artwork on exhibit by Joyce Farmer) The groundbreaking, women-edited comics anthology that served as an antidote and rebuke to male-dominated underground comix is now collected in a single volume for the first time. In 1972, underground cartoonists Joyce Farmer and Lyn Chevli produced Tits & Clits — a funny,...

"Loewinsohn has achieved something of a concentrated burst of melancholic distillation; each page of Ephemera feels accurate, felt real. Like the best memoir, it centers the reader so uniquely near the experiences of another that it feels as if the reader themselves have experienced them, as well. It does it without the complicated trappings of literary detail; indeed, it does it with as few words and as little complication as possible." -- AIPT Briana Loewinsohn will be signing copies of Ephemera: A Memoir at Floating World Comics on April 14th at 5:00 pm--don't miss it! About the book: Ephemera is a...

"The art deploys earth tones and figures reminiscent of 1930s animation, and Loewinsohn slightly alters expected panel layouts, with picture book–like two-page spreads, and colors in a blue-tinged past against brown, fertile present scenes. It’s delicate, taciturn almost, in her impressive restraint and use of images to grapple with emotions." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Briana will be discussing her beautiful debut, Ephemera: A Memoir, with Thien Pham, whose forthcoming book Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam is out in June. About the book: Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden,...