Events

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...