NYC – Carousel for Kids!

Tickets: $8 kids, $12 (advance), $15 (at the door), $10 (students/seniors)

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Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002

OH – Amulet/Sisters Signing

Raina Telgemeier and Kazu Kibuishi appear at Joseph-Beth Booksellers to discuss and sign their new comics Sisters and Amulet: Escape from Lucien on Thursday, October 30 at 4:30 pm!

The companion to Raina Telgemeier’s #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir, SMILE. Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. In AMULET: ESCAPE FROM LUCIEN, by bestselling author/illustrator Kazu Kibuishi (also known for illustrating the new Harry Potter paperback series), Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King’s loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets.

Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 396-8960

OH – Comic Authors Visit

Popular cartoonists Raina Telgemeier, Kazu Kibuishi, and Jeff Smith appear at the Delaware County District Library on Wednesday October 29th from 7:00 – 8:30 PM!

Delaware County District Library
84 E. Winter Street, Delaware, OH 43015

IL – Amulet/Sisters Signing

Cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Kazu Kibuishi appear at the Wentz Concert Hall on Monday, October 27th at 7:00 PM! To receive a ticket for the signing line purchase a copy of Sisters or Amulet #6: Escape from Lucien from  Anderson’s Bookshop.

Wentz Concert Hall
171 E Chicago Ave Naperville, IL 60540

MA – Sisters Signing

Cartoonist Raina Telgemeier appears at the Morse Institute Library on Monday October 6th at 7:00 PM to speak about her books, Smile, Drama, and newly released Sisters.

Raina Telgemeier will be joining us at the Morse Institute Library to sign copies and tell stories about her books. Her new book Sisters came out this August and is the companion to her graphic memoir, Smile. In Sisters, Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile and Drama, both #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-sitters Club series, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. Her newest graphic novel, Sisters, is a companion to Smile. Raina lives and works in Queens, NY, with her cartoonist husband, Dave Roman.

Morse Institute Library
14 E Central Street Natick, MA 01760

CA – Sisters/Amulet Signing

Kazu Kibuishi and Raina Telgemeier appear at Alameda Free Library to sign their comics on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm! Books available for sale courtesy of Books Inc.

Press Release:

Kazu Kibuishi celebrates the latest in his bestselling Amulet series, Amulet #6: Escape from Lucien–Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. And Eisner Award-winner Raina Telgemeier celebrates the follow-up to the wildly popular Smile, Sisters–Raina can’t wait to be a big sister, but once Amara is born she realises things won’t be quite what she had expected. Despite Amara’s cuteness, she is a cranky, grouchy baby. Their relationship doesn’t improve much over the years but when their family starts to change, they realise they must figure out how to get along like real sisters.

Alameda Free Library
1550 Oak Street, Alameda CA 94501
(510) 747-7777

NYC – Comix Pictionary Showdown

Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Raina Telgemeier, Kazu Kibuishi, Sara Varon, and Frank Cammuso appear at McNally Jackson Books on Thursday October 9, 2014 at 7:00 pm to battle it out in an extremely low-stakes game of Pictionary. Illustrations created by the artists over the course of the game will be given to audience members at random, super happy fun times will be given to audience members en masse.

McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince Street (between Lafayette & Mulberry), New York City, NY 10012

ON – Sisters Signing

Raina Telgemeier appears at Chapters on Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00 PM as she signs Sisters, the companion to her Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir Smile.

Chapters
Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2, Canada
(905) 456-7177

BC – Amulet/Sisters Signing

Kazu Kibuishi and Raina Telgemeier appear in Vancouver courtesy of KidsBooks on Sunday September 28th at 7:00 pm and Monday September 29th at 7:00 pm!

 

 

WA – Sisters/Amulet Signing

Comic book authors Raina Telgemeier and Kazu Kibuishi appear at the Seattle Public Library’s Northeast Branch on Friday, September 26, 2014 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. to talk about their new publications and sign books for their fans.

Press Release:

Award-winning authors, artists, and comic creators, Kazu Kibuishi and Raina Telgemeier will be together to talk about their recently released New York Times bestselling graphic novels. Accompanied by a visual presentation, the artists will talk about their books, demonstrate how they create graphic novels, and stage interactive readings with attendees.

“Sisters” by Raina Telgemeier: Raina can’t wait to be a big sister, but once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. Their relationship doesn’t improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture, and later, when something doesn’t seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.

“Amulet Book Six, Escape From Lucien” by Kazu Kibuishi: Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King’s loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.

Kazu Kibuishi is the Eisner-nominated creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Amulet series of graphic novels as well as the graphic novel Copper. He is also the cover artist of the recently released 15th anniversary editions of the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling, and the founder and editor of the Flight Anthologies, a critically acclaimed comic series.

“Sisters” is the companion to Raina Telgemeier’s critically acclaimed graphic memoir based on her childhood, “Smile.” Her memoir is a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Will Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens, and the book received a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor.

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.

Books will be available for purchase and signing provided by Secret Garden Books.

Seattle Public Library – Northeast Branch
6801 35th Ave. N.E. Seattle, WA 98115
206-684-7539

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