NYC – Astronaut Academy Release Party

Cartoonist Dave Roman returns to Word Bookstore on Wednesday May 22nd at 7:00 pm to celebrate the sequel to his popular graphic novel Astronaut Academy with a drawing jam and release party. Anything goes when Dave picks up his pen, so expect the unexpected!

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DESCRIPTION
The wild and wacky world of Astronaut Academy is back! It’s spring semester at this futuristic institution of learning, and Hakata Soy has lost his heart. Literally. And he’s not the only one . . . something is stalking the halls of Astronaut Academy, impersonating the crush-objects of students and making off with their extra hearts! With a sprawling cast of unforgettable characters, Astronaut Academy Re-Entry is a high-octane, hilarious follow-up to Dave Roman’s quirky Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery, and Teen Boat. He has contributed stories to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Nursery Rhyme Comics, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. Astronaut Academy: Re-entry is his most recent graphic novel. Roman worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in Astoria, New York, with his wife, the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier.

Word Bookstore
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222-2002

NYC – Food is Life, Life is Food

  

Join artist/author Lucy Knisley (Relish) and author/Murray’s Cheese events genius Beth Griffenhagen (Haiku for the Single Girl) for a discussion on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm on the best things to eat, the important moments in life, and the overlap between.

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Word Bookstore
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222-2002

NYC – Graphic Novel Night

      

Fred Chao (Johnny Hiro), Ryan Dunlavey (Comic Book History of Comics, Action Philosophers, Dirt Candy),  Grady Hendrix (Dirt Candy, Satan Loves You), and Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain), as they present their newest works, discuss the state of graphic novels, sign books, and take questions at Word Bookstore on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 7:00pm until 8:00pm.

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Word Bookstore
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222-2002

Sailor Twain Signing Tour

 Mark Siegel debuts his new graphic novel Sailor Twain with several signings across the Northeast.

September 23, 2012 - 1:00 PM

Brooklyn Book Festival!
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
“Make Believe” panel with Derek Kirk Kim,
Becky Cloonan and moderated by Ellen Kushner.
St Francis Screening Room
180 Remsen Street
& other events!

 

Tuesday October 2

SAILOR TWAIN BOOK RELEASE!

Posman Books Chelsea Market
75 9th Avenue, New York NY 10011

 

Friday October 5th 5:30 PM

SAILOR TWAIN SAIL ABOARD CLEARWATER
Food and wine and the Hudson River! Departs at 5:30 PM from the 79th Street Boat Basin, NEW YORK Reception continues after the sail, at the dock.
Reserve your spot now! Limited Space!

 

Saturday October 6th 7:00 PM

THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE Sailor Twain Special Author Presentation
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CONNECTICUT

 

Sunday October 7th 4:00 PM

Books and Books Westhampton
130 Main Street Westhampton Beach, NEW YORK

 

Tuesday October 9th 7:00 PM

Porter Square Books
25 White Street Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS

 

Wednesday October 10th 12-1:30 PM

Bank Square Books
53 West Main Street Mystic, CT

 

Thursday October 11th 3:00 -5:00 PM

THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES
Guest Speaker
94 South Main Street, White River Junction, VERMONT

Thursday October 11th 7:00 PM

The Norwich Bookstore
291 Main Street, Norwich, VERMONT
October 12th–14th

NEW YORK COMIC CON: First Second Booth #1214

FRIDAY:

Steampunk 101 Panel 9:00 – 10:00 PM LATE NIGHT Room 1A06

SATURDAY:

From Concept to Comic

NYCC Stage 11:00 – 12:00pm

The Unbound Stage 12:45 – 1:45pm – Author Autographing Table 5

Comics Quickfire 5:15 – 6:15pm NYCC / Variant Stage

Live-drawing game run by Dave Roman

SUNDAY: 11:30 – 12:30PM – Author Signing First Second Booth #1214
Monday October 15th 7:00 PM

Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St. Brookline, MASSACHUSETTS

 

Tuesday October 16th 6:00 PM

Doylestown Books
16 S Main St. Doylestown, PENNSYLVANIA

 

Wednesday October 17th 7:00 PM

The Village Bookstore
10 Washington Avenue Pleasantville, NEW YORK

 

Thursday October 18th 7:00 PM

Oblong Books & Music
6422 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NEW YORK

 

Friday October 19th 7:00 PM

Books on the Square
471 Angell Street Providence, RHODE ISLAND

 

Saturday October 20th 1:00 PM

Chester County Book & Music Company
975 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PENNSYLVANIA

 

Tuesday October 23rd 7:00 PM

Newtonville Books
10 Langley Road/ Newton Centre Newton, MASSACHUSETTS

 

Thursday October 25th 6:30 PM

“SECRETS & MYSTERIES OF THE RIVER HUDSON” THE NYPL SAILOR TWAIN EXHIBIT!
The New York Public Library, Old Maps Division Exhibit opening and special author presentation at 6:30
RECEPTION/DRINKS to follow

The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NEW YORK

 

Saturday October 27th 12:00-3:00PM

Friendly Neighborhood Comics
191 Mechanic Street/Route 140, Bellingham, MASSACHUSETTS

 

Tuesday October 30th 7:00 PM

WORD BOOKSTORE
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NEW YORK

NYC – An Evening with Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson appears with Sarah Glidden at WORD on September 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm.

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Press Release:

WORD is delighted to announce that, as our book-end event for the Brooklyn Book Festival, we are presenting an evening with acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson!

Attendees will be able to meet and mingle with Thompson at a cocktail party, followed by an interview with Sarah Glidden (How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less), Q&A and signing. Tickets are $40 each, include a copy of his new novel Habibi and drinks and hors d’oeuvre, and admit one. The event is capped at 50 attendees, so get your tickets now at the link!

Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi (which means “beloved” in Arabic) tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection.
 
At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.