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MAY 13: ALISON BECHDEL LAUNCHING THE SECRET TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH

Bestselling cartoonist Alison Bechdel launches her newest graphic memoir, THE SECRET TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH, in this exclusive Canadian event presented by Librairie D+Q and The Beguiling. Alison will guide the audience through a visual presentation, followed by an audience Q+A hosted by fellow cartoonist and friend Sophie Yanow (THE CONTRADICTIONS).
This event is organized by independent booksellers Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and The Beguiling.
Purchase the book from either store and you will be emailed access to the webinar, co-presented by TCAF, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
Buy the book from Librairie D+Q: https://bit.ly/329jF7e
Buy the book from The Beguiling: https://bit.ly/325z88e
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MAY 20: Joe Ollmann’s FICTIONAL FATHER Launch w/ Seth!

Thursday, May 20th at 8PM EST, cartoonist JOE OLLMANN will be live on zoom to celebrate the release of his new book FICTIONAL FATHER from Drawn and Quarterly. Joe will be joined in conversation by the one and only SETH!

While supplies last, bookplates signed by Joe Ollmann will be available at the Beguiling with purchase of FICTIONAL FATHER, available May 18th. Preorder yours here on our webstore

RSVP to the zoom event here or watch it on our Facebook Live

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About Fictional Father:

A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC LIVES IN THE SHADOW OF A WORLD FAMOUS COMIC STRIP AND ITS TYRANNICAL CREATOR

Caleb is a middle-aged painter with a non-starter career and a checkered past. He also happens to be the only child of one of the world’s most famous cartoonists, Jimmi Wyatt. Known for the internationally beloved father and son comic Sonny Side Up, Jimmi made millions drawing saccharine family stories while neglecting his own son.

Now sober, Caleb is haunted by his wasted past and struggling to take responsibility for his present before it’s too late. His always patient boyfriend, James, is reaching the end of his rope. When Caleb gets the chance to step out from his father’s shadow and shape the most public aspect of the family business, he makes every bad decision and watches his life fall apart. Is it too late to repair the harm? Are we forever doomed to make the same mistakes our parents did?

Events

MAR 30: HIROMI GOTO + ANN XU “SHADOW LIFE” VIRTUAL LAUNCH

Tuesday March 30th at 8PM EST we are very excited to celebrate the launch of award-winning Canadian writer and poet Hiromi Goto’s Shadow Life, a graphic novel illustrated by Ann Xu. The event will be broadcast virtually over Crowdcast.

The book follows Kumiko, a tenacious 76-year-old woman who refuses to while away her remaining years in an old folks’ home and submit to death – even as death comes knocking. It’s a brilliant, heart-rending, beautiful piece that defies stereotypes about age, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity, and celebrates the importance of families both born and chosen.

This book is shaping up to be a favorite of the year! Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu will be present for a reading and discussion moderated by Loyalty Bookshop’s Christine Bollow.

RSVP for the Crowdcast event here
Preorder your copy (with a signed bookplate) from our webstore here