Join us on Zoom to celebrate Toronto comic artist and store favorite Sami Alwani’s new graphic novel, The Pleasure of the Text, published by Conundrum Press.
The event, hosted by Selena the Stripper, will include a multimedia reading of the book, accompanied by a soundtrack, a voice actor, and at least one puppet. Audience members will be encouraged to participate via chat and social media, and be entered to win a “party favour” bag containing some of Alwani’s favourite things.
You can register for the zoom event here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-lit-up-sami-alwani-tickets-148635724453
Order your copy from our webstore here!
Note: although this event is open to all ages, attendees should be aware that The Pleasure of the Text contains mature content.
This event is sponsored by Toronto Lit Up.
About The Pleasure of the Text
In The Pleasure of the Text, Sami Alwani weaves together themes of art induced dissociation, queer intergenerational polyamory, racial capitalism and esoteric mystical experiences into 20 slice of life comic stories that are equal parts comedy and tragedy.
These stories question society and individual identity. A talking baby philosophizes away his own emotions. A half-man, half-dog cartoonist’s spirit burns too bright when he alienates the entire alternative comics industry, drunk on his own power. A friendly ghost survives COVID quarantine with the help of CBD pot cookies and essential oil diffusers.
There’s something for everyone in this cheerful volume collecting all of award-winning Alwani’s previous work to date (Vice, Now) with plenty of never-before-seen material.
