In discussions about how great it is that comics/graphic novels have “arrived” and are now respectable and respected, I’m often the wet blanket, but I guess I’ll have to admit that the fact that I’ve been invited to not one, but two, book festivals this year is a sign of something. In September, I’ll be appearing locally at the Bookmarks Book Festival here in Winston, but in just a few weeks I’ll be heading down Atlanta way for the big Decatur Book Festival.
I’ll be featured on a graphic novelists panel, which is 5:00-5:45, Sunday the 31st at the Decatur Library Stage. Also on the panel will be Steven Cummings and Megumi Cummings of Tokyopop and Rich Tommaso, whose previous book with James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking out Jim Crow, is part of the same series for Hyperion as the Amelia Earhart book I’m currently hard at work on.
Other guests and events of interest to comics folk can be found here on the schedule page and include Hope Larson, Andy Runton and Patric McDonnell, of Mutts fame, who’ll be there promoting his new children’s book, Mutts Fly South.
Music of note includes a performance by Drive-By Truckers lead singer Patterson Hood as well as Harry Potter Acoustic Rock from Animagus.
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Hey! I ‘ll come down and see you!