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Library of Congress' National Book Festival is free and at the Convention Center.
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| It appears that the above is the biggest chunk of time to see cartoonists, all on the 'genre' stage. Corrections and additions are welcomed. |
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Pénélope Bagieu
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Pénélope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982 to Corsican and Basque parents. She is a best-selling graphic novel author, and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. In America, her graphic novels include "Exquisite Corpse," "California Dreamin'" and, most recently, "Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World" (First Second). She blogs, plays drums in a rock band and watches lots of nature shows. Bagieu is also the creator of the animated film "No More Laughter," and she has done work on many advertising campaigns.
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Children's Green Stage
Saturday, September 1
10:40 am - 11:05 am
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
noon - 1:00 pm
Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker. He has illustrated many picture books, including the No. 1 New York Times best-selling series by Doreen Cronin that began with "Diary of a Worm," and he has both written and illustrated several picture books, including "Grace for Gus" and "Luke on the Loose." Harry Bliss lives in New Hampshire. His new book is "Good Rosie!" (Candlewick), written by Kate DiCamillo.
Previous National Book Festival Appearances
Roxane Gay
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/author/roxane_gay
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Roxane
Gay’s writing appears in “Best American Mystery Stories 20140,” “Best
American Short Stories 2012,” “Best Sex Writing 2012,” and the magazines
Harper’s Bazaar, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford
American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review and many
others. She is also a contributing opinion writer for The New York
Times. Gay is the author of the books “Ayiti,” “An Untamed State,” the
New York Times best-selling “Bad Feminist,” the national best-selling
“Difficult Women” and the New York Times best-selling “Hunger: A Memoir
of My Body.” She is also the author of “Black Panther: World of Wakanda”
(Marvel) and the editor of “Best American Short Stories 2018.” Gay is
currently at work on film and television projects, a book of writing
advice, an essay collection about television and culture and a young
adult novel, “The Year I Learned Everything.”
Previous National Book Festival Appearances
Patrick McDonnell
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Brad Meltzer is the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of "The Inner Circle," "The Book of Fate" and nine other best-selling thrillers, including "The Tenth Justice," "The First Counsel," "The Millionaires" and "The President's Shadow." His newest book is "The Escape Artist" (Grand Central). In addition to his fiction, Meltzer has been on the best-seller lists with the nonfiction "History Decoded," children's books such as "Heroes for My Son" and "Heroes for My Daughter," and for comic books such as "Justice League of America."
Previous National Book Festival Appearances
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Ed Piskor is the writer and artist behind "X-Men: Grand Design" (Marvel). This deeply personal and heavily researched reimagining of the origins of the world famous X-Men incorporates the past 40 years of the title's history and has been met with critical acclaim from all corners of the comics world. Piskor is also the creator behind "Hip Hop Family Tree," the New York Times best-selling series that won the 2015 Eisner Award for best reality-based work. Piskor's other published works include "Wizzywig" and, in collaboration with Harvey Pekar, "American Splendor" and "The Beats: A Graphic History." Ed teaches classes on comics and lives in Pennsylvania.
Previous National Book Festival Appearances
At the 2018 National Book Festival
Presentation
- Genre Fiction
Saturday, September 1
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Book Signing
- Saturday, September 1
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator from Ausin, Texas. She is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies and is a two-time Eisner nominee and Ignatz Award winner. She is the author of the graphic novels "Spinning" (First Second) and "On a Sunbeam." "Spinning" is about Walden's years as a competitive figure skater. She lives in Los Angeles.
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