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Monday, March 11, 2024

March 15: David Small at Lost City Books



The Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories by David Small

  • Friday, March 15, 2024
  • 7:00 PM  8:00 PM

From a venerated master of the graphic novel genre - a visual presentation followed by a Q&A and book signing.

David Small is the author of the internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches. Almost fifteen years later comes his new book, The Werewolf at Dusk. These are three stunning stories linked by, as Small puts it, "the dread of things internal."

About the book:

"In the title story, an adaptation of Lincoln Michel's classic short piece, the dread is that of a man who has reached senility with something repellant in his nature. He—an impotent werewolf, no longer able to hunt—confronts the terror of obsolescence. What do I even look like now, he wonders, when the full moon draws out the wolf inside me? The specter of old age also haunts the semiautobiographical story "A Walk in the Old City." Brain matter cascades and spiders loom as a psychoanalyst, self-assured in his practice, wanders along empty streets, reality warping into the irrational with the insouciance of a dream. In the final story, a reinterpretation of Jean Ferry's "The Tiger in Vogue," this dreamscape gives way to the ominous environs of Berlin in the 1920s. When a peaceful evening at the music hall is interrupted by a garish surprise act, only the protagonist seems to notice. Yet he, too, is transfixed by the performance, watching as a little man with a moustache, pale skin, and tired eyes wills a tiger into submission. With its sharp lines and vibrant blues and oranges, the artwork recalls Edvard Munch's anguished The Scream, likewise capturing the moment—the dread—before disaster.

As fluid as Japanese manga and rife with unsettling imagery, WEREWOLF AT DUSK is a testament to the singular dark genius of David Small."

The book talk will be followed by a Q&A with the author, wine and other refreshments, and the opportunity to have your books signed.

Buy the book here and pick up your copy at the event!

About the author:

David Small is the author of Home After Dark (Liveright; 2018) and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stitches, as well as the recipient of the Caldecott Medal, the Christopher Medal, and the E. B. White Award. He and his wife, the writer Sarah Stewart, live in Michigan.

Picture books by Sarah Stewart and David Small (available for pickup & signing at the event):

The Gardener

The Library

Accessibility note: This event is up two flights of stairs and Lost City Books does not have an elevator.

This is a free event. RSVP here to help us anticipate the number of guests. Come early to get a seat!

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