PR: Authors Debuting Books at Small Press Expo 2015

For Immediate Release  Contact: Warren Bernard   Email: warren@spxpo.com   Kate Beaton, Derf, Bill Griffith and Jennifer Hayden Lead Authors Debuting Books at Small Press Expo 2015   Bethesda, Maryland; August 27, 2015   Media Release – This year marks the 21st Anniversary of SPX, which will be held September 19 and 20, 2015 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. SPX is honored that over 150 different graphic novels and comics will be making their publishing debut at this years show to start off the Fall book buying season. A complete list of debuts, including cover images and publishing information, can be found on the SPX web site.   Here are some highlights of the new releases that debut at SPX 2015:   Step Aside, Pops from Drawn & Quarterly, is Kate Beaton's followup to her New York Times bestseller, Hark! A Vagrant! that is comprised of her web comics witty take on history, literature and famous people from the past.   Derf Backderf plumbs the depths of his experience as a Cleveland garbage collector for his latest graphic novel Trashed, from Abrams.   Invisible Ink: My Mother's Secret Love Affair with a Famous Cartoonists from Fantagraphics says it all about Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith's first ever graphic novel.   Jennifer Hayden's battle with breast cancer is detailed with wit and honesty in her first graphic novel from Top Shelf, The Story of My Tits.   Ignatz Award winner and Adventure Time contributor Sam Alden brings us two long form stories in his latest release from Uncivilized Books, New Construction.   Meags Fitzgerald's autobiographical Long Red Hair from Conundrum Press is the follow-up  to her award winning book, Photobooth: A Biography.   Beef with Tomato from Hang Dai and Alternative Comics is Dean Haspiel channeling Charles Bukowski in his first autobiographical graphic novel.   Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.   The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show.   As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which funds graphic novel purchases for public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit their website at http://www.cbldf.org. For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.   Copyright © 2015 Small Press Expo, All rights reserved. You are on the Combined Master Exhibitor List for Small Press Expo to whom this e-mail is directed. Our mailing address is: Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824