May 18: Cartoonists at the Gaithersburg Book Festival

Gaithersburg Book Festival

Saturday  May 18, 2019 10am – 6pm

http://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/

Gaithersburg City Hall
31 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Malaka Gharib

Latest Title: I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib is a journalist at NPR. She is the author of "I Was Their American Dream," a graphic memoir about being Filipino-Egyptian-American. She is the founder of The Runcible Spoon, a food zine, and the co-founder of the D.C. Art Book Fair. She lives in a rowhouse with her husband in Washington, D.C.

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Twitter: @MalakaGharib

Author Schedule:

Venue(s): Rachel Carson Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:4:15 pm

Presentation End Time:5:05 pm

Signing Time:5:15 pm

Author Website:https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib

Alex Graudins

Latest Title:

Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine

Alex Graudins is a a Rhode Island-based cartoonist and illustrator of "Science Comics: The Brain." She graduated from the School of Visual Arts' Cartooning program in 2016 and has since contributed comics to sites like The Nib and CollegeHumor. Alex loves drawing memoirs and YA fiction focusing on mental illness and friendship. But when she's not working, she challenges her social anxiety with improv comedy.

Twitter: @toonyballoony

Author Schedule:

Venue(s): Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:1:15 pm

Presentation End Time:2:05 pm

Signing Time:2:15 pm

Author Website:http://toonyart.com/

Gareth Hinds

Latest Title:

The Iliad

Gareth Hinds is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on the classics, including "Beowulf," "The Odyssey," "POE: Stories and Poems," and now his most ambitious and epic book ever, "The Iliad." He also has illustrated picture books, such as "Gifts From the Gods," award-winning non-fiction such as "Samurai Rising," video games, museum exhibits, and more. Gareth is a recipient of the Boston Public Library's "Literary Lights for Children" award, and his books are excerpted in textbooks and used to teach the classics in English classrooms across the country.

Blog: Hindsight

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Author Schedule:

Venue(s): Ogden Nash Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:10:00 am

Presentation End Time:11:05 am

Signing Time:11:15 am

Author Website:http://www.garethhinds.com/

Andy Hirsch

Latest Title: Science Comics: Trees: Kings of the Forest

Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Dallas, whose current projects include several entries in the totally great "Science Comics" line from First Second Books, including "Dogs," "Trees" and "Cats."

Andy is the co-creator of "The Baker Street Peculiars," illustrator of the graphic novel "The Royal Historian of Oz" (a 2013 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens), and contributor to the "Garfield," "Regular Show" and "Adventure Time" ongoing comic book series. His first solo graphic novel, "Varmints," was released in 2016.

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Instagram: @itsandyhirsch

Twitter: @ItsAndyHirsch

Author Schedule:

Venue(s): Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:1:15 pm

Presentation End Time:2:05 pm

Signing Time:2:15 pm

Author Website:https://aforandy.com/

Paul Noth

Latest Title:

How to Properly Dispose of Planet Earth

Paul Noth is a writer and artist whose cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker and occasionally in other publications, including The Wall Street Journal. He was a regular guest writer for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," for which he created the cartoon "Pale Force," and was an animation consultant for Saturday Night Live. He has also written for CBS's "The Late Late Show" and other television programs.  His latest book is "How to Properly Dispose of Planet Earth."

Twitter: @PaulNoth

Author Schedule:

Venue(s):Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:1:05 pm

Signing Time:1:15 pm

Author Website:http://www.paulnoth.com/

Dave Roman

Latest Title: Astronaut Academy: Re-entry

Dave Roman is a cartoonist and full-time waffle enthusiast. He is the author/illustrator of the "Astronaut Academy" series (winner of Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Book Award) and writer of the graphic novels, "Teen Boat! Race for Boatlantis" and "Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery." He has contributed stories and art to "Goosebumps Graphix: Slappy's Tales of Horror," "Pluto is Peeved!" and "Nursery Rhyme Comics."

Dave is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, a former editor at Nickelodeon Magazine and is currently series editor for First Second's "Science Comics" series of non-fiction graphic novels. He lives in New York City and draws a webcomic called Starbunny, Inc.

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Twitter: @yaytime

 Author Schedule:

Venue(s): Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:1:15 pm

Presentation End Time:2:05 pm

Signing Time:2:15 pm

Author Website:http://yaytime.com/