Astronomer and scientist Carl Sagan loved asking questions—he wanted to learn about everything from the smallest atoms to the vastness of the galaxy. And by using his imagination and allowing himself to dream up questions big and small, he inspired others to keep exploring the mysteries of the universe and our place in it. Join…
Come meet father-son duo author-illustrator Eli Neugeboren and author Jay Neugeboren for an authors' talk about their new graphic novel biography, Whatever Happened to Frankie King, moderated by illustrator Sara Gómez Woolley. This graphic novel follow’s King’s enigmatic life from its auspicious start in the limelight to his very reclusive existence in New York City,…
Bestselling authors and illustrators Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler discuss the publication of The Very Fine Clock, a rediscovered children's classic illustrated by Edward Gorey and written by Muriel Spark. Brown and Handler will discuss Gorey's influences on their own work over the course of their careers. Publishers Adam Levy and Ashley Nelson Levy will…
As the creator of the popular, long-running Beetle Bailey comic strip and the author of The Lexicon of Comicana, Mort Walker made an indelible contribution to the canon of cartooning! His son, Brian Walker, is keeping his legacy alive with two new books: Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey: 75 Years of Smiles, a handsome coffee-table career…