Join author and New Yorker cartoonist Lila Ash and illustrator and cartoonist Jeremy Nguyen for a conversation about Ash’s new book Decodependence: A Romantic Tragicomic, a vulnerable and funny graphic memoir about her attempts to decode her life's relationships through the lens of her recovering codependency. Through her skillful, charming illustrations and a voice that…

Join award-winning illustrator Anita Kunz and Director of American Illustration and American Photography (AI-AP) Mark Heflin as they discuss Kunz’s new book Striking a Pose: A Handy Guide to the Male Nude.  Inspired by her own art students’ struggles and triumphs with nude life drawing, Anita Kunz turned her brushes to nearly 150 speculative portraits…

Join New Yorker Cartoonist Emily Flake and Standup Comedian Chloe Radcliffe for a conversation about Emily’s new project, Joke in a Box: How to Write and Draw Jokes (Simon & Schuster).  Designed as an at-home version of New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake’s popular workshop, Joke in a Box will provide a gateway into the craft…

Join us for a panel discussion with moderator Steven Guarnaccia who will be joined by Grazia Gotti, curator of the exhibition; Maria Russo, editorial director of Minerva and minedition and former children’s book editor of the New York Times Book Review, and illustrators Irene Rinaldi and Andrea Antinori, in a lively discussion about the exhibition…

Join award-winning artist Edel Rodriguez in conversation with executive editor at Henry Holt and Metropolitan Books Riva Hocherman as they discuss Edel’s recently released and first ever graphic novel, Worm. From “America’s illustrator in chief” (Fast Company), a stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a…

Picture books, comics, and graphic novels each have a long history of telling visual stories without text. These works sit outside the mainstream of their respective fields, often viewed merely as curiosities by the general public. But these wordless stories are complex, innovative, and beautiful, showcasing a different and thrilling way to experience reading. David…