Raina Telgemeier's Blog

Hi everyone!!

Things have been busy around here, between working on my next book, traveling, and art shows!

What art shows, you ask? Well, I had a temporary exhibition at the Lucca Comics and Games Fest in Lucca, Italy, and I got to travel there as a guest of the festival. It was a great time! Super thanks to my Italian publisher, Il Castoro, for facilitating!

And, I have a massive exhibit up right here in San Francisco at the newly-reopened Cartoon Art Museum!! SMILE! The Comics of Raina Telgemeier is up until March 19, so be sure to stop by and see their lovely new location in Fisherman’s Wharf if you’re in the City. (I’ll be posting about an in-person appearance at the museum in early 2018 soon. Stay tuned for details!)

As it’s the holidays, I have a few items you guys might be interested in!

One, I’m auctioning off seventeen original pieces of art, with all proceeds being donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center. These drawings were all created for the Inktober challenge this year, and you can find them here on eBay! The auction ends on November 29th, and pieces will be shipped no later than December 4th. International orders are welcome! Please see the auction for more details, and happy bidding!

Two, a limited quantity of signed books will be available for the holidays from my local indie, Green Apple Books! They ship anywhere in the United States for 99 cents, and they’ll ship international too. I’m not doing personalized copies this year, but this still makes a great gift.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Here’s where you can find me this year during that madness that is San Diego Comic-Con!

Thursday, July 20

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

SD Central Library

330 Park Blvd

Shiley Special Events Suite

Why Are Libraries Important to You?

This panel will feature Scholastic authors talking about their books and explaining why libraries are important to authors and readers. Featuring Raina Telgemeier, Matt Holm, and Molly Ostertag.

2:00pm-3:00pm

SD Convention Center

Autographing session

Autographing Area 07

Sails Pavilion on the second level

Friday, July 21

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

SD Public Library

330 Park Blvd

Shiley Special Events Suite

Handling Challenges: Bans and Challenges to Comics

Comics are uniquely vulnerable to challenges and bans, especially comics for teen audiences. Learn about challenged and banned comics and what you can do if they’re challenged in your school or library. (Sponsored by the CBLDF)

Raina Telgemeier, Candice Mack, Gina Gagliano, David Saylor.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

SD Public Library

330 Park Blvd

Shiley Special Events Suite

Read Like a Girl: Middle-Grade Fiction for Girls (and Boys)

Authors and editors of middle grade graphic fiction discuss graphic novels with strong, positive female characters and the importance of overcoming the lingering perception that comics are for boys. Featuring Brigid Alverson, Nidhi Chanani, Shannon Hale, Jenni Holm, Molly Ostertag, Raina Telgemeier.

Saturday, July 22

4:00-5:00

SD Convention Center

Room 11

The Great Comic-Con Kids Draw-Off!

Kids rule the world! And on this interactive panel, they get to be in charge! Kids will work with an epic panel of bestselling kids’ comics creators as they compete in the Draw-off to beat all Draw-offs! Bring your pencil (and your parents). Matthew Holm, Jarrett Krosoczka, Nathan Hale, Dana Simpson, Lucas Turnbloom, Victoria Jamieson, me. moderated by Tom Racine.

June 17 and 18 I’ll be in Ann Arbor, Michigan for one of my favorite annual events: A2CAF! (Formerly known as Kids Read Comics!) It’s free to attend, and I’ll be at the show both days. Here’s where you can find me!

Saturday, June 17

11:00 am – 12:00 Noon

Kickoff Event – Iron Cartoonist!

Ann Arbor Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room

Watch Ben Hatke, Raina Telgemeier, and even more of your favorite cartoonists battle it out in a series of themed drawing rounds with random elements thrown in by you! Will you help them draw toward victory, or make them squirm? Watch guest cartoonists fight for the title under the watchful eye of your host, Zack Giallongo! Your choices will help determine this year’s Iron Cartoonist!

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Signing

Ann Arbor Downtown Library

1st Floor

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Signing

Vault of Midnight

219 S. Main St

Sunday, June 18

12:30 pm – 1:30pm

Signing

A2CAF table

Ann Arbor Downtown Library

1st Floor

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Signing

Vault of Midnight

219 S. Main St

Be sure to check out the amazing slate of programming happening both days, and visit the Artist Alley — crammed full of amazing creators!

EVENT!!



Faith Erin Hicks in Conversation with Raina Telgemeier

Wednesday, April 5

7:00pm

Santa Clara Library – Central Park Branch

2635 Homestead Road

Santa Clara, CA

Sponsored by Books, Inc!

Join us at the Santa Clara Library for a very special event with two Eisner Award-winning graphic novelists! Faith Erin Hicks joins us in celebration of the release of the highly anticipated second book in her Nameless City series, The Stone Heart. Faith Erin Hicks will be in conversation with Raina Telgemeier, New York Times-bestselling author of Ghosts. (Ages 8+)

* Priority in the signing line will be given to those with a Books Inc. receipt for Faith and Raina’s titles

* Raina Telgemeier will sign a maximum of 2 books per person

* Flash free photos will be permitted with both authors

Visit Books, Inc.’s event page for more info! See you there, South Bay!

Yesterday was Hourly Comic Day! Where you draw a comic about every hour you’re awake, from midnight to midnight. Some people post theirs as the day goes along, but I always wait until the next day to post them all.

This is a weird year and a weird time. There’s a lot of stressful stuff going on. And I’m still coming down from the craziness of my book tour last fall, while working on my next book! It keeps me busy, but I’ve also tried to make room for friends, family, and self care. I hope you’re all doing the same.

Below are my hourlies, typos and all. I did these without penciling or planning–just jumped right into the sketchbook with a Sharpie. Thanks to everyone who was a part of my day.

Thank you so much to everyone who played a role in the GHOSTS TOUR!!! I had an unforgettable time touring the United States and Canada, meeting so many of my amazing readers!

Special thanks to the bookstores, libraries, churches, nature preserves, schools, and concert halls that hosted me.

And extra-special thanks to my readers — we sold out nearly every event from Vancouver, BC to Austin TX! It was a joy to meet you all!

While I’ll be doing a very limited number of appearances in 2017, I am mostly on an event-break for the year as I begin work on my next book project. For info about where to find me next, check out the right-hand sidebar on my homepage!

I’m still offering signed (non-personalized) copies of my books through my local indie bookseller, Green Apple Books! Order here!

Saturday, October 29

San Francisco, CA

Comix Experience

305 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

11:00 AM public signing

INFO

Saturday October 30

San Jose, CA

Willow Glen Middle School

22105 Cottle Ave.

San Jose, CA 95125

Hosted by Hicklebee’s

2:00 PM

Presentation is sold out, but you can still attend the book signing! Click for info.

Tuesday November 1

Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz County Veteran’s Memorial Building

846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA

6:00pm

Hosted by Bookshop Santa Cruz

sold out, sorry!

Wednesday November 3

Dallas, TX

Half Price Books – Dallas Flagship

5803 E Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX

7:00pm

INFO

November 5

Austin, TX

Texas Book Festival

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Panel: Catching Curveballs

LOCATION: CAP E1.026

Life, loss, friendship and everything in between – how do we navigate the big stuff? In their new middle grade novels, award-winning authors Paul Griffin (When Friendship Followed Me Home), John David Anderson (Mrs. Bixby’s Last Day), and Raina Telgemeier (Ghosts) show us characters who do their best, even when life throws more than a few curveballs.

12:15 PM

Signing

Main Signing Tent

And that’s it!!! Thanks to everyone who has helped make the launch of Ghosts so incredible, so far. I’ll be back on the road again before you know it!

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If I’m not coming to your region but you’d still like a signed book, fear not!! My local indie bookstore, Green Apple Books, will be happy to send you a signed copy. Order here!

WOW!!! The first leg of the Ghosts Tour was AMAZING. I spent two weeks visiting a bunch of cities on the west coast, midwest, and midcentral east coast! For the photo hightlights, visit my Instagram!

Next up, I’ll be concentrating on the northeastern United States and Canada, and a few dates and details have been added to my schedule. Like before, each event has its own set of rules and regulations for tickets and information, so please see the individual websites linked to for full info. I’m afraid several events are also sold out, but I’m looking forward to seeing those of you who already got tickets!

Finally, you’ll see that there’s still some info ‘coming soon!’ for my time in Texas. Please hold on, and I’ll provide that info as soon as I have it!!

Without further ado, here are the stops I’ll be making over the next month and change:

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Thursday, October 6

New York City

Book Con @ NYCC

Hudson Mercantile Building

500 W. 36th Street, NY, NY

6:45-7:45 PM

Panel: #WeAreComics: How Women Keep Changing the Game

Location: 1st Floor

8:00-9:00 PM

Book Signing

Location: 6th Floor signing area

Books sold by WORD Bookstore

150 wristbands will be given out for this signing

Saturday, October 8

New York City

Books of Wonder

18 W. 18th Street, New York, NY

11:00 AM

Open Stock Signing — open to the public!

New York Comic Con at Javits Center

655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001

4:00-5:00 PM

Panel: You Can Be the Next Scholastic Graphix Artist

Location: 1A18

Panelists include: David Saylor, Cassandra Pelham, Adam Rau, Mike Maihack, and Norm Feuti

5:15-6:15 PM

Book Signing

Location: Hall 1B Autographing Area, Table 22

Books sold by WORD Bookstore

Sunday, October 9

New York City

New York Comic Con at Javits Center

655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001

2:00-3:00 PM

Panel: My First Comic

Location: TK

Panelists: Sara Varon, Nathan Hale, and Jon Chad. Moderator: Maria Russo

A panel discussion between kids creators, for kids, about the first comics that they read and wrote and drew, and how they got from reading comics to creating them, with advice for the kids.

Monday, October 10

Montreal, Quebec

Rialto Theater, 5723 Av du Parc, Montreal, QB, Canada

4:00pm

Hosted by Librairie D+Q

TICKETS

Wednesday, October 12

Mississauga, ON

Chapters Vega (Indigo)

3050 Vega Boulevard

6:45 PM

Signing Only Event

Saturday, October 15

Columbus, Ohio

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)

Columbus Metropolitan Library, Downtown Branch

96 S Grant Ave

Columbus, OH

1:00-2:00 PM Spotlight Presentation

Location: Auditorium

2:15-4:00 PM Ticketed Signing

Location: First Floor Autograph Space

Books available courtesy of Laughing Ogre

Sunday, October 16

Columbus, Ohio

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)

Columbus Metropolitan Library, Downtown Branch

96 S Grant Ave

Columbus, OH

12:30-1:30 PM Raina Telgemeier in Conversation with Jeff Smith

Location: Auditorium

1:45-3:45 PM Ticketed Signing

Location: First Floor Autograph Space

Books available courtesy of Laughing Ogre

Monday, October 17

Madison, CT

First Congregational Church

26 Meeting House Ln, Madison, CT 06443

Hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers

7:00 PM

TICKETS

Tuesday, October 18

Mystic, CT

Denison Pequtsepos Nature Center, Coogan Farm

162 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355

Hosted by Bank Square Books

5:00PM

Sold out, sorry!

Thursday, October 20

Durham, NH

Three Chimneys Inn

17 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH 03824

5:00 PM Presentation and Q&A

Hosted by Water Street Books

TICKETS

Friday, October 21

Saratoga Springs, NY

Bethesda Episcopal Church

41 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

6:00PM

Hosted by Northshire Bookstore

TICKETS

Sunday, October 23

New York City

Symphony Space

2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025

1:00 PM

Sold out, sorry!

Saturday, October 29

San Francisco, CA

Comix Experience

305 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

11:00 AM public signing

INFO

Saturday October 30

San Jose, CA

Willow Glen Middle School

22105 Cottle Ave.

San Jose, CA 95125

Hosted by Hicklebee’s

2:00 PM

Please contact store for ticket info!

Tuesday November 1

Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz County Veteran’s Memorial Building

846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA

6:00pm

Hosted by Bookshop Santa Cruz

TICKETS

November 3-4: Texas events, details soon!!

November 5-6

Austin, TX

Texas Book Festival

More details soon!

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If I’m not coming to your region but you’d still like a signed book, fear not!! My local indie bookstore, Green Apple Books, will be happy to send you a signed copy. Order here!

And here’s the animated video trailer Scholastic made!!

Thank you for ALL of the enthusiasm and excitement leading up to today. I will of course be heading out on a nation-wide book tour this week, and if you’d like to purchase a signed copy of Ghosts but can’t make it to one of my events, you can do so from my local independent bookstore, Green Apple Books!

I’ve already gotten a fair amount of questions and interest in Ghosts, so to satisfy people’s curiosity, I’ve added some content to my FAQ page. I’ve done some press and interviews, too, so here are links to those!

**NYT Book Review Podcast

**NPR’s Weekend Edition

**Interview: Washington Post

**Interview: School Library Journal

There are plenty more to come!

And of course, if you want to follow me on my tour, you can check out my Instagram!

Oh boy…I’m gonna be a little busy this fall, visiting my readers all over North America during my GHOSTS TOUR!!! Check below to find out when I’ll be in a city near YOU!

Please note that with the exception of book festivals, ALL events will require the purchase of a ticket in order to attend and enter the signing lines. Links to purchase tickets are included! Each venue has its own set of rules and regulations, so please check carefully to assure you are aware of all necessary information in advance. Books will be for sale at every event, via the bookseller who is listed as the host.

Check back soon for more information about the regions where I’ve indicated I’ll be visiting but don’t have full details for yet. An up to date list of events will always be available on my homepage’s sidebar, over there to the right.

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RAINA TELGEMEIER’S GHOSTS TOUR: FALL 2016!!

Tuesday September 13

San Francisco, CA: LAUNCH PARTY!!

St. Anne Catholic Church, Moriarty Hall

850 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122

6:00PM

Hosted by Green Apple Books

TICKETS

Wednesday September 14

Corte Madera, CA

Hall Middle School

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

7:00 PM

Hosted by Book Passage

TICKETS

Thursday September 15

Seattle, WA

University Bookstore

4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

7:00 PM

TICKETS

Saturday September 17

Vancouver, BC

West Point Grey United Church

4595 W 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

1:30 PM

Hosted by KidsBooks

TICKETS

Sunday September 18

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, John Hirsch Mainstage

174 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

12:00 Noon

Hosted by McNally Robinson

TICKETS

Monday September 19

Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota, Cowles Auditorium

at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs

301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455

6:30 PM

Hosted by Red Balloon Bookshop in conjunction with University of Minnesota

TICKETS

Saturday, September 24

Washington, DC

National Book Festival

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center

801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001

Booksigning from 4:00-5:00PM

Presenting from 5:30-6:30 PM on the Main Stage

INFO

Tickets are not required, but signings will not be available outside the times posted, and seating at the presentation will be limited to availability.

September 25-28: More East Coast events, details soon!!

October 6-9

New York City

New York Comic Con and BookCon@NYCC

Javits Convention Center

Details to come

INFO



October 10-13: More Canadian events, details soon!!

October 15-16

Columbus, Ohio

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)

Details to come

INFO

Monday October 17

Madison, CT

First Congregational Church

26 Meeting House Ln, Madison, CT 06443

Hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers

7:00 PM

TICKETS

Tuesday October 18

Mystic, CT

Denison Pequtsepos Nature Center, Coogan Farm

162 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355

Hosted by Bank Square Books

5:00PM

TICKETS

October 19-22: More east coast events, details soon!!

Sunday October 23

New York City

Symphony Space

2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025

1:00 PM

TICKETS

October 28-Nov 1: More SF Bay Area events, details soon!!

November 3-8: Texas events, details soon!!

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If I’m not coming to your region but you’d still like a signed book, fear not!! My local indie bookstore, Green Apple Books, will be happy to send you a signed copy. Order here!