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The SISTERS Tour: Full Schedule!

All right…the list of tour stops is now 99.9% complete! I’m hitting the road to visit a good chunk of North America over the next couple of months — will I see you at one of these events?

THE SISTERS TOUR!!

Books will be for sale at every event. Events are free unless otherwise noted. Ticketed events may sell out quickly, so be sure to reserve soon!

Sept 13-14

Small Press Expo (SPX) :: Tickets $15/Sat, $10/Sun, $20/Weekend

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center

Bethesda, MD

My table: H1-H2

My spotlight panel is on Saturday at 1pm!

Monday, Sept 15

One More Page Books Event

with Dave Roman

Arlington, VA

4:30pm

Saturday, Sept 20

Princeton Book Festival

Princeton, NJ

11am-4pm

Monday, Sept 22

Oblong Books Event

6422 Montgomery St.

Rhinebeck, NY

4:30pm

Thursday, Sept 25

University Bookstore Event

with Kazu Kibuishi

Seattle, WA

7pm

Friday, Sept 26

Seattle Public Library Event (sponsored by Secret Garden)

with Kazu Kibuishi

SPL Northeast Branch

6801 35th Ave. N.E

Seattle, WA

6:30pm

Sunday, Sept 28

North Vancouver Event (sponsored by Kidsbooks) :: BUY TICKETS

with Kazu Kibuishi

Highlands United Church

3255 Edgemont Blvd.

North Vancouver

Info: 604-986-6190

7pm

Monday, Sept 29

Vancouver Event (sponsored by Kidsbooks) :: BUY TICKETS

with Kazu Kibuishi

West Point Grey United Church

4595 W 8th Ave.

Vancouver

Info: 604-738-5335 or general@kidsbooks.ca

7pm

Thursday, Oct 2

Chapters Brampton Event

Brampton, Ontario

7pm

Friday, October 3

Brookline Public Library Event (sponsored by Booksmith)

Brookline, MA

3pm

October 4-5

MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo)

Boston, MA

Special guest! Look for my program on Sunday, and find me at my table the rest of the weekend signing books!

Monday, Oct 6

Wellesley Bookstore Event at the Morse Institute

Natick, MA

7pm

Wednesday, October 8

Best American Comics Event :: BUY TICKETS

The Strand Bookstore

NYC

7pm

Thursday, October 9

Graphic Novelists PICTIONARY

with Jarrett Krosoczka, Sara Varon and Frank Cammuso

McNally Jackson Booksellers

52 Prince Street, NYC

7pm

Saturday, October 11

Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival

Sheboygan, WI

Programs and signings throughout the day!

Saturday, October 18

Vegas Valley Book Fest

Las Vegas, NV

Program and signing Saturday the 18th!

Wednesday, Oct 22

Alameda Free Library Event (sponsored by Books Inc.)

with Kazu Kibuishi

Alameda Free Library

Alameda, CA

6:30pm

Friday, Oct 24

Pleasanton Library Event (sponsored by Towne Center Books)

with Kazu Kibuishi

Pleasanton Library

Pleasanton, CA

7pm

Saturday, Oct 25

Reading Bug Graphic Novel Event

with Kazu Kibuishi

San Carlos, CA

2pm

Monday, Oct 27

Anderson’s Bookstore Event at Wentz Hall

with Kazu Kibuishi

Naperville, IL

7pm

Wednesday, October 29

Delaware County District Library (sponsored by Fundamentals)

with Kazu Kibuishi

83 East Winter Street

Delaware, OH

7pm

Thursday, October 30

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

with Kazu Kibuishi

Cincinnati, OH

4pm

November 20-23

Miami Book Fair

Miami, FL

November 23-25

NCTE

Washington, DC

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Don’t see your city on this list and still want a signed book? My local indie bookstore, The Astoria Bookshop, will ship one to your door!

Small Press Expo in Maryland, and an Arlington Event!

As promised, here are details for where you can find me this coming weekend in the DC Metro area (again!!!).

September 13-14

Small Press Expo (SPX)

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center

5701 Marinelli Road

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Bethesda, MD

I’ll be stationed at table H1-H2 most of the weekend, and that’s where you can find me and (debut!) copies of Sisters. I’ll have hardcovers, paperbacks, and a few of the box sets (the ones with the stickers!). I’ll also have a limited number of Smiles and Dramas, plus Smile t-shirts and original art! Look for my brand-new SISTERS banner!

I’ve also got a spotlight panel during SPX, where I’ll be chatting with Isaac Cates about my work and how it relates to my life. That’s on Saturday 9/13 at 1pm, downstairs in the White Oak room. For more information about SPX, show hours, and ticket prices, visit their website!

Monday, September 15

And because I just love DC bookstores so very much, I’ll be speaking and signing at One More Page Books in Arlington on Monday afternoon at 4:30pm. Join my husband Dave and I for some interactive drawing, Q&A, and book signing!

One More Page Books

2200 N Westmoreland Street #101

Arlington, VA 22213

info@onemorepagebooks.com

703.300.9746

Sisters Kicks Off Strong!

Launch party photo by Patty Chang Anker

Well, it has been a pretty good week!

First of all, I found out that Sisters debuted on several bestseller lists: the New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller List (#6 on the list before the book was even technically released, and #1 the week it officially hit shelves); the Indie Books Bestseller List (#15 and #6, following the same pattern as the NYT); and the USA Today Bestseller List (#43) — which is especially cool because that list is for ALL books published, and does not do specialized lists for children vs adults. Needless to say: I am thrilled! Thank you for rocketing Sisters to the top of the charts!

My events in DC and NYC were fantastic, packed to the gills with cool people. A hearty thanks to everyone who came! Here are some photos:

Presenting at Politics & Prose! Photo from their tumblr.

Themed snacks at Book Court: Twizzlers, Dr. Pepper, Pringles, Goldfish (not dead ones), plus a plethora of pythons!

The crowd glows under the skylight at Book Court. Photo by Sheila Marie Everett.

Me and Sophie, who has been coming to my book events in Brooklyn since she was a second-grader…

Here’s us in 2008!

It’s really neat watching my readers grow up into amazing young adults. I’m a little weepy just thinking about it. (Meanwhile, I look almost exactly the same?!)

Next up: Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD on September 13 and 14! Separate post coming for that in a day or two!

Quick Note for Vancouver Fans!!

Hey guys! I know I have a huge fanbase in Vancouver, BC, so I wanted to post a note that tickets to my two events there later this month went on sale today!! They’ll run out of stock quickly, so if you want to come, jump on this now:

Sunday September 28

Kidsbooks-sponsored event in North Vancouver with Kazu Kibuishi

7 pm

Highlands United Church

3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver

For more information: call 604-986-6190

BUY TICKETS FOR SUNDAY, SEPT 28 HERE

Monday September 29

Kidsbooks-sponsored event in Vancouver with Kazu Kibuishi

7 pm

West Point Grey United Church

4595 W 8th Ave., Vancouver

For more information call 604-738-5335 or email general@kidsbooks.ca

BUY TICKETS FOR MONDAY, SEPT 29 HERE

See you soon, BC!

Recommended Reads: El Deafo

Today marks the release of Cece Bell’s incredible graphic novel, El Deafo. It’s a memoir about how Cece suffered hearing loss when she was four years old, wore special hearing aids and learned to lip read, and her journey of acceptance and fitting in and finding true friends through her elementary school years.

I don’t get around to recommending graphic novels very often (although I have done so in the past), but every now and then one comes along that I can’t help but want to tell my readers about! I think fans of Smile will especially adore this book, its star and its message. The art is also adorable, and the story is full of humor.

El Deafo is my favorite graphic novel of 2014, and Cece is one of my favorite people ever. Go read her book!

Sisters OFFICIAL Book Launch Parties!!

This coming weekend, TWO book events in TWO cities!! Saturday I return to DC, and Sunday I’m throwing the OFFICIAL Sisters Book Launch Party Extravaganza in New York City. Will you come and join me?

Saturday, September 6

Politics & Prose event with Jimmy Gownley & Dave Roman

Politics & Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20008

(202) 364-1919 // books@politics-prose.com

3:30pm

Dave, Jimmy and I will do a live reading from each of our comics, followed by Q&A and signing!

Sunday, September 7

SISTERS Official Book Launch Party!

Book Court

163 Court Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 875-3677 // info@bookcourt.com

4pm

Live reading! Drawing! Snacks! Prizes! Music!

Finally, a quick note to say that the National Book Festival was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came and shared the day with me. I had a blast meeting all of you!

Huuuuge, standing-room-only crowd at the National Book Fest!

National Book Festival 2014!

Wow. What a fun day I had celebrating Sisters’ official release into the world!! I signed copies of the books at several stores in the NYC area, and loved hearing from readers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and more!

images from the @GraphixBooks Twitter account!

This weekend, I’m kicking off my official fall book tour at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC! It’s free to attend and open to everyone.

Saturday, August 30

National Book Festival

Presenting from 6:00-6:35pm in the Fiction & Mystery Pavilion (But don’t worry, I’ll be talking about graphic novels!)

Book signing 7-8pm

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

801 Mt Vernon PL NW, Washington, DC 20001

More info and details here!

More tour dates and events are listed in this post. Hope to see you at the NBF, or another time!

SISTERS is Finally Here!!!

I can hardly believe it, but the book is in stores TODAY!!!!!

This weekend, I hit the road for three months of touring to promote the book. I don’t have final and complete details for October and November yet, but September tour dates are about 99% set in stone…so here they are! Will I see you at one or more of these? I hope so. And if not, remember that you can order signed copies of my books through my local indie bookstore, Astoria Bookshop!

a few images from my last month of travels…

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Without further ado, my September tour dates are:

August 30: National Book Festival

Presentation 6:00-6:35pm

Book signing 7-8pm

Washington, DC

Saturday, September 6: Politics & Prose event with Dave Roman & Jimmy Gownley

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC

3:30pm

Sunday, September 7: ***SISTERS Official Book Launch Party!!!***

Food, live readings, prizes!!!

Book Court

Brooklyn, NY

4pm

Sept. 13-14: Small Press Expo (SPX)

Marriott Bethesda North, Bethesda, MD, Table H1-H2. Spotlight panel on Saturday!

Monday, September 15: One More Page Books Event & Signing with Dave Roman

Arlington, VA

4:30pm

Saturday, Sept. 20: Princeton Book Festival

Princeton, NJ

11-4pm

Monday, Sept. 22: Oblong Books Event & Signing

Rhinebeck, NY

4:30pm

Thursday, Sept. 25: University Bookstore Event & Signing with Kazu Kibuishi

Seattle, WA

7pm

Friday, Sept. 26: Third Place Books Event & Signing with Kazu Kibuishi

Seattle, WA

6pm

Sept. 29-30: Vancouver Events with Kazu Kibuishi

Vancouver, BC

Please check my website soon for dates, times, and locations!!

***October & November Tour Dates Coming Soon!!**

 

That’s all for now, everyone. Thanks so much for all your support thus far…I couldn’t do what I do without you! You make this author very, very happy! In the meantime…I hope you enjoy Sisters! Happy reading!!

 

~raina

 

The First SISTERS Tour Dates!!!

Hey guys!! THE BOOK COMES OUT IN ONE WEEK. Oh my goodness.

I don’t have all of my tour dates ironed out yet, but I can at least share the ones happening through the second week in September! Below are the places you can find me celebrating Sisters’ book release. I’ll post the rest of my fall schedule as soon as I have it!

Saturday, August 30

National Book Festival

Presentation 6:00-6:35pm

Book signing 7-8pm

Washington, DC

Saturday, September 6

Presentation and signing, also featuring Jimmy Gownley & Dave Roman!

Politics & Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC

3:30pm

Sunday, September 7

***SISTERS Official Book Launch Party!!!***

Food, live readings, prizes!!!

Book Court

Brooklyn, NY

4pm

September 13-14

Small Press Expo

Bethesda, MD

September 15

One More Page Books Event & Signing

Arlington, VA

Time TBA

Also, a reminder to readers everywhere: If I won’t be visiting your town this fall, you can still get a signed copy of Sisters in the mail! My local independent bookstore, Astoria Bookshop, is the official place to order a signed copy. You order it, I sign it, they ship it to your door! Be sure to pre-order ASAP if you want a copy as close as possible to the book’s release date!

I’ll be back soon with more info and more tour dates…see you soon!

Entertainment Weekly Profile!

Yeah!! This is so cool, and kinda surreal. Pick up the August 15, 2014 issue of Entertainment Weekly to read an interview with me about Sisters and Smile, my family, and comics in general!