Meet the Authors of The Cartoonists Club

Meet the Authors of The Cartoonists Club, Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud

Tuesday, October 28, 6pm

TICKETED OFFSITE EVENT: Bookshop Santa Cruz is delighted to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling The Cartoonists Club, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud for an event at The Rio Theatre celebrating their new book The Cartoonists Club—a one-of-a-kind friendship story about creativity and self-expression that blends how-to and comics magic. Welcome to the club!

“Telgemeier and McCloud simultaneously explore making new friends, overcoming self-doubt, and embracing a growth mindset to practice and improve… Highly imaginative and cleverly conceived.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn’t know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!

Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, and, with Scott McCloud, the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club. Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier is based on an exhibition that was held at The Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.

Scott McCloud is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art; Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels; Zot!; and The Sculptor. He is also, with Raina Telgemeier, the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club. Scott is a frequent lecturer on the power of visual communication, creator of the international 24-hour comic movement, and, in 2021, was inducted into the Will Eisner Awards Hall of Fame. He lives with his family in Oregon. His art and stories are available in more than 30 languages and on the web at scottmccloud.com.

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