Just published today: an absolute beast of an interview at The Comics Journal— the most in-depth I’ve ever done— with lots of deep-dive analysis and linked creative processes between Save It For Later, the March trilogy, and more. Thanks to the perceptive and thoughtful Irene Velentzas for interviewing me!
Spotlight panel/interview this Saturday at SPACE virtual con!
I’ll be in conversation with Jared Gardner about all my work past, present, and in-the-works at this SPACE panel— Saturday, July 10th at 1pm Eastern. Bring your questions, and spread the word— thank you!
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- discussion/Q&A tonight!
Be sure to sign up in advance here for tonight’s discussion of Save It For Later, in conversation with Alex Segura, thanks to the fine folks at Kew & Willow Books! 7pm Eastern— see you there!
June 4th-- SAVE IT FOR LATER discussion/Q&A via Kew & Willow Books!
I’ll be in conversation with author and friend Alex Segura about Save It For Later, comics, parenthood, activism, and where it all intersects, via the fine folks at Kew & Willow Books!
Friday, June 4th at 7pm Eastern— register in advance here, and please order books from Kew & Willow.
Thanks— see you there!
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- book discussion/Q&A via "Coffee With Friends" on May 16th
I’ll be discussing my book Save It For Later, and answering questions, via Monroe County Public Library’s “Coffee With Friends” group on Sunday, May 16th from 2-3pm Eastern. Anyone may register for the discussion— please do so here!
If you’re a Bloomington local, you can pick up copies of Save It For Later at MCPL’s Friends of the Library Bookstore, Vintage Phoenix Comics, or The Book Corner.
See you there— spread the word!
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- The Nib's "Book of the Month" + new interview!
I’m proud to announce that Save It For Later is featured as “Book of the Month” by The Nib!
Here’s a new interview about Save It For Later with Sarah Mirk, editor and cartoonist extraordianaire!
Part 2 of Dr. Matthew Teutsch's analysis of SAVE IT FOR LATER
Here’s part 2 in an ongoing series by Dr. Matthew Teutsch from the Lillian E. Smith Center, analyzing and reflecting on Save It For Later— this section is an excellent, concrete breakdown of the middle chunk from my book’s “Good Trouble, Bad Flags” chapter, coupled with Lillian Smith’s own observations regarding absolution and racist white America’s convenient opposition to white supremacists on foreign shores.
Here’s part 1, if you missed it!
Thanks.
SAVE IT FOR LATER media roundup & next week's discussion!
Thanks so much, everyone, for your enthusiasm and support for Save It For Later these past two weeks!
In great news, it’s got a solid 4.8 star rating on Amazon— if you’ve read the book, please leave a review here at Amazon or GoodReads, as these ratings impact the ridiculous whims of the algorithm which affects the book’s visibility to other potential readers. I really appreciate it!
Here’s the first post in a series of in-depth reflections and analysis on Save It For Later by Matthew Teutsch at the Lillian E Smith Center.
Here’s a new excerpt of Save It For Later up at Publishers Weekly’s “Panel Mania”.
And here’s an updated piece on Save It For Later at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Thanks again everyone— please spread the word!
Book discussion via Elliott Bay Books tonight!
This evening I’ll be in discussion with Sara Brickman about my new book Save It For Later, via Seattle’s own Elliott Bay Book Company at 6pm Pacific/ 9pm Eastern. Tune in here— thanks!
And here’s a new review of Save It For Later up at CBR.
Upcoming events, new excerpt, and video of Eleanor Davis discussion
Thanks, everyone, for your support of Save It For Later during its release week! All mailorders have been shipped out, so keep an eye on your mailbox.
Here’s video of Eleanor Davis and I discussing Save It For Later, via Politics & Prose.
Here’s a new excerpt from the book available through Literary Hub.
And a few upcoming events— be sure to sign up in advance at the links:
Please spread the word— thanks again!
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- discussion via Left Bank Books tonight!
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my discussion at Politics & Prose last night!
Tonight at 7pm Central/ 8pm Eastern, I’ll be discussing Save It For Later via the fine folks at Left Bank Books in St. Louis— please tune in here, and spread the word. Thanks!
SAVE IT FOR LATER is out today!
Today is the day: Save It For Later is on shelves everywhere!
(Order here via your local comics shop, indie bookstore, directly through me, Abrams, or Amazon if you must.)
So much gratitude for all the folks at Abrams ComicArts, The Nib, Popula, and my agent Charlie Olsen for their faith and support getting this work out into the world.
I’m gonna be signing & packing the next wave of mailorders today— thank you, friends near and far, for sticking with me & each other. <3
Here are three new interviews today:
And two book launch discussions:
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- book launch event + new interviews!
Here’s a quick roundup, as Save It For Later’s release date quickly approaches:
I’ll be in conversation with the great Eleanor Davis, discussing our respective fiction/nonfiction comics balance, parenthood, activism, and how these issues intersect in Save It For Later and Eleanor’s fantastic graphic novel The Hard Tomorrow— thanks to Politics & Prose for facilitating this! Wednesday, April 7th at 7pm Eastern. Sign up here.
Here’s my interview with Tim Smyth as part of his Teaching With Comics program, mostly discussing Save It For Later and the March trilogy, but expanding to cover a range of my other work.
SAVE IT FOR LATER-- excerpt & interview at Arkansas Times!
There’s a new interview with me about Save It For Later— including an exclusive excerpt!
Save It For Later will be available next Tuesday, April 6th. Click here to order through your avenue of choice (I suggest using IndieBound or Bookshop instead of Amazon), or you can get signed copies directly from me here. Thanks!
New WonderCon panels and interview about SAVE IT FOR LATER
If you’re interested in the processes, experiences, and context guiding my new book Save It For Later, here are three new discussions:
A brand new interview with Comics Bookcase.
The “Taking it Personally: Comics and Politics in the Age of COVID” panel for WonderCon, also featuring Thi Bui, Derf Backderf, Darrin Bell, and Andrew Farago.
The “Riveting Reality” panel for WonderCon, also featuring Colleen AF Venable, David Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson, Rose Eveleth, Tom Sullivan, Manjit Thapp, and Maryelizabeth Yturralde.
New podcast interview up at WITS' END!
This week I did a brand-new podcast interview with the thoughtful Shah Emami at Wits’ End, discussing Save It For Later, March, Come Again, Two Dead, and life in the past year. Enjoy!
Book release (virtual) events w/ registration links up!
The first confirmed batch of upcoming panels and interviews about Save It For Later are up now at my Events page, with more added as soon as they’re confirmed! The first one is this Saturday, March 20th.
Please note that most of these require some pre-registration— thanks! I hope to see you there.
New interview up w/ Noah Van Sciver!
In case you’ve been missing my excessive hand movements in-person, I’ve got a brand new video interview up at Noah Van Sciver’s YouTube page, discussing my new book Save It For Later, creative process, my fiction vs. non-fiction comics, parenthood, pandemic, the puppies and the kitties.
Thanks for inviting me, Noah!
Related— you can pre-order signed & sketched copies of Save It For Later here.
CXC interview video is up!
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my conversation with Caitlin McGurk for CXC yesterday, discussing Save It For Later and more! Here’s the full video interview.
Save It For Later will be released on April 6, 2021 by Abrams ComicArts— pre-order here.
CXC "Transformative Work" award for MARCH
It’s a profound honor to find that the late John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I have been awarded CXC’s “Transformative Work” award for our March trilogy— this means a lot to me, especially in the context of my favorite comics community’s indie expo.
Andrew and I dedicate this award to the memory of, and in the spirit of, both John Lewis and Tom Spurgeon. Here’s to all the stories left untold.
On Sunday, October 4th, I’ll be in conversation with Caitlin McGurk about my work (centered around my forthcoming book Save It For Later and the March trilogy) as a part of CXC’s virtual festival— it’ll be streaming from 5-6pm EST, with a live Q&A on CXC’s Discord channel. See you there!