Author/illustrator, husband/wife pair Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr of Idiots’ Books will give a talk entitled, “Sacred Cows, Robot Friends, and Disappointing Babies: Making and distributing odd, commercially non-viable picture books for adults,” on Thursday,
Robbie Behr & Matthew Swanson of Idiots' Books
November 17 as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Swanson and Behr will read from their catalog of satirical illustrated volumes and discuss collaboration, running a small press, and their ongoing battle with genre. Their work has been praised by the New York Times, New York magazine, Slate.com, and BoingBoing and has been described as “witty, winsome, and original,” by book critic Michael Dirda of The Washington Post.
The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Talbot County Free Library. Coffee and sweets provided. Free, no registration required. 410-822-1626. www.tcfl.org
Brown Bag Lecture Series
Thursday November 17, 2011
Noon to 1:00 pm
Talbot Hospice House, Easton
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