Monte Schulz is hitting the West Coast for the next two months running to promote his graphic novel from Fantagraphics, This Side of Jordan!
Here’s the current itinerary:
Fri., Sept. 25, 8PM • Southern California Writers Conf., Irvine, CA
Mon., Sept. 28, 7PM • Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara, CA
Wed., Sept. 30, 7PM • Mysterious Galaxy Books, San Diego, CA
Thurs., Oct. 1, 6PM • Laguna Beach Books, Laguna Beach, CA
Sat., Oct. 3, 5PM • Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA
Sun., Oct. 11, 11AM • Wordstock Festival, Portland, OR
Tues., Oct. 13, 7PM • Third Place Books, Seattle, WA
Wed., Oct. 14, 7:30PM • Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR
Tues., Oct. 20, 7PM • Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Wed., Oct. 21, 7PM • Copperfield’s Books, Santa Rosa, CA
Thurs., Oct. 22, 7PM • Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA
Sat., Oct. 24, 2PM • The Bookseller, Mill Valley, CA
Wed., Oct. 28, 7PM • Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA
All these destinations might be fitting, considering the road trip elements of the story. This Side of Jordan follows Depression era farmboy Alvin as he follows the sociopathic gangster Chester across the Mississippi, as he hopes to escape the throes of tuberculosis.
August 27th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Great book – not a graphic novel, tho, despite the fact that it’s published by Fantagraphics and has a graphic novel-like cover. But it’s a fantastic read and I hope Monty comes east to do some promotion as well.