Hello all. We will be giving a reading tomorrow (Saturday) and, once again, we have failed to give you adequate notice. The second annual Chestertown Book Festival kicks off in about two hours with an “intimate talk” with Washington Post Book World Columnist Michael Dirda (who, in addition to having won a Pulitzer, is a “general bibliophile,” according to the Festival Literature.)
There are many more events tomorrow (Saturday). We’re involved with two of them: the first a reading/discussion by Robbi and me at Bookplate and the second, the aforementioned discussion between R. Behr and R. Crumb (not to be missed). Click here to download a schedule and peruse the offerings.
Literary Picture Books for Adults (and Maladjusted Children): The Provocative Space Between Language and Image
Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson of Chestertown-based small press Idiots’Books will read from their catalog of satirical, illustrated volumes while discussing the pleasures and challenges of combining pictures and words. Topics will include running a small press, interactive storytelling techniques, and the critical role of the reader in confronting the confounding space between language and image.
Back Room, Bookplate, 112 S. Cross St.
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Good to the Last Crumb
R. Crumb, founder of the underground comix movement, in conversation with Idiots’Books illustrator and admirer, Robbi Behr. Crumb and Behr will discuss his life’s work, the importance of the public library in a community, and field audience questions. Book sale and signing to follow.
Prince Theatre, 210 High St.
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Hope to see you at one or both. Note that the Crumb event is likely to be popular. Arrive early if you want to make sure you’ll get a seat.
