What's Up?
Nov. 16, 2008
THE BIG SKINNY: HOW I LOST MY FATTITUDE (Villard) has gone to print and will be in bookstores January 10, 2009. The book was featured on the cover of the Oct. 27 Publishers Weekly with an Author Profile inside. Upcoming events in regard to the book will be posted here – so far there is a book signing scheduled on January 29, 2009 at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, CA at 7:00 PM.
My weekly strip, WAYLAY is currently stalled while the LA WEEKLY undergoes more changes after its acquisition by the New Times Syndicate. We cartoonists haven’t been let go yet; the paper just doesn’t run strips very often. I’m sending reprints to other outlets while this goes on.
The web site WayLay.com is under repair or reconstruction. Patience, please!
Update - Dec. 5, 2008
The Big Skinny website, http://www.thebigskinnybook.com is now complete.
Upcoming Events
Appearances
Friday, January 16, 12PM
Google Offices, Santa Monica, Presentation and Book Signing
Talk (45 minutes), Q&A (15 minutes), & Signing
Google 604 Arizona Ave. (@6th)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
This event will be webcast via live streaming video, and will subsequently be available for viewing on YouTube.
Contact: Julie Wiskirchen, 310/309-6963 or jules@google.com
Thursday, January 29, 7:00 pm
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, Presentation and Book Signing
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Contact: Jennifer Ramos, 626/449-5320 ext. 250 or jramos@vromansbookstore.com
Media Coverage
Publishers Weekly
The Big Skinny was featured on the cover of the October 27, 2008 issue.
Here's a link to the online version of the Publishers Weekly article:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6608439.html
Comic Buyer’s Guide
Review, January issue
Today’s Diet and Nutrition
Mention, March/April issue (on stands in February)
Dame
Review, January Booklist
Elle
Excerpt—January
Ladies’ Home Journal
Food memoir roundup (with art), February
OK! Weekly
Review, upcoming
Fitness
Book round-up, January
The Comics Journal
Review, upcoming