Tangles will be given as a gift to keynote speakers at this conference and promoted to attendees. Just reading the program — it’s a whole fascinating world of academia that I never knew about… I wish I could check out some of the workshops!
News
Tangles excerpted in Geist magazine’s 20th anniversary edition
So great to see a page from Tangles in my beloved Geist!
Tangles reviewed on Radio-Canada by Priscila Uppal
A really thoughtful review of Tangles by writer Priscila Uppal on The Link, on Radio-Canada English. It’s the first time I’ve listened to someone talk about my book, as opposed to being interviewed. Somewhat unnerving, but lovely all the same.
Go to The Link archives for Wednesday, March 9, and choose Part One. The review starts at about 13:20.
Sarah reading at Cross-Border Pollination, March 12
Please come out to this great evening, coordinated by Rachel Rose. I am particularly excited about meeting Jacqueline Osherow, who writes poems like Love Song to That Performance Poet, My Mother. SFU Harbour Centre, room 2270, Saturday, March 12, 5:00 to 7:30 PM.
Sarah illustrates an explanation of the carbon tax
Here’s my first stab at political/educational sort of cartooning.
Watch it on prezi.com.
Tangles to be published in UK and Commonwealth by Jonathan Cape
Thrilling news! Jonathan Cape (Random House) has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Tangles. Many thanks to my agent Samantha Haywood! It will be published in hardcover and paperback in late 2011.
Tangles wins CBC Bookie for Best Comic
Tangles has been chosen as the winner of the inaugural CBC Bookie Beaver for Best Comic or Graphic Novel. To quote:
Sarah Leavitt’s powerful memoir about the struggles her family faced as her mother battled Alzheimer’s is eye-opening and painfully honest. The sensitve subject matter and vivid pictures showcase the best the graphic novel format has to offer, earning its author the Bookie for Best Comic or Graphic Novel in the process!
Very exciting! I am kind of hoping for a golden Bookie Beaver to come in the mail, but I think that might not happen. It might just be a virtual golden beaver.
Spamics by Sarah: first try
For a while now I have been drawing illustrations for my favourite spam subject lines. Most of them I can’t really post here, because, well, I have not been sufficiently creative to stray far enough from the original intent of the spam — if you see what I mean. Basically, I just don’t want my website to be full of drawings of penises. But I thought I could post this one.
Guest post on Canadian Bookshelf
I am so excited about Canadian Bookshelf. You should sign up to get notified when it launches in beta. Also you should read this guest blog post I wrote! Canadian Comics: War, Hockey, Old Men and Silence
Drawing while watching TV
I’m slowly recovering from a week of yucky flu. Man, I watched a lot of TV this week! I felt like such a loser for not working on my art. So I brought my sketchbook to the couch last night in an effort to redeem myself.
First there was the classic Law and Order SVU… God, why do I watch this stuff?
Larissa, known as Brandy by the disgusting abuser:
And Daniel, victim turned abuser:
I don’t consider myself a Trekkie at all, but I super love Star Trek Voyager more than any other TV show ever… But they started putting it on so late that I couldn’t stay up to watch it anymore. But last night I did! And it was awesome. Bellana was in a bad situation.
Luckily they did not leave it up to Tuvok to resolve the situation… Those silly Vulcans!
Anyway, that’s my first attempt at doing something useful with couch time. Perhaps more to come.