A Very Crafty Book Launch!
About this Event
NYT Bestselling author Hope Larson is back with a new standalone graphic novel in the world of Very Bad at Math. Celebrate the launch of Very Far From Home with comic making and a fun discussion hosted by author and illustrator, Lucy Knisley.
Verity “Very” Nelson is poised to have the perfect summer. That is, until her mom breaks the news— they’re going to Wisconsin?? This humorous and heartfelt standalone middle grade graphic novel is a companion to Very Bad at Math, both from New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning author Hope Larson.
Hope Larson is a New York Times bestselling, multi–Eisner Award–winning cartoonist and comics writer. Over a lengthy career as a middle grade author, she has created contemporary middle grade graphic novels like All Summer Long, dabbled in fantasy with Salt Magic (illustrated by Rebecca Mock), adapted Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time into a graphic novel, written Batgirl for DC Comics, and cocreated the Goldie Vance series for BOOM! Studios. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her family and an orange tabby, Popcorn.
Lucy Knisley (she/her) is a bestselling comic artist and author with over a dozen titles ranging in readership from infant to adult. She specializes in books about food, found-family, and felines. She lives in Evanston, IL, where she enjoys playing with her partner and kiddo, eating yummy food, riding bikes, reading, and going to bed early. She’s a fan of tea, puzzles, cats, books, as well as tattoos, reproductive justice, and local community building.
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