Art & Writing Workshop with Author Nicole Georges

Book talk + writing /drawing workshop with "Emotional Support Animals" author Nicole Georges at Peregrine Book Co
About this Event

What if you were able to combine the emotional impact and therapeutic fuzziness of cute animals with the accessibility, humor, and immediate messaging of comics? What if there were a book filled with cute comic animals telling you exactly what you need to hear at that moment? That's the premise of Emotional Support Animals, the collection of comics and worksheets by Nicole Georges, who has led inspirational, grief, and healing workshops around the world, including for therapists themselves. This colorful and uplifting book will be a balm to the spirits of animal-lovers and human beings everywhere.

Emotional Support Animals quickly became a favorite at Peregrine Book Co. and we are honored to host Nicole Georges for an evening book talk, including a workshop on writing and art.

Ticket cost includes one copy of the book Emotional Support Animals. Space is limited! Be sure to get your copy signed and meet the author while you have the chance!

About the Book

Emotional Support Animals is a collection of comics and worksheets featuring adorable and irresistible emotional support animals offering words of compassion and wisdom, delivering smiles along with experience, strength, and hope.
What if your therapist was a cardigan-wearing walrus sipping a cup of coffee? Emotional Support Animals answers this question in a series of sweet comics and engaging worksheets. Nicole Georges presents small doses of therapy in the form of humorous illustrations about serious subjects. Picture a pug assuring you that it's not cruel to say no or hold a boundary, or a crocodile reminding you that when you take care of yourself, you have more capacity to give. Inspired by Nicole’s experiences with grief and healing, her Anonymous Fuzzball comics touch on themes of self-worth, boundaries, and balance. Using quirky animals as her subjects, she proves that hard truths are easier to digest in an adorable package.
Affirmations include:

• "Just because someone's having a big reaction doesn't mean I did anything wrong."
• "You're not going to mess up something that's meant for you."
• "As I love myself more, I demand less of others."
• "What people say is just information. You don't have to take it personally."
• "I don't need to achieve anything to be lovable."

About the Author

Nicole J. Georges is the author of the Lambda Award-winning graphic novel Calling Dr. Laura and the YALSA Award-winning Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home, as well as a forthcoming middle-grade graphic novel, The Ballad of X-Ray and Koko. She divides her time between Portland, OR and L.A.