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We are excited to welcome Bianca Xunise to the bookstore to celebrate the release of PUNK ROCK KARAOKE! For this event, Bianca will be joined in conversation by Sage Coffey.
Please note: This event is free to attend, but registration is required. By registering for this event, you agree to wear a mask throughout the duration of the event. Read more about W&CF's Covid-19 policy here.
"Stole my heart from the first page to the last. Endlessly funny and sincere." —Tillie Walden, Eisner & Ignatz Award–winning cartoonist
A debut graphic novel from Ignatz Award–winning and nationally syndicated cartoonist, Bianca Xunise.
When life gives you guitars, smash them!
School is out for summer and Ariel Grace Jones is determined to make it one for the books! Together with their bestie bandmates, Michele and Gael, Ariel believes they’re destined to break into the music industry and out of Chicago’s Southside by singing lead in their garage punk band, Baby Hares.
But before Baby Hares can officially get into the groove, the realities of post grad life start to weigh on this crew of misfits. Ari begins to worry that it’s time to pull the plug on their dreams of making it big.
Just when all hope feels lost, a fellow punk and local icon takes an interest in their talent. It seems like he might be the only one Ariel can rely on as frustrations between bandmates reach at an all-time high.
Punk Rock Karaoke is a coming-of-age tale that draws upon the explosive joy of the underground scene, while raising questions about authenticity, the importance of community and what it means to succeed on your own terms.
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Bianca Xunise is a cartoonist based out of Chicago, Illinois. Their work primarily focuses on the plight, joy, and daily struggles of misfits within the black community. In 2017 Xunise earned an Ignatz for Promising New Talent for their comic Say Her Name, an autobiographical story of police brutality and social justice. In 2020 Xunise earned their second Ignatz for their contribution to Be Gay, Do Comics published by IDW. Xunise has collaborated with Vogue, The Washington Post, The Nib, and Believer Magazine. They are also a contributor to the book How We Fight Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance along with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tarana Burk, and Harry Belafonte. Bianca became the first nationally syndicated non-binary cartoonist when they joined the comic strip Six Chix in 2020 as their first black creator.
Sage Coffey is a trans nonbinary cartoonist best known for their comics work with The Washington Post, The New Yorker and The Nib. Their debut graphic novel, Wine Ghost Goes to Hell released FEB 2024 from Iron Circus Comics! Having worked on the GLAAD nominated video game BUGSNAX and illustrated on one of Vulture's funniest books of 2021, I AM NOT A WOLF, Sage enjoys exploring emotional storytelling through unconventional and goofy characters! You can see more of Sage's work at https://sagecoffey.com/
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