Tonight, June 3rd, at the Iowa City Public Library! Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Jerusalem, Factory Summers) and Craig Thompson (Blankets, Habibi, Ginseng Roots). Delisle is best known for his graphic novels about his travels including Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea and Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City. Craig Thompson’s Blankets was his first, but not last, highly acclaimed graphic novel. Blankets won numerous industry awards, and was soon followed by award-winning books Good-bye, Chunky Rice and Habibi. They will talk about their latest books, Muybridge and Ginseng Roots. Associate Professor in the Departments of English and Cinema and Comparative Literature Corey Creekmur will join them. 📚 Free and open to all. Books will be available for sale and signing. 📍Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library Don’t miss it! https://www.icpl.org/events/60653/guy-delisle-and-craig-thompson-author-visit (fb)

A new literary journal is launching, inspired by the legendary Nottingham Journal, the paper where literary giants like Graham Greene and J.M. Barrie honed their craft. This exciting revival aims to champion bold, original writing with the same spirit that once nurtured some of England’s finest voices. Submissions are open now through 27 June – and they’re looking for fresh, unpublished work (not previously in print or online). Original translations are also welcome, as long as they haven’t appeared in English before. https://www.newnottinghamjournal.com/submissions (fb)