Join author and artist Jon Claytor to celebrate the release of his newest graphic novel\, Nowhere. This unforgettable graphic novel is a hilariou s and sinister reflection on growing up in a world where monsters are real \, and a dreamlike meditation on adolescence and the absurdity of small-to wn life.
\nCopies of the book will be available for purchase and a s igning will be held after the event.
\nPresented in partnership with Words Worth Books.
\n&ldquo\;W hat if the most terrifying thing has already happened?&rdquo\;
\nDra wn by a mysterious force\, 12-year-old Joel and his terrible parents have just arrived in yet another nondescript small town. There&rsquo\;s a diner \, a movie theatre\, a motel\, and a bar. But this time\, things seem diff erent\, especially when suddenly\, out of nowhere\, a giant cube appears o n the edge of town.
\nAnd . . . just as Joel starts to make friends and navigate a new school\, which is hard enough\, Beausé\;jour is b eset by nightly appearances of zombies\, demon landlords\, therapy-seeking vampires\, and depressed clowns. One by one\, the citizens of Beaus&eacut e\;jour begin to disappear. When his parents vanish\, Joel and his friend Charlie seek to shelter themselves from the strangeness all around them.\n
A hilarious and sinister reflection on growing up in a world where monsters are real\, Nowhere \;is a dreamlike meditation on adolescence and the absurdity of small-town life. Illustrated with Claytor&rsquo\;s e xpressive\, richly textured visuals\, wildly echoing the offbeat world of Beausé\;jour\, Nowhere \;signals the arrival of a profound and v ital voice.
\nJon Claytor is a graphic n ovelist\, painter\, and writer. Born in San Francisco\, he lived and worke d in several Canadian cities\, including Halifax\, Vancouver\, Montreal\, and Toronto\, before settling in Sackville\, New Brunswick.
\nClayto r&rsquo\;s work ranges from oil painting and watercolour to comics. He has had solo exhibitions at galleries in Montreal\, Toronto\, Los Angeles\, a nd throughout the Maritimes. He has also written and illustrated stories f or CBC Radio\, the Frye Festival\, and the website ruralharmreduction.com.
\nClaytor co-founded SappyFest independent music and arts festival in 2006 and opened Thunder &\; Lightning Ideas Ltd. in 2013. He holds a n MFA from York University and a BFA from Mount Allison University. He was nominated for a Juno Award for the cover of Gord Downie&rsquo\;s Battle o f the Nudes \;in 2004. His graphic memoir\, Take the Long Way Home \, was published by Conundrum in 2022. Nowhere\, a fictional graphic novel about growing up among monsters in a small maritime town is his first graphic novel.
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