A Graphic Novel Night

Welcome to our Graphic Novel Cooking Night! Part Cooking Class and part Illustrator (Kelsi Jo Silva) to Author Conversation (James Persichetti), with drawing demo, Q&A, and signing to follow. This is the perfect event to discover what it takes to make your graphic novel into a reality!

COOKING CLASS CANCELLED: The Cooking Class is available for ages 8 and up, and does require a paid ticket. We will only have 20 spots available, so get your tickets quickly. The Cooking Class will start at 5:15, and end in time to enjoy your food while watching the Illustrator to Author Conversation. If you purchase a ticket for the Cooking Class, you do not need to get a ticket for the Conversation.

For those just wanting to attend the Illustrator to Author Conversation, there will be a separate free ticket to RSVP. Read more about Kelsi Jo Silva and James Persichetti, and their books below. The conversation will take place at 6pm, with a drawing demo from Kelsi Jo Silva, an audience Q&A, and book signing to follow. 

KELSI JO SILVA

Kelsi Jo Silva is an American illustrator and artist based out of Denver, Colorado. Aftergraduating from the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design with a BA in illustration, Kelsi went straight into formulating a creative career. They've worked on a number of projects, most notably the Ela Cat children's series with Good Luck Black Cat books, the first of which was awarded a MoonBeam award for illustration. Online, Kelsi is most known for her depictions of women in loving relationships and sapphic redesigns of Greek mythos.

JAMES PERSICHETTI

James Persichetti is a writer, freelance editor, and language enthusiast who enjoys writing about queer characters going on adventures. He earned an English degree and studied Arthurian legends, where he drew inspiration for his debut graphic novel, A Tale of Two Knights. He lives with his husband in Denver, Colorado.

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The last thing on Soup's to-do list is to make waves at the restaurant she calls home, but when her boss's villainous behavior becomes toxic, she decides to dismantle his power by beating him at his own game-cooking! This graphic novel is an empowering story about taking risks, finding your voice, and being brave enough to stand up for friends.

At seventeen, Soup is at a crossroads, eager to make her mark on the world, yet reluctant to leave the restaurant she calls home--the place where she was found as a baby, the place where she grew up, the place where she learned to cook. It's only when her elven boss snaps at her that she begins to see his pattern of abuse, starting in the kitchen and extending all across town. Something's got to give, and the answer is simple: a cooking competition for the restaurant.

If Soup wins, she'll claim the business and protect her village from destructive expansion. But if she loses, she'll have to leave her home and stand by as the food community she loves is razed to the ground. With friends and chosen family rallying around her, Soup has a chance to win. Yet, everyone knows villains don't fight fair, and this restauranteur is not going to give up his throne so easily . . .

TRISTAN AND LANCELOT: A TALE OF TWO KNIGHTS

In this queer reimagining of Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan set out on a quest to find the missing magician Merlin, but instead discover an unexpected romance. An inclusive, magical twist on the enduring legend of Arthur that is a tale for the ages.  

Merlin is missing, and Camelot is under attack.

When King Arthur calls for aid, Morgan le Fay answers her estranged half brother’s plea—for a price. She’ll locate Merlin in exchange for the mysterious magical sapling their father bequeathed to Arthur on his passing. Much to her chagrin, Arthur insists on sending two Knights of the Round Table with her.

Sir Lancelot has carefully built himself a reputation as the most well-liked of Arthur’s knights, but he can’t crack quiet Tristan’s brooding exterior. Sir Tristan is silently battling a curse—one that has bound him to the lady Isolde against his will, and one he grows ever more desperate to break.

As the trio journeys through Albion, sparks begin to fly between the two knights. But before they can unravel the tangle of feelings and secrets between them, they will have to face a threat that could destroy all of Camelot—unless they and Morgan can learn to work together to destroy it first.