Garry Trudeau discusses 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective

Garry Trudeau, creator of "Doonesbury", discusses his work and career.

Time: Monday October 25, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 913-384-3126 to order autographed copies of 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend. Seating is limited.

Author: Garry Trudeau was born in New York City in 1948, and was raised in Saranac Lake, New York. He attended Yale University, where he received his B.A. and an M.F.A. in graphic design.Doonesbury was launched in 1970, and now appears in nearly 1400 daily and Sunday newspaper clients in the U.S. and abroad. His work has been collected in 60 hardcover, trade paperback and mass-market editions, which have cumulatively sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In 1975, Trudeau became the first comic strip artist ever to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1989, 2004 and 2005.
Trudeau has contributed articles to publications such as Harper's, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The New Yorker, New York, and The Washington Post. For five years he was an occasional columnist for The New York Times op-ed page, and was later a contributing essayist for Time magazine. He has received honorary degrees from Yale, Colgate, Williams, Duke and 25 other universities and colleges, and has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In recognition of his work on wounded warriors, Trudeau has been presented with the Commander's Award for Public Service by the Department of Army, the Commander's Award from Disabled American Veterans, the President's Award for Excellence in the Arts from Vietnam Veterans of America, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a special citation from the Vet Centers.
Trudeau lives in New York City with his wife, Jane Pauley. They have three grown children. 

Title: 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective , $100.00 Hardcover, On Sale Date: October 26, 2010

What: Garry Trudeau will discuss his new work and answer audience questions. A limited number of pre-autographed copies of 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective are available for purchase from Rainy Day Books.

When: Monday, October 25, 2010, 6:30 PM

Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package: This event is open to the general public. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend. Seating is limited.

All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Book List

40: A Doonesbury Retrospective - AUTOGRAPHED COPY, First Edition, First Printing

$100.00

Model: 40AutographedCopy

SKU: 40AutographedCopy

This celebratory anthology marks "Doonesbury's" 40th anniversary by examining the characters that have given the strip such vitality. Fourteen thousand strips later, the comic has grown uniquely vast, sustained by more than 40 major characters spanning three generations. The book contains nearly seven hundred pages of material. Please note, we charge Kansas Sales Tax on all orders regardless of final destination.

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