Graham Roumieu is music retailer, HMV's, Canadian Author of the Month. His book, 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss, which just celebrated its North American release, will be featured in stores across Canada. Look for the book at the front checkout, along with his other releases Bigfoot: I Not Dead and Bigfoot: Me Write Book (Plume Books) alternately available through Amazon and your local bookstore.
Bella is following the success of her rose dress and puppy love Valentine's Day cards with her first Bella Pilar branded promotion at Papyrus stores nationwide.
The store windows, interior displays and web home page launched Feb. 15th and feature a large 'Make Someone Smile' banner illustrated by Bella. The Spring promotion features exclusively Bella Pilar greeting cards and other products, all of which are new releases. All featured merchandise was created exclusively for Papyrus and can be found in Papyrus stores as well a Papyrus partnerships at Target, Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods.
Graham Roumieu will be doing a book-signing at New York's ComicCon this coming weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in Midtown Manhatten. You can find him at their autographing stage in the rear of the exhibition hall on Friday, February 6th and Saturday, February 7th between 1:00 - 2:00pm.
New York ComicCon @ the Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC
Graham Roumieu will celebrate the North American launch of 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, ON.
The event will feature five "celebrity assassins" who, after being handed an envelope with an 8x10 of a famous boss, will select a method of executing them from Roumieu's graphic how-to guide. The celebrity assassins include Tim Beresford of comedy troupe Hot Snack Radio; author, journalist and editor, Stacey May Fowles; writer and illustrator Evan Mundy; and two others whose identities shall remain a secret until the launch.
This is a This Is Not a Reading Series event, presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Penguin Group Canada, Gladstone Hotel, EYE Weekly and Take Five On CIUT.
Monday, January 26th, 2009 | 7pm | $5 cover
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto ON
Graham Roumieu was interviewed by Lit Mob, a site that loves great books and showcases the best of them. The site reviews fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels and being independent, they are not worried about voicing their honest opinion. We especially love the Artist Picks section - but what about picks from some non-musical artists . . .
Click here to read the interview about Graham's series of Bigfoot books.
A Bigfoot fan was so inspired by Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir that they picked up their ukulele and paid tribute to the big guy by recording their own version of the rock ballad That Would Be Awesome. It's sure to be a classic! See it here.
Hey baby can you no see there a tear drop in my eye? Hey baby can you no see you baking sadness pie? And it hot and it burn when I put it in my mouth And it burn me insides tooooo So put pie in window it need to cool for an hour or two
Chorus And that would be awesome Totally awesome Possums are awesome, possums are awesome
But there thunder then there lightning And wind blow the pie awaaay (repeat)
But if I wish upon a rainbow Maybe pie come back some daaay
Repeat chorus
Graham Roumieu illustrated for Sears' No Peeking Event in downtown Toronto. The event features a gigantic 2200 square foot maze, an electric train, free gift wrapping, ice sculptures and tons of free giveaways. It's being held at Dundas Square and it opened this past Sunday and will run until Wednesday, November 26th. Remember to keep an eye out for Graham's work which was animated and projected on a giant screen overlooking the maze.
Click here to see the animation.
Graham Roumieu's collaboration with Soapbox Design won an award from Applied Arts in the Design category. The entry, Some Thoughts on Ideas: NuARs Call for Entry 2008, plays with the idea of ideas, both good and bad. Congratulations go out to Graham and everyone at Soapbox Design!
Congratulations to Graham Roumieu who was recognized at this year's Advertising + Design Club of Canada Awards. Graham Roumieu won a Silver medal for illustration in the Editorial category for his work with The Walrus, as well as a merit award in the Miscellaneous Graphic Design category for his work with Soapbox Design on NUAR's Call for Entries. Thanks and congratulations go out to everyone at The Walrus and Soapbox Design!
Graham Roumieu, The Walrus
Graham Roumieu, page from NUAR's Call for Entries
Be sure to rifle through your in-box this month for a copy of THE ARTALOG 2009 - the second collaboration between Magnet Reps and Frank Sturges Reps. The 80-page catalog of illustration showcases the work of 27 artists from 10 countries. A carefully edited two-page spread for each illustrator gives a nice perspective on what each is up to and a news section and award gallery boast recent accomplishments. We designed it to be a keeper and hope you’ll agree!
Bella Pilar's cards for Papyrus are now available at Target, CVS and Whole Foods. Her newest release is this set of 12 note cards. The cards feature foil embellishments and come with 12 envelopes lined in the houndstooth pattern.
Graham Roumieu's latest book is out now! Cat and Gnome, published by Blue Q, is an "awkward portrait of a one-sided relationship between a real cat and a ceramic garden gnome. Throw in characters like Reggie the snail and an exploding robot from the future and you get this hilarious tale... For anyone who ever felt like they were doing everything wrong but got a happy ending anyway."
Bigfoot released this statement via www.boingboing.net regarding recent reports that Bigfoot's body has been discovered in the woods in Northern Georgia . . .
Graham Roumieu's hilarious Bigfoot books are available through Penguin and Amazon.
Bigfoot: I Not Dead
In Me Own Words
Me Write Book
Graham Roumieu illustrated for The New York Time's OpEd page in today's paper. His illustration can be seen in Trying to Fathom the Human Condition, letters in response to The Luxurious Growth, a previous article by David Brooks.
Bella Pilar's cards for Papyrus are now available at Borders locations nation wide. Check it out! Borders
Last month's wake themed book launch party for Graham Roumieu's newest book Bigfoot: I Not Dead was a spectacular success. The concept of a wake clearly resonated with people as The Gladstone Hotel management estimated the crowd at well over 250, which is about a hundred over capacity.
Each of the 'eulogists' did a wonderful job. Much like a real wake, their testimonials contradicted one another with five eulogists presenting five bigfoots; Douglas Bell's intellectual, Sean Cullen's zen master, Jeremy Keehn's clandestine lover, Damian Rogers's soulful hipster bassist, Nathan Whitlock's philanderer and Michael Winter's practical joker. Tim Beresford, the host, was hilarious and the acoustic guitar "candle in the wind" was the perfect choice to end evening.
Although a good portion of the crowd had a copy of Bigfoot: I Not Dead under their arm as they walked in, an astonishing 79 additional copies were sold that night. We hope Graham's inspired inscription for the Bigfoot poster - "buy book at Pages or me kill you" - will drive sales for months to come.
Thanks to Pages Books and Magazines, The Walrus, Penguin and The Gladstone Hotel for a wonderful event and please check out the pics of the evening if you missed the fun.
All photos courtesy of Chris Reed. Thanks, Chris!
Damian Rogers
Douglas Bell
Graham Roumieu
Michael Winter
Nathan Whitlock
Sean Cullen
Tim Beresford
Bella Pilar's illustrated Victorian Couture Magnetic Dress Up Dolls by Mudpuppy are now available in stores and to order online. The mix and match Victorian outfits come in a tin box that includes 3 sheets of magnets- including a doll, clothes, accessories and four different background scenes.
More information and pictures are available on the Mudpuppy website at www.galison.com
Bella Pilar's newest series of cards and gift bags for Papyrus are now out. The items feature glitter embellishments and are available in stores now!
Graham Roumieu will be appearing on Seán Cullen's Seán Schau at The Drake Underground in Toronto on Wednesday, May 28th. Seán Cullen, a comedian, actor, singer, broadcaster and author, hosts a monthly talk/comedy show at The Drake and regularly features literary and musical guests. He also delivered a eulogy at the recent launch party of Graham's Bigfoot: I Not Dead.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Doors Open at 8:30 pm The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W., Toronto
