An Evening with Tom Gauld

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In partnership with the <A HREF="https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/comics#tab-746246" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oxford Comics Network</A>, Blackwell's Bookshop Westgate is delighted to host the acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Tom Gauld to Oxford. Tom will be talking to Alex Fitch about his work, books and graphic novels at our Westgate shop on Tuesday 21st May at 7pm. This is part of the Oxford Comics Network's programme of events. 
Tom Gauld
Tom Gauld was born in 1976 and grew up in Aberdeenshire. Tom's comic strips and illustrations appear weekly in <A HREF="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Guardian</A> and New Scientist and regularly in the <A HREF="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2019-02-04" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New Yorker</A>. He is the author of the comic books <A HREF="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Goliath-by-Tom-Gauld-author/9781770462991" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Goliath</A>, <A HREF="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Youre-All-Just-Jealous-of-My-Jetpack-by-Tom-Gauld-author/9781770461048" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack</A>, <A HREF="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Mooncop-by-Tom-Gauld-author/9781770462540" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mooncop</A> (a New York Times bestseller) and <A HREF="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Baking-With-Kafka-by-Tom-Gauld-author/9781786891501" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Baking with Kafka</A> (winner of Best Humour Publication at the 2018 Eisner Awards). Gauld lives and works in London and his most recent publication is <A HREF="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Snooty-Bookshop-by-Tom-Gauld-author/9781786891525" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Snooty Bookshop</A>.
Alex Fitch
Alex Fitch is the presenter of <A HREF="https://panelborders.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Panel Borders" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Panel Borders</A>, the UK’s only monthly broadcast radio show about comics on <A HREF="https://www.resonancefm.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Resonance FM" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Resonance FM</A>, the Arts Council station in London. He has been published on the subjects of comics and film by Intellect, Strange Attractor, University Press of Mississippi, and McFarland.
Oxford Comics Network
Comics and graphic narratives, a form long under-recognised by mainstream publishers and academic institutions alike, have in recent years began to receive the critical attention they deserve. They combine drawn and often painted panels with the written word to create a narrative form that is inherently interdisciplinary, demanding the critical approaches from multiple fields, from literary criticism and visual cultures to art theory and architecture, not to mention the significant body of comics criticism that already exists.
<A HREF="https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/comics#tab-746246" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="The Oxford Comics Network" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Oxford Comics Network</A> is part of <A HREF="https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="TORCH" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities</A> (TORCH). Making use of TORCH’s interdisciplinary platform, this network, ‘Comics and Graphic Novels: The Politics of Form’, brings students, critics and practitioners from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds to explore the power, politics and potential of the comics form.
Blackwell's Bookshop Westgate
Blackwell's at Westgate is the newest bookshop in Oxford and the latest chapter in Blackwell's 140 year old history in the city. We sell books for readers for all ages and have a strong focus on fiction and children's. We're not a 'Snooty Bookshop'!
Tickets for this event are £3 and can be purchased here, over the phone (01865 980380) or in person at Blackwell's Westgate. For more information speak to a bookseller or email us at <A HREF="mailto:westgate@Blackwells.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">westgate@Blackwells.co.uk</A>.

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