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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.
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
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
The launch party for Graham Roumieu’s third Bigfoot book, Bigfoot: I not Dead, is taking place tonight, Thursday, May 15th, at The Gladstone Hotel Gallery in Toronto, ON. The party, which is billed Bigfoot: This Not Wake, will feature short eulogies delivered by Graham Roumieu, Douglas Bell, Michael Winter, Nathan Whitlock, Tim Beresford, Sean Cullen, Damian Rogers and Jeremy Keehn.
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 7:30 pm free admission
The Gladstone Hotel Gallery, 2nd floor, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON
Pages Books / This Is Not A Reading Series
Graham Roumieu’s third Bigfoot book, Bigfoot: I Not Dead, has received glowing reviews from Mark Medley at National Post and Paul Corupe at Rue Morgue magazine. You can catch the review in the Arts & Life section of today’s National Post and in the current issue of Rue Morgue.
The Walrus’ managing editor, Jared Bland, caught up with Bigfoot himself at his home in the woods. You can read the interview on The Walrus’ website now and Hannah Sung at CBC News also interviewed Graham about the release of his third book in the Bigfoot series.
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to Me Write Book and In Me Own Words, Bigfoot: I Not Dead hits bookstores on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008.
“In his eagerly anticipated follow-up to Me Write Book, Bigfoot returns from exile to share his inspiring, hilarious, and often deeply disturbing experiences as a misunderstood forest gentleman and tragic media darling. These entertaining and often grizzly stories stand not only as a testament to the greatness of the legendary man-beast, but also as a chilling cautionary tale of the downside of a life of celebrity, cannibalism, celebrity cannibalism, wanton violence, and lack of toilet training. As in Me Write Book, full-color glossy spreads depict every intimate, disgusting, and downright insane moment of Bigfoot’s life. Bigfoot: I Not Dead is an unforgettable memoir that will stay with readers long after his foul scent has dissipated.” - Penguin
Pre-order is available now through Penguin and Amazon.
Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi, Graham Roumieu, Gordon Wiebe and Nate Williams each had work selected to appear in the American Illustration 27 annual and Ana Bagayan had two pieces and Andrew Hem one piece chosen to appear on disTRIBUTE, American Illustration’s web gallery. The book will be printed in full-color and distributed world-wide in hardcover immediately after their annual Publication Party in mid-November. Congratulations go out to everyone!
Forest
Remember the Bones
Saluti
Infidelity
Warmed & Humbled
Tin Cup Serenade
Fetus
Head In the Clouds
Moving Forward
Last year Graham Roumieu collaborated with Taxi Toronto on the website for Molson’s Old Style Pilsner beer. The beer was first brewed in 1926 so they built the website to appear as if it used 1926 technology, like a drafting table and a pair of hands, instead of fancy computer graphics. Graham contributed his illustrations and his own hand to the website, which just won an award for web design from Applied Arts magazine in the advertising section. The winners for this year’s Interactive Awards are all listed in the current issue. Congratulations go out to Graham and everyone at Taxi!
Graham Roumieu’s illustration for an article about the 10 year anniversary of Toronto being made into a mega-city appears on the cover of this week’s EYE WEEKLY in Toronto.
