The Joy of Snacking Book Party

Pengilly Saloon and Rediscovered Books presents:

THE JOY OF SNACKING book signing with author and New Yorker magazine cartoonist Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell. Books will be available for purchase through Rediscovered Book Shop. Followed by Hilary's famous Dance Break featuring all of her favorite honky tonk hits and a special burlesque performance by Muff Jones. Stay for the after party with country crooner extrordinaire Buddy Devore & The Faded Cowboys.

21+ age restriction

ABOUT THE BOOK

From standup comedian, New Yorker cartoonist, and the author of M**der BOOK Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell comes this fresh comic memoir about being a snacker in a world of foodies. With equal parts humor and unflinching honesty, Hilary traces her life story through food: from her childhood as the ultimate picky eater, her teenage and young adult years of disordered eating, and finally learning to love herself again as an adult. Punctuated throughout with ridiculous (but real! and important!) snack recipes like "a baggie of trail mix" and "burnt toast," Campbell captures the reality of growing up in a woman's body in the '90s and '00s in how it shaped her life in work, friendship, and dating. Especially dating. These hilarious stories of family, romance, and belonging prove that if food can isolate us, it also has the power to connect us to what matters most. Aren't we all seeking love, self-acceptance, and a good snack to get through it?

"Hilary Campbell has done it again. This book is devastating and hilarious!" - Jena Friedman, Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter

"Hilary shows her hilarious wit and vulnerability in this gorgeous book. I dove into it like a tortilla chip into hummus." - Jeff Hiller, HBO's Somebody Somewhere

"Beautifully illustrated, heartfelt and funny, and all so very real. This book is so delicious I want to put ketchup on it and wash it down with a Cherry Coke filled with perfectly crushed ice." - Kate Micucci, Garfunkel & Oates

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a comedian, writer and New Yorker cartoonist from Northern California. She has lived in New York for the past ten years, where she enjoys buying single packs of Oreos and Reese's at her local bodega and falling asleep to Frasier. Her debut graphic memoir, M**der Book, won the best graphic novel prize from the Midwest Publishing Awards and was shortlisted for best graphic novel at Bouchercon. Campbell is also an award winning filmmaker, her short documentaries This is Not The End and Small Talk were awarded prizes at top festivals across the country before going on to become Vimeo Staff Picks. Her second graphic memoir, The Joy of Snacking, is available this fall.

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