Booksmith is thrilled to host the virtual launch for old friends and former staffers Sean Chiki and Kiara Brinkman for their debut graphic novel, Lucy in the Sky. More information to be announced - save the date and join us!

This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required. Event link will be sent to everyone who registers.

You can order **signed copies** of Lucy in the Sky below and we'll ship directly to you (or hold for pickup at our San Francisco shop):

• Order signed copies of the hardcover here
• Order signed copies of the paperback here

We are happy to fulfill orders anywhere in the world – international postage will be invoiced separately. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to contact events@booksmith.com.

About the book

In this contemporary graphic novel, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers her father's collection of Beatles records and is inspired to form an all-girl rock band.

It’s the first day of seventh grade, and everything is going downhill for Lucy Sutcliffe. At school, she has the feeling her friends are all leaving her behind. At home, her single father is in a rut, and her perpetually traveling photojournalist mother is more absent than ever. Worst of all, Lucy’s grandmother is undergoing chemotherapy and is no longer the warm, vibrant presence that her family has come to depend on.

But everything changes the day Lucy discovers a box of her father’s Beatles records. Inspired by their music, she gets a drum set and forms an all-girl rock band with her friends. But can she keep the band together when petty rivalries, unrequited crushes, and outside pressures threaten to tear it apart?

About the authors

Sean Chiki is a middle school teacher and cartoonist. His comic stories have been published in collections from Skoda Man Press, and his cartoons have appeared in The Funny Times.

Kiara Brinkman's writing has been published in McSweeney's, One Story, and Failbetter.com. Her novel, Up High in the Trees, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Chicago Tribune Favorite Book of 2007. Lucy in the Sky is her first comic.

Kiara and Sean live in California with their children and two cats.

This event is free and all ages, but RSVP is required.