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03/25/2015
03/24/2015
This Thursday, March 26th at 5pm- I'll be talking about tattooed ladies at the University of Stevens Point!
11/11/2014
This Week- Waukesha Public Library & People's Books @ the Public House
This week I've got two book events-
Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2014, 6:30pm, at Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave. Waukesha, WI.
Book launch party with my local bookstore, People's Books Cooperative, Thursday, Nov. 13th, 7pm, held at the Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
See you at one of them!
10/08/2014
The Tattooed Lady Second Edition is HERE!!
Earlier than expected (I was expecting November 2014, but my new publisher has absolutely got their shit together) the second edition is HERE!!
Really here!!
I'm so thrilled to have a chance to republish The Tattooed Lady for a number of reasons, and while a paperback isn't as awe-inspiring as a hardcover, it's still great.
Why?
Well, if you've emailed me looking for copies, you can get your hands on a book for less than $100 (yup, they're selling for that much online, which is crazy.) The list price is $19.95 for the paperback and less for the e-book.
You can order online from the usual suspects (Amazon, B&N, etc) but I strongly urge you to find The Tattooed Lady 2 at your local independant bookstore. I've had the opportunity to give talks an a number of amazing local bookstores over the last few years, and I love supporting these local businesses. You can find your closest local store over at IndieBound.
Speaking of events, I've got three events coming up in the next 2 months:
- Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, 6pm, at the Pt. Washington Public Library
- Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2014, 6:30pm, at Waukesha Public Library
- Book launch party with my local bookstore, People's Books Cooperative, Thursday, Nov. 13th, 7pm, held at the Riverwest Public House. Yep, it's a bar.
The second edition has a few new images, but more importantly, updates. I've done a ton of biographical research between now and 2009, and I'm thrilled to be able to include that information in the new edition.
Hope to see you at an upcoming event!
09/26/2014
09/24/2014
Old School Flash in Things and Ink
The newest issue of Things and Ink is out, and it features my article on the origins of a few different Old School tattoo designs!
You can pick up your copy at a news stand if you're in London for the 10th Annual London Tattoo Convention, or order online here in the U.S.
You can also read a nice review of the current issue over at Needles and Sins!
08/11/2014
Upcoming Speaking Events
Over the next few months, in preparation for the book's release, I'll be speaking at public libraries. Please come out and support your local library and learn about tattooed ladies.
Are you in the Peoria/Pekin, IL vicinity?
- Saturday, August 23rd, 2014, 1pm, at the Pekin Public Library
In the Milwaukee-metro area:
- Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 2014, 7pm, at the New Berlin Public Library
- Wednesday. Nov. 12th, 2014, 6:30pm, at Waukesha Public Library
The second edition of The Tattooed Lady: A History will be available for sale in late November or early December, and I'm working on planning a release event with People's Books in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. Stay tuned!
05/30/2014
The Tattooed Lady 2! Pre Orders Available
The Tattooed Lady: A History will be out in November 2014, you can pre-order your updated copy from several places.
or directly from my publisher, Taylor Trade
The second edition has a few new photos (including this one, of Thrill Kill Jill and her husband Tyler Fyre and their expanding family!) as well as updates to performer biographies. Chapter 5- which covers Jill, and performers Charon Henning and Sparkly Devil, has been updated. Still a great read, but as I've uncovered more information since 2009, I really wanted to include that.
Now I need to get 2 ISBN numbers tattooed on me ;)
I'll be doing several speaking events in Wisconsin in the lead-up to the book's release, so please come out!
- June 27th- Jazz Gallery on Center St. in Milwaukee, in conjunction with their upcoming show featuring art by tattoo artists
- Aug. 23rd- Pekin Public Library in Pekin, Illinois
- Sept. 10th- New Berlin Public Library in New Berlin, Wisconsin
- Nov. 12th- Waukesha Public Library in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Hope to see you out at one of these events!
04/10/2014
New Cover Lady: Maud Stevens Wagner
Official news!! The second edition of The Tattooed Lady: A History will be available in November 2014 from Taylor Trade Publishing in paperback and e-book, with a new cover woman!
Check out the second edition cover, featuring turn of the century performer and tattooist Maud Stevens Wagner:
You can pre-order copies through Taylor Trade's website.
03/24/2014
Haida tattoo history in Things and Ink
A very long time ago, in a galaxy far far away called graduate school, I wrote a very fun (for me) paper about Haida and Tlingit women's body modification practices. Thanks to Things and Ink's latest issue, The Modification Issue, I was able to revisit some of this research. The Modification Issue is on sale now, get yourself a copy!
In other news, The Tattooed Lady second edition will be going to print soon with Taylor Trade. I've got all my updates in, tracked down photo permissions, substituted a few images... it's going to be wonderful!
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