Meet Cartoonist Dave Coverly
Nicola's Books

dogs are people

 

 

Meet nationally syndicated cartoonist and Ann Arbor resident Dave Coverly.

Nicola's will be hosting a discussion and book signing of his new collection of cartoons "Dogs are People, too"

Food donations will be collected to support the Bountiful Bowls program at the Humane Society of Huron Valley!

 

 

 

Dave Coverly, who grew up in Plainwell, Michigan, is the creator of the cartoon panel “Speed Bump”, which runs internationally in 400 newspapers and websites, including the Washington Post, The Globe & Mail (Toronto), and the Detroit Free Press. His work was named “Best in Newspaper Panels” by the National Cartoonists Society, in 1995, 2003, and 2014. 

In 2009 the same organization gave him its highest honor, the prestigious Reuben Award, for “Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year”.

“Speed Bump” cartoons are published by several greeting card companies, including American Greetings, RSVP, Marian Heath, and Paperlink.

Coverly’s cartoons have also appeared in The New Yorker, USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, Ranger Rick, Jr., and are a regular feature in Parade. His dog cartoons are also featured prominently by Bark & Co.

His cartoon compilation books include Speed Bump: A Collection of Cartoon Skidmarks (Andrews McMeel), Cartoons for Idea People (ECW), Just One %$#@ Speed Bump After Another (ECW), Laughter is the Best Medicine (Sellers), and Dogs Are People, Too (Macmillan). Children’s books include Sue MacDonald Had a Book (with Jim Tobin, Macmillan), The Very Inappropriate Word (with Jim Tobin, Macmillan), and the forthcoming chapter book, Night of the Living Worms: The Misadventures of Speed Bump & Slingshot (October 2015, Macmillan).

Coverly earned his BS with a double major in Imaginative Writing and Philosophy at Eastern Michigan University, and received his MA in Creative Writing from Indiana University. 

In 2012, he was asked to give the commencement address at EMU, and was presented at that time with an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts.  

He lives with his wife, Chris, and daughters Alayna and Simone, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He may be reached via his website, www.speedbump.com.

For information about the HSHV Bountiful Bowls (pet food assistance program) go to: http://www.hshv.org/site/PageNavigator/services/petfood.html 

 

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Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Address:
Westgate Shopping Center
2513 Jackson Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

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