Chapel Hill Comics is proud to announce that as part of our 10th/35th Anniversary Festivities, we will host a release party for Mur Lafferty’s new book, The Shambling Guide to New York City! The event will be from 7pm until 9pm on Saturday, June 1. What’s the book about? Here you go:

A travel writer takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only to find that she must write a guide to the city – for the undead!

Because of the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel book editor in the tourist-centric New York City. After stumbling across a seemingly perfect position though, Zoe is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can’t take off her resume — human.

Not to be put off by anything — especially not her blood drinking boss or death goddess coworker — Zoe delves deep into the monster world. But her job turns deadly when the careful balance between human and monsters starts to crumble — with Zoe right in the middle.

We’ll have copies of the book on hand, and we’d love you to come down and meet the author! This is a prose novel, not a comic, though it does sport a fantastic cover by noted comic artist Jamie McKelvie!

Plus, check it out: the book is already getting good reviews! Publisher’s Weekly listed The Shambling Guide as one of the best summer books of 2013!

Mur Lafferty is an author and podcaster based in Durham, NC. She is the host of the I Should Be Writing podcast and a two time John W. Campbell Award nominee.

Release Party: The Shambling Guide to New York City
With Author Mur Lafferty
Saturday, June 1, 7pm-9pm
Chapel Hill Comics
316 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Here is the Facebook Page for the event if you want to RSVP (not required)! 

Chapel Hill Comics is pleased to announce that 2013 marks both our tenth anniversary and our thirty-fifth anniversary!

Wait, what?

Okay, let me explain. Many years ago, Chapel Hill Comics used to be The Foundation Bookstore, which was established in 1978. That’s thirty-five years ago. Store owner Andrew Neal bought the place on May 1, 2003 (back when it was The Second Foundation Bookstore). That’s ten years ago. Were celebrating both!

If it sounds complicated, just be glad we didn’t throw in the anniversary of the store changing from Foundation to Second Foundation under the new ownership of Dan Breen twenty-five years ago (we think) or the anniversary of when the boss started working for Dan nineteen years ago. At Ten and Thirty-Five, we’re keeping it pretty simple!

Over the next several months, we’ll be hosting a lot of exciting events at the store and branding them with our 10th/35th Anniversary Ribbon! I can’t tell you how many events we’re talking, as we’re still pulling some of them together, but the ones we have lined up so far look great, and we’ll start announcing in no time! Keep an eye out!

In closing, THANK YOU to everyone who shops or has ever shopped here, whether you’ve been shopping at the store since before  Andrew started working here, or you just found us last week while you were waiting for a table to open up at the pizza place next door. We love you guys, and sincerely appreciate your support over the years. Most businesses don’t stick around as long as we have, and we’re very aware that you folks are the ones who butter our bread. Well, some of us are vegan, but you get the picture.

Woo! Ten years! And Also Thirty-Five years! Wow!