Ginseng Roots Signing With Craig Thompson

Acclaimed creator of classic comics Blankets and Habibi, Craig Thompson, is joining us for a signing celebrating his brand new graphic memoir, Ginseng Roots! We're incredibly excited to welcome Craig to the shop on Wednesday 1st October 2025 from 5-6.30pm. Here's what publisher Faber say about the comic:

I grew up harvesting that root. Ten years of my life . . . what does it have to teach me?

While rafting on the Yulong River, an injury leads Craig to rediscover ginseng – the medicinal herb, central to Chinese Medicine that he and his brother used to harvest on Wisconsin farms as kids. Overcome by his struggles with health and artistic inspiration, he allows this strange link to guide him back to his troubled mid-Western roots, and on to an extraordinary journey of learning and renewal.

Suffused in a vibrant earthy palette, this one-of-a-kind story masterfully blends memoir, travelogue and cultural history to explore and illuminate ideas of creativity, doubt, healing, comics and family dynamics.

Come along and meet Craig on Wednesday 1st October, from 5.30pm. You can order an exclusive signed bookplate of Ginseng Roots from our website now by clicking the link here.

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