Murder School Signing With Paul B. Rainey

We welcome back the exceptional Paul B. Rainey to the shop to celebrate his brand new Drawn & Quarterly book, Murder School! Paul will be signing here on Saturday 19th September 2026, from 1-2pm and we'll have an exclusive signed bookplate of Murder School to accompany it.

We've been big fans of Paul for many years here, commending his wonderful fusion of the ordinary and the fantastic in titles like Why Don't You Love Me and There's No Time Like the Present. Here's what the publisher say about his new book, Murder School:

A memoir of British middle school bullying and one precocious comic nerd’s fight to make it through while remaining as invisible as possible.

Paul B. Rainey takes a look back at his middle school education and the indignities suffered—a mix of stalled friendships, pitched battles with martinets, and exasperated pleading with intractable parents. Playground games take on outsized importance as Paul and his friends seek respite from a particularly abusive science teacher. Paul jockeys to hold his place in the complicated hierarchy of school bullying.

Rainey takes a classic “school daze” tale—both wistful and hilarious—and manages to turn it on its head with a couple of his now famous twists. Find out the truth behind The Murder School and the effect it’s had on Rainey well into middle-age.

You can meet Paul and pick up the new book on Saturday 19th September, from 1pm. You can grab a signed bookplate edition of Murder School from our website for mail-order or collection by clicking the link here.

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