Release for Amazing Abe! Book talk and Q&A with book signing.

I’ll be part of the Friday Arts Project in Rock Hill, SC! If you’re in the Charlotte area, join me there for the Shindig!

Buy Tickets to the Shindig at https://artparty2022shindig.eventbrite.com

I’ll be in person at Byrd’s Books in Bethel, CT, signing and talking about BERLINERS!

Register here.

SO thrilled that my new novel, BERLINERS, will be officially launching at Books of Wonder in NYC!

I will be speaking about manuscript illumination in my book, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue, as part of the Morgan’s exhibit Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, ca. 800–1500. This talk will be virtual.

https://www.themorgan.org/calendar/day/2021-11-14
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/imperial-splendor

Proverbs, Poems, Promises at Messiah University, showing with John Hendrix, Stephen Procopio, Stephen Crotts and others.

Proverbs, Poems and Promises
Curated by Stephen Procopio

A collective show featuring the work of 16 illustrators whose work is linked by their shared Christian faith.

• Date: October 29th, 2021 - November 21st, 2021

• Every day

• Location: Climenhaga Building, Aughinbaugh Gallery

• Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

• Cost: Free and open the public. Please wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing

Climenhaga Building, Aughinbaugh Art Gallery
Oct. 29-Nov. 21

Curator's Talk and Reception
High Center, High Foundation Recital Hall
Nov. 5, 4:15 p.m.

Aughinbaugh Art Gallery Hours:
9 a.m.–7 p.m., daily
High Center and Climenhaga Galleries:
7 a.m.–10 p.m., daily

Free and open the public 

Belvidere, IL

I’ll be joining several South African artists for a panel discussion on our current cultural issues. Registration Link here.

15:00 - 16:30 SAST (8 am EST) Panel Discussion - "The Hopeful Interplay of Christianity, Creativity and Citizenship in our Current Context."  (facilitated by Vera Marbach)

PANELISTS 

• Ntobeko Mjijwa (visual art)

• Vesper Stamper (writer/illustrator/speaker)

• Chris Mann (poet/speaker)

• Vera Marbach (facilitator/ writer)

• Puno Selesho (poet)

I’ll be speaking about A Cloud of Outrageous Blue at this annual gathering of artists of faith in South Africa. We’ll be talking about Fear, Hope and Creativity in times of pandemic, and how this is relevant to us—especially to artists—today.

19:00 - 20:30 SAST (EST 1 pm) Vesper Stamper - "Fear Kills, But It Does Not Have To Win: Writing About the Plague”

Registration link to come.

Daniel and I are sharing a book birthday this year, with A CLOUD OF OUTRAGEOUS BLUE and his EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (they rhyme!) coming out on 8/25. We want YOU to join us in this special joint COOKING CLASS in honor of each other’s books! St. Hildegard von Bingen’s feast day is September 17, and we’re going to make Iranian/Medieval-inspired CREAM PUFFS—and you’re going to cook along with us as we discuss each other’s books! This is SUCH a special event—you’ve GOT to join us! SAVE THE DATE! The ingredients list is below.

1 cup water
8 Tablespoons butter
3/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups flour
4 large eggs
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You know that we authors are crazy about indie bookstores, so I’m pleased to join Byrd’s Books for this Zoom event! REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE!

More info here: https://cawct.org/event/an-evening-with-vesper-stamper/

Support Byrd’s Books by ordering your copy of CLOUD from them here: https://byrdsbooks.indielite.org/book/9781524700416

Registration info coming soon! makersandmystics.com

Join me on Thinkspot for a LIVE launch of my new book, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue! Believe me, guys, it'll be so much more than a boring author talk. I'm going to be giving stuff away left and right, taking questions, reading from the book as dramatically as I can, and more. SAVE THE DATE!

Click here to RSVP!