Kiki & Me — Leo Timmers in conversation with Sophie Blackall
An intimate author conversation: Leo Timmers discusses his new picture book Kiki & Me with illustrator Sophie Blackall at SULLALUNA.
Leo Timmers in conversation with Sophie Blackall
✨What a wondrful occasion to welcome 𝐋𝐄𝐎 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒 to SULLALUNA on the occasion of the U.S. release of his wonderful book 𝐊𝐢𝐤𝐢 & 𝐌𝐞! 🍃 We can't wait to discover how this beautiful story of friendship and freedom came to life, and to hear about 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 to share such profound and universal emotions. 🍃 It will be a joy to hear Leo Timmers 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐋, another outstanding author and illustrator we deeply admire. . 📆 Wednesday, November 18 - 6pm 📍 SULLALUNA bookshop & bistrot 41 Carmine Street 10014 NYC . We hope you'll join us for this very special event—an opportunity to explore 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 🍃 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 was born on 12 February 1970 in Genk, Belgium. He grew up in a house surrounded by a large garden and a nearby forest, with horses, ducks, and birds, and in a home where art was a natural part of life. His father, an artist, shared a studio with him and gave him a drawing table when he was eleven, which he still uses today. 🍃