Hot Off the Press! Part Two: The Cigar Maker

The second book that bears our stamp is Mark McGinty's The Cigar Maker, a great novel about Cuba and Ybor City circa 1900, which I talk more about here. I drew a few maps for the interior, which you can see below.

Make sure to pick up a copy during Art-A-Whirl during the release party (from Mark's facebook page):

Start Time: Friday, May 14, 2010 at 5:30pm
End Time: Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 5:00pm
Location: Svedberg Studio, 3359 Tyler St NE, Northeast Minneapolis

Description

Mark McGinty's second novel "The Cigar Maker" will be released in Minneapolis at Art-A-Whirl May 14th - May 16th. Join Mark at Svedberg Studio on 3359 Tyler St NE.

Art-A-Whirl, presented by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, is the largest open studio and gallery tour in the United States.

It is a highly anticipated annual event that welcomes local and regional visitors to the Arts District in Northeast Minneapolis to see the art being made in this area and to meet the artists.

As visitors come to see the art over the three-day weekend they also experience the unique and welcoming community of Northeast Minneapolis.

Visit www.thecigarmaker.net

And for you technophiles, you can buy The Cigar Maker as an ebook on Amazon!


UPDATE (4/30/10): The Cigar Maker holds the #1 spot for cigar-themed book downloads! Congrats, Mark!

The Cigar Maker Maps

A few weeks ago I only knew of Ybor City as a reference in a Hold Steady song. Now I could probably do a decent job giving walking tours of the place. That's all thanks to local author Mark McGinty, who enlisted me to draw two maps for his upcoming Ybor City-based novel, The Cigar Maker. Mark blends fact and fiction to take an engaging look at the Ortiz family as they move from war-torn Cuba to newly founded Ybor. I had the pleasure of receiving an advance copy of the book, and in all honesty I couldn't put the thing down -- it runs at a fast clip, expertly blending pulp adventure with a thoughtful portrait of turn of the century Cuba and Florida. Keep an eye out for The Cigar Maker during Art-a-Whirl this spring, when Mark plans to release it to the public. In the meantime, you can read more about the novel (and even PREORDER it) at TheCigarMaker.net. And keep an eye out for the book's cover, which will be created by veteran cartoonist conspirator Lupi McGinty.

Ybor City (click for larger image):


Florida and Cuba (click for larger image):


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