Maine Lit Fest Event - Day 2
Lincoln Peirce is a cartoonist/writer and New York Times bestselling author of the hilarious Big Nate book series, now published in twenty-five countries worldwide. He is also the creator of the comic strip Big Nate. Lincoln's boyhood idol was Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame, but his main inspiration for Big Nate has always been his own experience as a sixth grader. Just like Nate, Lincoln loves comics, ice hockey, and Cheez Doodles (and dislikes cats, figure skating, and egg salad).
Fans of all ages are invited to see Lincoln Peirce draw his beloved cartoons and talk about his characters and work as a creator!
This event is free.
Books will be sold by Devaney, Doak & Garrett.
Lincoln Peirce (pronounced “purse”) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the successful Big Nate comic strip, which has also been collected and published Big Nate comic strip collections. The strip debuted in 1991 in 135 newspapers, and currently has a client list of over 400 newspapers worldwide. Lincoln Peirce is also the author/illustrator of a series of Big Nate novels for young readers. He has also written a number of animated shorts that have appeared on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and is the creator of the Big Nate animated series, as well as a series of Big Nate activity books.
Peirce was born on October 23, 1963 in the city of Ames, Iowa. His family moved East in 1964, and Peirce grew up in Durham, New Hampshire. He developed a fascination with comic strips at a young age and often cites Charles Schulz’s Peanuts as his greatest inspiration. At Colby College in Waterville, Maine, he studied art & art history.
After completing the Big Nate novel series in 2016, Peirce began work on Max & the Midknights, a comedic adventure story set in the Middle Ages. It is the first in a projected three-book series published by Crown Books for Young Readers. Max & the Midknights was published on January 8, 2019, and went on to spend sixteen weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, peaking at #2. The second book in the series, Max & the Midknights: Battle of the Bodkins was released on December 1, 2020.
