Maia Kobabe's graphic memoir "Gender Queer" became the most banned book in American schools, drawing the Northern California artist and writer into the nation's cultural wars. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-12-21 11:00:19 UTC ]
“Thomas Pynchon is a young writer, just twenty, who has previously published fiction in Epoch. He is a Cornell graduate and now lives in Seattle.” Writers know that the time between when a piece is accepted by a literary magazine and when it is actually published can be rather protracted—my... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-21 09:53:25 UTC ]
Hervé Tullet is a perennial favorite among buyers and sellers of children’s books as well as among the art crowd. His books have been translated into many languages, and he’s been featured in exhibitions around the world. * THE BOOKS Comment papa a rencontré maman (How dad met mom), Hachette... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-21 09:52:36 UTC ]
Digiday compiles a list of who's been naughty and who's been nice in this year's digital media landscape, a list of pugnacious billionaires, privacy crusaders, sustainability advocates, and those that up-end orthodoxy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2022-12-21 05:01:00 UTC ]
Top Shelf Productions, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, has been a leading force in the expansion of the graphic novel market since it was founded by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock in 1997. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Pathbreaking underground comix artist and editor Aline Kominsky-Crumb, whose work inspired a generation of women cartoonists, died from pancreatic cancer at home in Sauve, France on November 30. She was 74. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
In her debut graphic novel 'Shubleik Lubeik' (Arabic for “your wish is my command”), Deena Mohamed dazzles, spinning an irresistible fantasy tale set in Cairo, Egypt where wishes are all-to-real. A seven-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Beaton’s widely acclaimed debut graphic memoir 'Ducks: Two years in the Oil Sands '(Drawn & Quarterly) has won PW’s 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll by a significant margin, receiving nine votes from PW’s panel of 16 critics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books bookstore chain in Miami, has launched HUBB — Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers. Together with a group of literary friends and booksellers, HUBB is sending its first grant of $10,000 this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Tis the season for some literary pageantry and Electric Literature is hosting our third annual “Best Book Cover of the Year” tournament. You, our beloved readers, will decide a winner amidst a sea of book covers that published in 2022 via an interactive poll on our Twitter and Instagram... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-12-20 12:00:35 UTC ]
Poets, literary fiction authors, and other unexpected writers are taking their shot at sci-fi and fantasy. Here are some of the best, including Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-20 11:35:00 UTC ]
Writing a comic with the moral of “Hey, you know who sucks? Comic book readers.” seems like a strange way to address your audience! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-20 11:32:00 UTC ]
‘Tis the season for schadenfreude. Yes, for the sixth year running, we’ve emerged from the bowels of the book review mines trailing behind us an oozing sack of pans—each one riper and more wince-inducing that the last. Among the books being gored and devoured by feral hogs this year: Jared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-20 09:55:19 UTC ]
Author says he will remain faithful to the characters in 40th volume of series, due out next yearThe French comic book series Asterix will turn a new page for its forthcoming 40th volume, with a new writer chosen to pen next year’s instalment, the publisher has said.The French novelist and comic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-20 08:21:03 UTC ]
Revisiting a now quaint conflict about Barnes & Noble displacing indie booksellers in New York. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2022-12-20 08:00:00 UTC ]
The index is a research framework that analyzes and ranks a set of publications across digital threshold experience, member benefits and pricing and plans dimensions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2022-12-20 05:01:00 UTC ]
Square Enix’s “pixel perfect” remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games will arrive on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 next spring, the publisher announced on Monday. First announced at E3 2021 and subsequently released on PC and mobile over the course of that same year, the Final Fantasy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-19 17:30:26 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-19 14:53:09 UTC ]
On the hunt for mysteries? Check out nine of the best Kindle Unlimited mystery series available now, including Vivien Chien's Noodle Shop Mystery series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-19 11:37:00 UTC ]
In today's Cookbook Showdown, Susie tests multiple fried chicken recipes from various popular cookbooks to see which one reigns supreme. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-19 11:35:00 UTC ]