Sales of comics and graphic novels rose 62% in 2021 over 2020, according to a new joint estimate by ICv2 and Comichron. Total comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in 2021 in the U.S. and Canada were approximately $2.07 billion, Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bethanne Patrick's July highlights include romance, sci-fi and sacrilegious hijinks, as well as probing memoirs and a new Harvey Weinstein exposé. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-06-30 16:26:28 UTC ]
In another example of this country being thrust back into the past, two books are currently on trial in Virginia for obscenity: Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer (“This heartfelt graphic memoir relates, with sometimes painful honesty, the experience of growing up non-gender-conforming.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-30 15:59:03 UTC ]
Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by HarperCollins Children's Books.`HarperCollins Children's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 14:30:15 UTC ]
Amazon sells more stuff than any other company on the planet. And one of the things that it sells the most of is tablets, specifically its own-brand Fire tablets. So when Amazon’s yearly celebration of unbound consumerism commences, you can bet there will be plenty of Prime Day deals on... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-06-30 13:56:04 UTC ]
His groundbreaking work on such seminal characters as Judge Dredd, Preacher and Punisher is being celebrated with a posthumous show of his remarkable legacyThere are few artists who exemplify the anarchic, irreverent and anti-authoritarian British take on the comic book the way Steve Dillon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-30 13:00:06 UTC ]
Designing a book cover is challenging, even more so when the work contains a raunchy subject matter. How do you convey, in a single glance, that the book is sensual, even sexy, without falling for pornographic tropes? My debut novel, Little Rabbit, is about a sub/dom relationship between a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-06-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries from California to North Carolina to Utah to New York have seen their Pride displays challenged or removed this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 10:41:00 UTC ]
The best coming of age manga capture this time in our lives in all its beauty and emotion and drama with earnest stories and illustrations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 10:38:00 UTC ]
I cooked my way through a cookbook inspired by Jane Austen's novels, and it opened up the world of the books to me. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 10:36:00 UTC ]
Virtual book clubs are safer during the pandemic, and they can also be more accessible. Here's how to start (or revive) one of your own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-30 10:34:00 UTC ]
Dive into a tender coming-of-age memoir by Isaac Fitzgerald, a biography of Vladimir V. Putin and novels from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Bolu Babalola and Daniel Nieh. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-06-30 09:00:24 UTC ]
Grief is one of those experiences that seems like a black-out to me. To comprehend the magnitude of what death really means—that concept of forever—is so challenging on an intellectual level that part of us shuts down in response so we can attend to the thought. Or use all our energy to escape... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-30 08:51:08 UTC ]
In response to growing book censorship, Simon & Schuster has launched a “Read banned books!” promotion that provides information on challenged titles, in-store displays, and social media materials. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
After successfully challenging Maryland’s library e-book law in court, the Association of American Publishers is now seeking to recover roughly $300,000 in court costs and legal fees from the state. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
As sales of nonfiction continued to struggle, unit sales of print books fell 9.4% last week compared to the week ended June 26, 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Click through to see our tributes to some of the talented and inspiring children's book authors and illustrators who have died this year—all of whom leave behind rich legacies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of the São Paulo International Book Fair, publishers explore key market hurdles for the Portuguese-language world. The post São Paulo’s Professional Days: Language Challenges appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-29 22:24:17 UTC ]
In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-06-29 21:40:47 UTC ]
Alta Journal just released a map for the Western bookstore road trip of my dreams: it’s a guide to indie bookstores on the West coast (with a few options from the desert and other non-coastal spots thrown in, because why not). A lot of the picks, as to be expected, are clustered around cities... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-29 16:46:35 UTC ]