Award-winning visual artist, children's book author-illustrator, and teacher Faith Ringgold, widely acclaimed for her works depicting African American heroines and themes, and for her unique "story quilt" medium, died April 13 at her home in Englewood, N.J. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The third day of the U.S. Book Show was capped off on an entertaining note with a keynote given by Matthew Gray Gubler; the actor-turned-children’s book author-illustrator, who is known for his role as Dr. Spencer Reid on 'Criminal Minds,' made a segue into the literary world with the 2019... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Prolific children's book author-illustrator and fine artist Robert M. Quackenbush died on May 17; he was 91. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]