17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels

These stories, including The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, are great in prose, but they are crying out for a graphic novel adaptation to bring the visuals to life. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-07-26 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Rainbow Rowell’s First Graphic Novel Serves Up Comedy and Romance

In “Pumpkinheads,” two work pals navigate the fine line between friendship and love. It’s set in a pumpkin patch, with dreamy art by Faith Erin Hicks. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-27 09:00:03 UTC ]
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A Graphic Novel About Love and Acrobats — From 1930

The radical cartoonist William Gropper’s “Alay-Oop,” newly reissued, can be appreciated as a very early example of the graphic novel. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-09 09:00:18 UTC ]
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Gallic to publish graphic novel edition of Proust and Joncour's English debut

Gallic Books has announced two new projects, with a graphic novel adaptation of Proust and a new book from French author Serge Joncour. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 17:51:03 UTC ]
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Embargoed Atwood Novel Makes Booker Longlist

Margaret Atwood's 'The Testaments' is among 13 titles longlisted for this year's Booker Prize, despite being embargoed until September 10. It may even make the shortlist, announced on September 3, before it is even published. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Graphic Novel before the Term Existed

Published at the beginning of the Great Depression, William Gropper’s ‘Alay-Oop’ sold poorly. By the mid-forties, he’d quit cartooning altogether. Continue reading at The Paris Review

[ The Paris Review | 2019-07-22 13:00:34 UTC ]
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NPD, ComicHub Bring Graphic Novel Sales Data to BookScan

ComicHub, a point of sale software platform that collects sales data from comics shops, has reached an agreement to supply POS data on graphic novel and comics sales to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Introducing Young Readers to Classics with Graphic Novels

A reader makes a case for the incorporation of graphic novel adaptations of classics, abbreviated for younger readers, into the classroom. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-18 10:36:40 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to Launch HarperAlley, New Graphic Novel Imprint

HarperAlley will publish a variety of graphic novels and nonfiction for young readers and adults beginning in fall 2020, under the direction of Andrew Arnold. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Mueller Report graphic novel will be released by San Diego publisher

Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has become something of a publishing phenomenon, with several book versions of the report flying off bookstore shelves. Now a San Diego publisher is planning to release a version of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-24 19:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG snaps up graphic novel adaptation of Speak

Hachette Children's Group has snapped up rights to a graphic novel adaptation of  Laurie Halse Anderson's critically acclaimed Speak, about a high school sexual assault. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 00:08:47 UTC ]
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Comic Publisher Turning Mueller Report Into Graphic Novel

Editor Justin Eisinger says illustrating the controversial report is "the easiest way to get people to actually read it.” Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-06-21 23:40:17 UTC ]
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Christian Rock Band-Inspired Graphic Novel Goes Back to ‘Eden’

Indie publisher Z2 has partnered with the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet on a post-apocalyptic graphic novel, ‘Eden,’ slated for publication in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Strong Pulse for Dead Reckoning Graphic Novels

The Naval Institute Press has set a dramatic course for its graphic novel imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Graphic Novels For Everyone

While comics publishers generally offered mixed to positive reviews of this year's BookExpo, they were enthusiastic about the expansive presence of graphic novels throughout the programming presented at the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Shining a Light on Graphic Novels for Kids

Three out of four of this year’s graphic novel buzz selections are aimed at middle grade and teen readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our coming DNA nightmare, as outlined by a dystopian graphic novel

Science fiction often provides a valuable roadmap for thinking about the future. In the case of “Legend of Sumeria,” the future has arrived. Back in 2011, the analyst Peter Sondergaard famously told the business world, “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-18 09:24:59 UTC ]
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Gallimard to publish graphic novel version of The Witches

Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel The Witches is being turned into a graphic novel after Gallimard in France struck a deal with the Roald Dahl Story Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author of Novel Pulled by Dzanc Books Makes It Available to Readers

Hesh Kestin, the author of 'Siege of Tel Aviv,' the controversial novel about the destruction of Israel that was pulled by Dzanc Books earlier this week, is making a digital edition of the book available to readers on his website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What We Know About 2018 Graphic Novel Sales

It was a good year for comics, and the graphic novel market in 2018 was dominated by one category: kids'; and that category was dominated by just one series: Dav Pilkey's Dog Man. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDermid, Bauer and Turton make Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel longlist

Val McDermid, Belinda Bauer and Stuart Turton are among the 18 authors on this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel longlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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