Boom! Plans ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Graphic Novel in 2020

Boom! Studios announced plans to publish Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi/antiwar novel 'Slaughterhouse-Five' as a graphic novel. It will be adapted by the writer Ryan North, artist Albert Monteys, and colorist Ricard Zapala. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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AnimeNYC 2022: More Manga, Big Plans for the Future

AnimeNYC returned to the Javits Center November 18-20 with a slightly larger crowd than last year, a bigger manga presence, and even bigger plans for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Union, Management Plan for Strike

After a planned strike for today was delayed until Thursday, both HC union members and management appear to be gearing up for what the union has termed "an open-ended" strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Execs: When Business is Booming and So Are the Costs

As the world book industry gathers in Frankfurt, UK executives share insights on today’s top publishing concerns—chief among them is cost. The post UK Execs: When Business is Booming and So Are the Costs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 12:25:15 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Union Workers Planning Second Strike in November

The unionized employees of HarperCollins voted to authorize a strike on Monday, November 7, after the two parties failed to reach an agreement after months of negotiations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Everyone’s got a book in them’: boom in memoir industry as ordinary people record their stories

Companies providing ghostwritten autobiographies for people wanting to share histories have seen surge in trade since CovidBrian Lewis grew up on a tough council estate after arriving in Britain as part of the Windrush generation. At the age of eight he developed an interest in chess and joined... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-09-24 14:00:06 UTC ]
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Kate Beaton on Creating the Best Graphic Novel of 2022

The cartoonist’s Ducks is a devastating memoir about life in the oil sands of northern Alberta, Canada. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2022-09-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The graphic memoir of an Apple Valley 'Afro-Punk' mirrors cross-racial journeys like mine

James Spooner's 'The High Desert' chronicles a journey into punk as a Black teeen's escape from exurbia. It's a more common story than you'd think Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-25 13:00:59 UTC ]
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Mad Cave Acquires Papercutz, the Kids’ Graphic Novel House

Mad Cave Studios, a Miami graphic novel publisher, has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking independent children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005 by Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Raymond Briggs books that helped make the graphic novel respectable

Much of his work was imbued with a sense of the end, so it is fitting to look back at three of his best works to mark the illustrator’s passing Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2022-08-11 15:31:10 UTC ]
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Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand salesTextbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its chief executive has said.Educational books are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-08-02 15:37:17 UTC ]
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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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Windsor-Smith’s ‘Monsters’ Wins 2022 Eisner for Best New Graphic Novel

Barry Windsor-Smith’s 'Monsters' (Fantagraphics) was named Best New Graphic Novel during the 2022 Will Eisner Comic Awards ceremony, held at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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When Books Become Brands, Graphic Design Is Key

In the first of a planned series of webinars focusing on branding as a metaphor for modern times, the American Institute of Graphic Arts hosted a conversation aimed at illuminating how books have become recognizable brands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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While some publishers are slowing hiring plans, publishers like BuzzFeed and The Washington Post are not

As layoffs and hiring slowdowns sweep the industry, some companies like BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg and Hearst are actively bringing new people aboard. The post While some publishers are slowing hiring plans, publishers like BuzzFeed and The Washington Post are not appeared... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2022-07-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Is the Book Sales Boom Finally Over?

After two straight years of solid growth, print book sales fell 6.6% in the first half of 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuttle Provides Showcase for Filipino Graphic Novels and Prose

Tuttle Publishing, which has been bringing English-language editions of Asian books to an international audience since 1948, is set to release a total of seven books by Filipino authors between now and October 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A plan to fix the internet: Put the government in charge

Ben Tarnoff believes that on the web, the profit motive and the public good are inherently at odds. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-24 12:00:51 UTC ]
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The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a First Graphic Novel

The graphic novel of Jason Reynolds' 'Long Way Down' with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff, is honored by the Carnegie Greenaway Awards. The post The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a First Graphic Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-20 20:26:52 UTC ]
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Indie bookstore boom turns page to a more diverse America

The year 2021 saw a substantial increase in the number of independent bookstores in the United States. And a growing proportion of these stores is owned by individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-06-17 15:44:11 UTC ]
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Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury reports record sales amid reading boom

People who turned to books during Covid lockdowns continuing to buy them, company saysBloomsbury has reported a record year for sales, as the Harry Potter publisher said the increase in reading during the pandemic had become “permanent” after lockdowns eased.The company benefited substantially... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-06-15 08:09:40 UTC ]
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