Celebrate Will Eisner Week 2014 and Read A Graphic Novel!

The Will and Ann Eisner Foundation unveiled an international slate of events to mark Will Eisner Week 2014, held March 1-7, to celebrate the life, work and influence of Will Eisner, a pioneering golden age comic book artist and one of the most innovative creators in the history of comics. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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10 great ‘beach reads’ for art and design lovers

It’s summer vacation season! Here’s a (hefty) list of the season’s best new design books you should take with you. A “beach read” means different things to different people. There are those who simply shove a couple paperback thrillers or romance novels into their vacation bag and call it a... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Book Deals: Week of August 5, 2024

MCD Books lands a new novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Adam Johnson, Berkley will publish bestselling German author Mona Kasten's Maxton Hall trilogy in English, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Week in Libraries: August 2, 2024

Among the week's headlines: a new EveryLibrary report explores the threat to libraries posed by the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025; Maggie Tokuda-Hall weighs in on book bans for 'Book Riot'; and a mother and TikToker in Idaho details her experience with the state's new harmful to minors law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week's bestselling books, Aug. 4

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Book Club: Read ‘My Brilliant Friend’ With the Book Review

In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet. Continue reading at The New York Times

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New YA Books Hitting Shelves This Week, July 29, 2024

Dive into the best new YA books hitting shelves this week in hardcover and in paperback. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The Biggest Book News of the Week

Kamala Harris book sales, TikTok book awards, the Book of the Summer is here, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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This Week’s Bestellers: July 29, 2024

J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ generates renewed interest post–Republican Convention, landing at the top of our list. Plus ‘A Discovery of Witches’ author Deborah Harkness returns with ‘The Black Bird Oracle,’ and the Warriors middle grade fantasy series gets the graphic novel treatment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Week in Libraries: July 26, 2024

Among the week's headlines: Kamala Harris addresses book banning at a campaign event; a community in Michigan seeks to remove its library board over their refusal to ban books; and NBC News has a chilling look at an officer's bid to charge three Texas school librarians for sharing inappropriate... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of July 29, 2024

Saturday Books takes YA author and illustrator Isabel Ibañez’s adult fiction debut, Atria signs a self-published romantasy series, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Why your local indie bookstore might not have Hillbilly Elegy in stock this week (or ever).

Last week, shortly after the announcement that JD Vance would be joining the Republican ticket, I was working my bookstore gig at The Golden Notebook when a woman came in and asked me if we had any copies of Hillbilly Elegy. I took a glance at the inventory, told her we did not, and started to […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Is Reading Now, and Next

If I had to pick the literary crew Karla Cornejo Villavicencio would sit with in the dining hall, it would be Myriam Gurba, Virginie Despentes, and Jenny Zhang. Those three cut to the heart of things with whip-smarts and wryness. In her eponymous novel Catalina (as in her National Book Award... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 29, 2024

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about finding joy in difficult places, a middle grade fantasy set at a beloved library, a YA mystery following a family reuniting, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week's bestselling books, July 28

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, July 28, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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'Hillbilly Elegy' Sales Soared Last Week; Sales of Books by Kamala Harris Growing

The 2016 title by Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance sold more than 197,000 copies last week according to Circana BookScan and an estimated 650,000 copies according to publisher HarperCollins. Sales for titles by Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HarperAlley Expands into Adult Graphic Novels, Manga, and Manhwa

The graphic novel imprint at HarperCollins, which launched in 2020 with a focus on the children's market, will expand into the adult graphic novel, manga, and manhwa spaces. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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New YA Books Hitting Shelves This Week, July 22, 2024

Cool off with this week's new YA book releases, featuring romance, time loops, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Fall Into New Fantasy Reads About Literature and More!

This week's new science fiction and fantasy reads include two that explore fantastical worlds about literature. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Should you read Keanu Reeves’s novel?

In case you missed it: Keanu Reeves has written a novel. Yes, it’s true: the internet’s boyfriend has teamed up with China Miéville, one of the great speculative fiction writers of all time, to produce a novel set in the world of BRZRKR—the comic book series he also created—and we here at... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Can Apple’s Vision Pro Usher In a New Era for Reading?

Imagine following Harry Potter’s adventures while the gothic library of Hogwarts glows in the background. Apple’s latest VR headset suggests that future may be near. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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