A Suicide Bomber Sits in the Library by Jack Gantos and Dave McKean withdrawn after more than 1,000 people objectA Suicide Bomber Sits in the Library, a controversial new comic that has been described as “wilfully fear-mongering and spreading harmful stereotypes”, has been pulled from publication following a barrage of criticism.The graphic novel, written by the Newbery medal-winning author Jack Gantos and illustrated by Sandman artist Dave McKean, follows a young, brown-skinned would-be terrorist. It was due to be released in May 2019. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape will publish Sapiens: A Graphic History, a "radical reworking" in graphic novel style of Yuval Noah Harari's bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 08:54:07 UTC ]
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Nine years after the C.I.A. blacked out parts of Ali Soufan’s book, the agency has finally allowed a more complete version of his story to be published. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-29 16:58:43 UTC ]
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The comic strip illustrator Maximilian Uriarte released his second graphic novel this month — a narrative based in the mountains of Afghanistan and imbued with ideas about racism and loss. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-21 15:36:39 UTC ]
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Pearson pulled its BTEC results last night (19th August), the evening before they were to be released, saying it is regrading them in line with GCSEs and A-Levels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 00:37:53 UTC ]
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Key trade bodies in the US – the Association of American Publishers, the Authors Guild and the American Booksellers Association – have sent a letter to Capitol Hill to protest against "anti-competitive tactics" which they say give Amazon "extraordinary" market dominance in the digital books market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 13:53:48 UTC ]
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A 1970 riot in New York signaled a growing class divide, writes David Paul Kuhn. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Dynamic duos set out to solve mysteries for others and end up uncovering truths about themselves. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-08-08 15:46:39 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired Everyone Versus Racism—a book by Patrick Hutchinson, who was photographed carrying an injured white man during London's Black Lives Matter protests. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 17:18:36 UTC ]
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The science fiction world is having a bit of a week. Today, New Zealand, the host of this year’s World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), virtually kicked off one of the world’s most popular sci-fi events. New Zealanders had been preparing for the international convention, which normally... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-29 17:44:32 UTC ]
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For the 25th anniversary of Howard Cruse‘s powerful graphic novel, Stuck Rubber Baby, (which you can read an excerpt of here) Alison Bechdel reflects on Cruse’s impressive portrayal of his place in history. “Stuck Rubber Baby is a story, but it’s also a history—or perhaps more accurately a story... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-07-24 20:30:41 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish a graphic novel adaptation of Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down, with artwork by Danica Novgorodoff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 23:49:47 UTC ]
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Donoghue’s tale of heroism, about a maternity ward nurse, reads like a thriller. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-21 14:59:44 UTC ]
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Twenty-five of the 1,314 financial sponsors of Borderlands Books in San Francisco were among the signatories to an open letter addressed to owner Alan Beatts, demanding that he relinquish ownership of the store in light of disturbing allegations recently made against him by an ex-girlfriend and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In new books from Adrian Tomine and Joe Sacco, the range of the graphic novel is on display — from the highly intimate to the world-historical. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-07-17 09:00:18 UTC ]
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Pack your summer TBR with these new summer 2020 YA graphic novels and comics releases! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-07-07 10:35:16 UTC ]
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A look at how people have engaged with “Huck Finn” and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” over time offers a snapshot of who we were and are. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-03 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Matthew Dooley has won the 2020 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction with his graphic novel Flake (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 10:29:47 UTC ]
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Transgender comics artist Bishakh Som’s 'Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir' is the story of a leap of faith: Som quits her job as an architect to work fulltime on a graphic novel. But it also evokes Som’s internal process of coming to terms with gender. This is a ten-page excerpt. The book will be... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Best known for his work on such Black superhero series as Luke Cage, Cyborg and Naomi, comics writer David Walker is teaming with artist Marcus Kwame Anderson to produce 'The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History', which will be published by Ten Speed Press in January 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out the graphic novel adaptation of Jason Reynolds' award-winning YA novel, LONG WAY DOWN. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-24 10:35:20 UTC ]
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