Z2 Comics Finds Niche in Graphic Novels and Music

In 2017, the small indie graphic novel house based in New York published a graphic novel about a down-and-out music producer that included a soundtrack. Since then, the publisher has released a series of graphic novels based on music and the bands that produce it. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYCC 2022: Comics Navigate Massive Growth, Supply Chain Disruptions

Massive increases in graphic novel sales despite supply chain disruptions, the growing popularity of mobile webcomics, and recent changes in comic shop distribution, were among the trends discussed at ICv2’s Insider Talks, which returned to the Javits Center to open this year's New York Comic Con. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Miracle find’: rare Don Quixote and short stories could sell for €900k

Sotheby’s describes 17th-century Cervantes editions as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for collectorsOne day in the early 1930s, a young Bolivian diplomat named Jorge Ortiz Linares walked into the illustrious Maggs Bros bookshop in London to ask if they might have a particularly fine edition... Continue reading at The Guardian

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From daily email newsletters to quick hacks, this is how to get a constant stream of Kindle book deals to fuel your reading. Continue reading at Book Riot

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8 Great New Comics to Read This October

These new October graphic novel and manga titles are just the thing to read as you munch on some should-have-been-for-Halloween candy. Continue reading at Book Riot

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7 Terrifying Horror Novels Perfect for Young Adult Readers

Kiersten White, the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of “The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein,” “Hide” and more, recommends a few of her favorite horror novels. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Lauren Groff’s next novel is set in the 17th-century American wilderness.

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Tom Hanks is publishing a novel, and it sounds exactly like a Tom Hanks movie.

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Tom Hanks announces ‘wildly ambitious’ first novel

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece spans 80 years and is said to be ‘thoughtful, poignant and hugely entertaining’Oscar winner Tom Hanks’s debut novel has been announced, and is due out next year. The book, Hanks’s second foray into fiction – he published a short story collection... Continue reading at The Guardian

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-27 13:00:37 UTC ]
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A Summary and Analysis of Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’

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J. Drew Lanham on Finding Refuge in His Backyard During the Pandemic Lockdown

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Mario Vargas Llosa on Looking Back, a Novel of Never-Ending War That Resists Easy Answers

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