First Second publishers graphic novels for adults. (This is an old person — the specific kind of person we publish many of our graphic novels for! Image ganked from the National Library of Wales.) Maybe you’ve heard of some of these graphic novels we’ve published for adults! Feynman — a New York Times Best-Seller. Baby’s Read the Rest…
I just got a phone call from a bookseller who told me that it was time to start setting up fall school events; school starts August 15th! While waiting for the horror of school-before-Labor-Day-already to subside, I have composed this reading list of school-related graphic novels. (Still waiting for the horror to subside.) Americus, by Read the Rest…
Now that we’re back from San Diego with our heads are relatively screwed on, it’s time to dive into fall, which, to our surprise, is coming right up. Somehow it always does that! (image ganked from Project Documerica) Our fall list is comprised of the following books: Adventures in Cartooning Christmas Special, by James Sturm, Read the Rest…
Lovely recap from ALA 2012 in Anaheim, filmed by author Derek Kirk Kim! Graphic Novel authors discuss the differences between ALA and comics conventions, and more—here’s a great way to get a few flavors from a memorable and exceptional ALA: http://youtu.be/oWa7SlF-o4M
Who doesn’t love summer reading — it’s that time of the year when you get to kick back and enjoy books in the company of sandy beaches, porches with rocking chairs, lemonade, and perhaps even a hiking trip! (Unless you’re in publishing, that is, in which case you spend much of the summer running around Read the Rest…
There once was a girl who had to save the worldAfter to a strange outerspace planet she was hurledShe tried her bestHer friends did the restAt the end, the planet still peacefully whirled. I love this book! It's just super. We're publishing a sequel in September, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl. If you liked the Read the Rest…
We've just gotten copies in the office of Mastering Comics, the companion book to Jessica Abel and Matt Madden's seminal comics textbook Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. It looks great! We're very excited about it. And so should everyone else be who wants to learn more about making comics! We're doing a give-away on GoodReads Read the Rest…
There once was a god who had all the powerBefore him, his wife and children did cower.Then one day he learnedPlay mean you'll get burnedHe was no longer the god of the hour. This book is the first of George O'Connor's Olympians books: they start out good and only get better!
Our Fall 2012 books are now up on NetGalley so that teachers, librarians, retailers, and media can download early pdfs for review. We're very proud of this fall season — how could we NOT be proud of a season that has both giant cats and sumo wrestling, seriously? — and we hope you enjoy our Read the Rest…
Once in Iran there was a revolutionBut it didn't agree with some's constitutionThe people in powerStayed in their towerAnd no one yet has found a good solution. (This book is really something unique — a revolutionary book about revolution, set in Iran. You should read it!)
