Congratulations, Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro, working their magic to even greater power! KIRKUS: “En garde! Gear up for more sword fights and trolls as well as an appearance from Baba Yaga in this swashbuckling sequel.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: “… Aliera is such an engaging hero…” You are in for a treat!
(from the Powerhouse Museum Collection. Our office, luckily, looks nothing like this. It’s upright and everything!) We’re safe and sound and back in the office — I even got a seat on the subway this morning; it was like nothing had ever happened besides a daylight savings time change. Back to work for us! If Read the Rest…
(photo from Keene and Cheshire County historical photos. This was a hurricane, just not the one that occurred this week. New Yorkers (unfortunately) do not have as stylish jackets as are pictured here.) Hey guys! So, First Second is based in New York City and we just had this hurricane. We’re all fine, but it Read the Rest…
Taking a break from the absolute mayhem of New York Comic Con to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! to three New York Times Bestsellers: Broxo, by Zack Giallongo Sailor Twain, by Mark Siegel And guest star Hope Larson, whose graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time was published by our sister imprint, Farrar, Straus and Read the Rest…
Oh for time travel! How I wish I could get all the ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING books back to my seven-year-old self! Here comes the latest offering from James Sturm, Alexis-Frederic Frost, and Andrew Arnold! This holiday season, give the gift of zany inspiration to that young, undiscovered cartoonist. It’s all you expect of that brave and Read the Rest…
We’re gearing up to launch our Winter 13 season! It should be an exciting time — it won’t be broilingly hot (huzzah!) and we’ve got some great new graphic novels that we’re publishing. Links below will have actual publication information (prices and publication dates and trim sizes, everyone’s favorite) and also excerpts, so you should Read the Rest…
(ganked from The New York Public Library) Dear [Major Media Outlet], Frustrated by several years of calling, e-mailing, mailing and carrier-pidgeon-ing copies of our current and upcoming books (accompanied by witty and insightful press releases) to you and never receiving coverage in your publication, much less a syllable of response from you, I am quitting Read the Rest…
So! We decided to get into this 'social media' game and try out twitter. We knew that you couldn't possibly be being deluged with blog posts and e-mails from us enough, so clearly the thing to do was to find another way to communicate EVEN MORE with you people who read our books and are Read the Rest…
I'm only halfway through the current episode of this podcast, but Jerzy Drozd calls Laika "one of the finest comics I've ever read." How could it get any better? But seriously: if you've been itching to hear/see either Nick Abadzis (author of Laika) or Jim Ottaviani (author of Feynman) be interviewed for an hour on Read the Rest…
FREE GIVEAWAY! We have FIVE PAIRS OF FREE INVITATIONS to the New York City private screening of GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE—Joann Sfar's first feature-length movie! WHEN: Wednesday, August 24th @ 7 PM WHERE: New Museum — 235 Bowery (between Stanton + Rivington), NYC This is a private, invitation-only event. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE TO Read the Rest…
