The JERUSALEM announcement has hit the blogs. Here’s another: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/03/18/alan-moores-jerusalem-to-be-published-in-2016-by-knockabout-and-liveright/
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JERUSALEM Goes to Liveright
Liveright, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, have pre-empted the North American rights to Alan Moore’s forthcoming novel, JERUSALEM. Here’s the announcement from the New York Times‘ Artsbeat blog: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/alan-moores-graphic-novel-jerusalem-coming-in-2016/. (But it’s not a graphic novel.) Previously, Rizzoli acquired Italian rights, and Brazilian rights went to Companhia das Letras, both in pre-empts. Publication in the UK…
THE DAM KEEPER to become a graphic novel series
An exciting announcement today from First Second: The gorgeous Oscar-nominated short animated film, THE DAM KEEPER, by ex-Pixar artists Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi will become a graphic novel series, with the first book coming out some time in 2017! Image Credit: Tonko House Read the Entertainment Weekly announcement here: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/11/gorgeous-oscar-nominated-short-dam-keeper-become-gorgeous-graphic-novel-series
THIS IS DEFINITELY A BOOK
The European Court of Justice has just ruled that France and Luxembourg cannot apply the same value-added tax rate to e-books as is used for printed books. Which means that in France the VAT on e-books will now go up to 20% from 5.5%. And it’s the authors who will suffer in the long run. This is a book (VAT…
Scott McCloud in France!
In light of the French publication of Scott McCloud’s The Sculptor (Le Sculpteur) on 18th March by Rue de Sèvres, Scott will be touring around France later this month. This is his schedule if you wish to catch him whilst he’s here! FRIDAY 20TH MARCH: Scott will be at the Rue de Sèvres/Ecole des loisirs…
Look what was just delivered!!!
Our copy of the French edition of THE SCULPTOR was delivered by special messenger from Rue de Sèvres this morning. It is absolutely gorgeous!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ Scott McCloud will be at the Salon du Livre in Paris from the 19th to the 23rd of March.
Yet MORE Kudos for THIS ONE SUMMER!
We are very pleased to announce that AQUEL VERANO, the Spanish edition of THIS ONE SUMMER, by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, has been nominated in the category of “Best Foreign Work published in Spain” at the Barcelona International Comic Fair next month. THIS ONE SUMMER has proved to be a very international work and has won numerous prizes,…
THE BROKEN WHEEL is now in French!
The French edition of THE BROKEN WHEEL (La Roue Brisée) has just been published by L’Atalante! This is the seventh book in David Wingrove’s science fiction series Zhongguo.
NEWS FLASH! Italian rights to THE MECHANICAL MIND OF JOHN COGGIN sold
Rizzoli have just acquired the Italian rights for THE MECHANICAL MIND OF JOHN COGGIN by Elinor Teele from the Steven Chudney Agency. Here’s the synopsis: Roald Dahl meets dynamite in this action-packed, quirky middle grade adventure novel. John Peregrine Waters knows there is no time to waste. His horrible Great Aunt Beauregard (“Remember, bleakness builds character!”)…
LE SCULPTEUR ARRIVE !
Here’s a sneak peek at the French cover of Scot McCloud’s masterpiece of a graphic novel, THE SCULPTOR, which is already knocking the socks off the American public: Published in France by Rue de Sèvres on 18 March 2015. Scott McCloud will also be at the Salon du Livre in Paris from March 20th to 23rd.
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