Congratulations to our client, Alma Books! According to UK trade publication, The Bookseller, the independent publisher Alma Books, which was founded in 2005, had an increase in turnover to around £1 million in 2014. Sales were boosted by two prominent film tie-ins, including TRAVELLING TO INFINITY by Jane Hawking, the true story behind THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, for which the French…
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BLOOD by Tony Birch Sold in France
French rights to BLOOD, by award-winning Australian writer Tony Birch (http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2012/bio_tonyb), have just been acquired by Mercure de France! “Drawing on cinematic influences from the 1955 film ‘The Night of the Hunter’ and his fascination for those on the margins of society, Blood is a compelling, gothic odyssey that explores landscape, place and the ‘ties…
HEAR THE WIND BLOW, DEAR Is Now Available Again!
David M. Pierce’s HEAR THE WIND BLOW, DEAR, the second volume in the wacky adventures of San Fernando Valley private eye Vic Daniel, is now available as an e-book and print on demand from Amazon. Click here for information: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SFNIZ0Q.
THE SCULPTOR’s First Starred Review!
Scott McCloud’s long-awaited graphic novel, THE SCULPTOR, coming from First Second in Februrary, has received its first starred review from Booklist (15-12-2014): Humbled artist David Smith makes a deal with death in order to achieve immortality through his art. Granted the power to create extraordinary, impossible sculptures in exchange for giving up his life in…
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They wanted to kill Charlie…
…But it backfired! “Je suis Charlie” around the world:
More good news for First Second!
THIS ONE SUMMER Tops PW Comics World’s 2014 Critics Poll By PW Staff | Dec 17, 2014 “A slowly unfolding tale of a lazy summer as unforgettable for readers as for the characters in its pages, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki has topped our 2014 Critics Poll with six votes. Already…
Yet another prize nomination for THIS ONE SUMMER!
The French edition of THIS ONE SUMMER (Cet été là) has just been nominated for the 2015 Prix Artémisia for women’s graphic novels. For détails of the prize, click here.
The “Vic Daniel” series is now in the Kindle Store!
Meet Vic Daniel, the coolest private detective in the world. He’s a born problem-solver with more than one trick up his sleeve and a band of pals to help him out when he needs it. The private-eye series by David M Pierce is now being released in electronic format and print on demand: Down in…
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