The Italian edition of Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol has won the “Scelte di classe” (“Class choices”) award in the category 11-13 year old readers. This prize is a school initiative in which the pupils are asked to elect their favorite books. The award was given “Because it’s a captivating, modern tale, with hip, sometimes…
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A new book from Anne Perry
L’INCONNUE DE BLACKHEATH (Death on Blackheath) is the latest in Anne Perry’s Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series to be published in French and is already a hit with her fans!
More new books in French
The latest selection of titles in French for children and teens: AU FIL DES JOURS by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker (Today We Have No Plans – Penguin Australia) (Circonflexe) LE DEVOREUR DE LIVRES by Justine Clarke, Arthur Baysting, &Tom Jellett (The Gobbledygook Is Eating a Book – Penguin Australia) (Circonflexe) BRUCE A LA FÊTE FORAINE by Andrew Joyner (Boris on…
Recently published in English, Spanish and French
R. Crumb SKETCHBOOKS (vol 1 1964-1982) (Taschen) AMOR Y OTRAS PALABRAS EXTRAÑAS by Erin McCahan (LOVE AND OTHER FOREIGN WORDS) (Alfaguara – Spanish) GENIUS WARS by Catherine Jinks (Genius trilogy vol 3) (MSK – French) ARTHUR QUINN ET LA GARDIENNE DES ENFERS by Alan Early (Arthur Quinn and Hell’s Keeper – Father of Lies trilogy vol 3)…
THE RETURN OF ZITA THE SPACE GIRL
The third book of Zita’s adventures hit the New York Times PB GN Best-seller List at Number 1 on 1 June and is Number 4 this week. ZITA THE SPACEGIRL (book 1), also popped onto the list this week at #9, making all 3 Zita books New York Times bestsellers!! The adventures of ZITA…
SAILOR TWAIN soon to be in Spanish
Mark Siegel’s lyrical graphic novel, SAILOR TWAIN, has already been published in France (Gallimard) and Italy (Bao), and now Spanish rights have been sold to Principal de los Libros. “A gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by haunting, erotically charged drawings.” – John Irving “This extraordinary work of fiction pushes the graphic novel well beyond…
TWO MORE SALES FOR ANDRE THE GIANT
Spanish rights to the biography of wrestling legend and actor, language rights have gone to La Pastèque. Italian rights have already been sold to Panini. Mandy Patinkin called Andre “A giant of a man in every way.” “An achievement that merits a wider readership than just wrestling fans, deserving recognition for the quality of its graphic…
Robert Crumb’s GENESIS in the Huffington Post!
“…The Bible in comic book form is a contemporary example of the artist’s translation of words into pictures…A fine example is the celebrated Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb (2009.)..” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/04/bible-comics_n_5111481.html
THIS ONE SUMMER in the New Yorker!
Tomorrow is the pub date for the US edition of THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. And here’s an interview of the cousins from The New Yorker: Eyeball Kicks: A Teen-Age Girl Summer http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2014/05/eyeball-kicks-mariko-jillian-tamaki-on-mash-smelly-markers-and-gummi-bracelets.html?mbid=social_retweet via @NewYorker
Coming in 2015: THE SCULPTOR by Scott McCloud (First Second)
We are proud to finally be able to announce that THE SCULPTOR, Scott McCloud’s major new work, will be published in February 2015 by First Second Books. French (Rue de Sèvres), Spanish (Planeta) and Italian (Bao) editions will follow shortly thereafter. THE SCULPTOR is a magnificent novel told in graphic format: David Smith is giving…
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