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More Honors for RELISH!

RELISH: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley (First Second) wins the YALSA Alex Award and is also selected for the YALSA Great Graphic Novels List! Foreign sales:  French – Editions Delcourt (publishing February 2014)  German – Eden Books (publishing February 2014)  Italian – Rizzoli Lizard (publishing October 2014)  Spanish – Ediciones Salamandra  (publishing November 2014)

THE ANGOULEME COMICS FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEK-END!

The city of Angoulême in southwest France is hosting the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Dessinée from the 30th of January to the 2nd of February. First Second Books will have several authors in attendance.  You can meet Ben Hatke (ZITA THE SPACE GIRL – Rue de Sèvres), Paul Pope and David Rubin (BATTLING BOY – Dargaud) and MK…

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BITTERBLUE hits bestsellers list in Israel!

Kristin Cashore’s third title, BITTERBLUE,  after  GRACELING and FIRE, has just been published in Israel by Kinneret Zmora Publishers, and it’s already on the bestsellers list! There’s an Israeli Facebook page for the Graceling trilogy:  http://www.facebook.com/Sevenkingdoms. And here’s the address for Kristin’s blog in English: http://kristincashore.blogspot.fr/.              

Two more rights sales for RELISH!

Delcourt will publish Délices in France next month, with author Lucy Knisley coming over for the launch. Now, Spanish rights have just been acquired by Salamandra for their new graphic novel list, and Italian rights by Rizzoli/Lizard.  Both after hard-fought auctions between confirmed foodies. We can’t wait to hear about Lucy’s favorite Spanish and Italian dishes!

Happy New Year!

As one year ends and a new one is about to begin, we wish you all the best for 2014. Lora, Léo and Amy

Ever embarrassed by your parents?

British writer Pete Johnson really knows how to put himself in the shoes of a teenager, and his hilarious latest book, MY PARENTS ARE OUT OF CONTROL, is on the Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlist. If, as a teen, you were ever embarrassed by your parents, you will definitely identify with the hapless hero whose parents are…

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CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS!

Just in time for Christmas! At 350+ pages, it’s a bit big to fit into a Christmas stocking (unless you have any giants on your list), but Mark Schultz’s CHRONIQUES DE L’ERE XENOZOIC will fulfill the wishes of every hard-core French comics fan.  (Published this week by Akileos.)

Andersen Press acquires UK rights to FIRST LIGHT by Rebecca Stead

UK rights to FIRST LIGHT, Newberry Medal and Guardian Prize winner Rebecca Stead’s first book, have been acquired by Andersen Press, who already publish Rebecca’s other titles in the UK . FIRST LIGHT is available from Random House in the USA and Canada, from Text Publishing in Australia and New Zealand and from Moderna in Brazil.