“Love That Bunch… It’s a form of fearless authenticity that’s now practically commonplace.”—San Francisco Magazine “Shamelessly candid… Kominsky-Crumb has brought an uncompromising honesty and fearlessness to the comics form. She has refused to be contained by anyone else’s ideas about what is permissible to depict and to write about, and her work always surprises.” —Publishers…
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb Talks about LOVE THAT BUNCH
Starting her promotional tour in Canada this week, Aline Kominsky-Crumb has already been interviewed by several publications. And you can read the interviews in Montreal Gazette , the Toronto Star and J Weekly by clicking on the links.
First Second Buys Two More!
First Second has acquired rights to Sarah Goetter and Natalie Riess’s DUNGEON CRITTERS, a middle grade, fantasy adventure graphic novel about a tight-knit squad of animal companions investigating a sinister botanical conspiracy among the furry nobility, to be published in the winter of 2020. Also in 2020, First Second will publish KITTY SWEET TOOTH, about a…
LOVE THAT BUNCH Is an Elle 30 Best Summer Reads!
Aline Kominsky-Crumb’s LOVE THAT BUNCH is coming out at the beginning of May. And it is one of Elle‘s “30 Best Summer Reads”! Read the whole article here.
THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER GO TO HOLLYWOOD!
Film rights to Jen Wang’s THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER have gone to Universal Pictures and Marc Platt! We can’t wait to see this unusual fairy tale come to life! The graphic novel is published in English by First Second, and translation rights have already been sold to France (Akileos – publishing on May), Spain (the…
LOVE THAT BUNCH Coming Out May 1st!
On May 1st, Drawn & Quarterly will publish Love That Bunch, Aline Kominsky-Crumb’s unabashedly unfiltered autobiographical comics recounting the thoughts and desires of a woman coming of age in the 1960’s. Aline will be in New York, Toronto, Montreal, and the Bay Area to promote her book. Here are the…
Recent Arrivals
Just received from Spain, the UK, and France! THE HAZEL WOOD Spanish and English (UK) editions, and French editions of THE DAM KEEPER (volume 1) and CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES. Watch for more editions of all these fabulous books coming soon!
THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER in PW!
Mermaids and Dressmakers, Gender and Fluidity Elizabeth Bluemle — February 27th, 2018 Publishers Weekly “ “I picked up a copy of Jen Wang’s charming graphic novel, The Prince and the Dressmaker (published earlier this month by First Second) before I knew anything about the subject matter. When I realized that it wasn’t a traditional fairy tale romance, that…
SPEAK Gets TWO Starred Reviews!
SPEAK: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL Laurie Halse Anderson; Illustrator: Emily Carroll; Farrar Straus Giroux ★ ”With spellbinding artwork, this exceptional adaptation masterfully does justice to its source material while adding new depth and nuance.” –Booklist ★ ”This gripping, powerful work…
THE HUNTING ACCIDENT
Another First Second title has made Publishers Weekly’s list of best adult graphic novels for 2017! THE HUNTING ACCIDENT is a story of crime, family secrets, and emotions.
Lora Fountain Literary Agency 