Congratulations, Gene! You’ll be a fantastic Ambassador! (It’s the first time a graphic novelist has been selected, making this even bigger news.) Gene’s books include: The first graphic novel to be a National Book Award finalist: AMERICAN BORN CHINESE His second National Book Award finalist: BOXERS & SAINTS THE SHADOW HERO and GET WITH THE…
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NOCTURNE Tops International List!
NOCTURNE: The Walled City Trilogy, Book 2 by Anne Opotowsky & Angie Hoffmeister is number one on UK comics guru Paul Gravett’s list of the Top Ten International Graphic Novels of 2015 (non-UK/North American published originally in English or bilingual). Paul says: “From an American writer, German illustrator and Australian publisher, set in early 20th-century Hong Kong and…
THE WALLED CITY Trilogy Sells in France
Urban China (and imprint of Dargaud) have acquired the French world rights to the first two books in exotic and surreal The Walled City Trilogy: The Walled City Book One: HIS DREAM OF THE SKYLAND by Anne Opotowsky and Aya Morton and The Walled City Book Two: Nocturne by Anne Opotowsky and Angie Hoffmeister
Three of Our Clients’ Titles Are on the Grovel Best of 2015 List!
LAST OF THE SANDWALKERS, THE SCULPTOR, and THE WALLED CITY TRILOGY Vol 2: NOCTURNE are all on the Grovel Best Graphic Novels of 2015 list! These three books would make great Christmas présents…(just sayin’)
KAFKA by Mairowitz and Crumb in Spain
The comic biography, KAFKA, with text by David Zane Mairowitz and art by Robert Crumb, is now available in Spanish in a new format from Ediciones la Cúpula. )
DARE TO DISAPPOINT sells in Holland
Dutch rights to DARE TO DISAPPOINT: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci (Farar, Straus, & Giroux) have sold to Soul Food Comics. Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Özge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected her, like her sister, to…
THE SCULPTOR Is Nominated!
The French edition of Scott McCloud’s THE SCULPTOR is nominated for The Fnac Prize, along with 30 others titles. This is a public prize, and the winner will be the book that gets the most votes. Fnac accounts for 20% of French comics market, and the winning book will have a big focus during all 2016 and…
THE CREEPY CASEFILES OF MARGO MALOO Are Coming to France!
After a spirited auction, French rights to Volumes 1 & 2 of THE CREEPY CASEFILES OF MARGO MALOO, Drew Weing’s new graphic novel series for kids about trolls, vampires, ogres, and things that go bump in the night, were acquired by Gallimard Bande Dessinée. Publication is scheduled for autumn 2016, to coincide with First Second’s US launch. We know…
Authors of The Walled City Trilogy at the Texas Book Festival
Anne Opotowsky and Aya Morton, authors of The Walled City Trilogy, are speaking of their work at the Capitol Auditorium on Saturday, October 17th.
Another Brilliant Book from Ben Hatke!
Ben Hatke is a star in the world of graphic novels. His bestselling trilogy, ZITA THE SPACEGIRL, and the picture book JULIA’S HOUSE FOR LOST CREATURES have won the hearts of fans around the world, and now Ben has another new book just out from First Second. LITTLE ROBOT introduces two new characters to love – the…
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