Shaun Tan’s RULES OF SUMMER gets a starred review from Publishers Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-545-63912-5
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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)
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…
The ALA’s List of Thirty Top Titles of 2013 Counts Four from Our Clients!
“Book Links magazine announces the annual annotated Lasting Connections list, considered an essential resource for children’s librarians, school library media specialists and K–8 educators. The list spotlights the editors’ selections of the 30 best 2013 picture books, novels and informational titles for the K-8 classroom, all selected for their natural connections across the curriculum and…
Another great year for the Hansen Agency!
Behind Gene Luen Yang of BOXERS & SAINTS and a lot of other great graphic novelists, there’s a great agent, Judy Hansen of the Hansen Agency. Among Judy’s other clients are Ben Hatke (the ZITA THE SPACE GIRL series, published by First Second), Scott McCloud (whose eagerly-awaited next book will be coming from First Second in 2015)…
BOXERS & SAINTS tops PW Comics World 2013 List!
“Adding yet another honor to its already crowded awards cabinet, Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers and Saints topped the eighth annual PW Comics World Critics poll with five votes. The two-volume graphic novel was nominated for this year’s National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (Yang’s second NBA nomination), garnering acclaim from every corner, so topping…
ANNIE SULLIVAN AND HELEN KELLER accolades
ANNIE SULLIVAN ET HELEN KELLER is not only popular with French readers, it is also one of the titles selected as the 15 best graphic novels of the year in France by the ACBC (Association of Critics of Bandes Dessinées): http://bdzoom.com/68704/actualites/grand-prix-de-la-critique-bande-dessineeacbd-les-15-albums-selectionnes-pour-la-demi-finale/ And it is on the list of the best 30 graphic novels of the year by the…
BOXERS & SAINTS – Interview with Gene Luen Yang in Publishing Perspectives
You can read a good interview with the author of BOXERS & SAINTS in the on-line international publishing magazine Publishing Perspectives, here: http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/11/envisioning-the-boxer-rebellion-in-linked-graphic-novels/.
THIS ONE SUMMER IN THE LA TIMES
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki (SKIM) are back with a new graphic novel to be published by First Second in May 2014. THIS ONE SUMMER is a beautiful story about an adolescent on the cusp of adulthood which is already attracting a lot of attention. The Tamaki cousins have produced a timeless story that is sure to become a classic! Here is…
Battling Boy is number 1!
The just-published Battling Boy by Paul Pope (First Second) is already #1 on the New York Times Paperback Graphic Novel Best-Seller List for October 27th! Check out the book trailer on BoingBoing [watch it]. Awards and Honors: A Fall 2013 Kids Indie Next List Title An Amazon.com Big Book of Fall 2013 [see the list]…
Lora Fountain Literary Agency 