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March 11, 2011

As I write this, it’s Will Eisner’s birthday. Or rather, it would have been his 94th birthday if he had lived this long. It is a time to reflect on how much he has given this industry, how great his legacy truly is, and how much we all owe him in terms of storytelling, art, and the overall feeling of this wonderful format…especially in the sense of long-form storytelling in the graphic format.

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March 10, 2011

Susan Juby: Directed Studies, Part II

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Susan Juby is the author of Home to Woefield, a charming novel of a young woman determined to remake her family's farm.

The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2010

Founded in 1974, the NBCC is a nonprofit organization of book reviewers and critics that honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature, in part through annual awards for the year’s outstanding books. Books are directly nominated and chosen by leading book critics. The NBCC thus offers the unique opportunity for professional critics to recognize and reward literary excellence.

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March 9, 2011

Susan Juby: Directed Studies, Part I

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Susan Juby is the author of Home to Woefield, a charming novel of a young woman determined to remake her family's farm. In this essay, Susan shares her memories of the inspiring, yet intimidating English teacher whose impact set her on a path to writing. Check back tomorrow for Part II.
March 9, 2011

Alexandra Monir: 10 Random Things About Me

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Today we have young singer-songwriter Alexandra Monir, writing about her authorial debut, TIMELESS.

Sarita Mandanna, author of Tiger Hills

As the first girl to be born into the Nachimanda family in over thirty-five years, the beautiful Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Spirited and strong-willed, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances.

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Interview: Danny Fingeroth, author of The Stan Lee Universe

Mar 9, 2011

When you have two greats of the comic industry discussing the man who is in many people’s minds the great of the comic industry, you sit back and listen to what they have to say. That’s exactly what I did when I interviewed Danny Fingeroth and Roy Thomas, whose current project,The Stan Lee Universe, collects decades’ worth of Lee’s greatest archives, from his notes on the creation of the Fantastic Four to radio interview transcripts to his interactions with luminaries of film, music, and pop culture. It’s a mind-bending trip through comics history, a treat for all true believers. Here, Danny and Roy discuss the book, a compulsively readable document for any comics fan. 

March 9, 2011

Feature Story: Succes in India! Comic Con India 2011

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With its long tradition of publishing beginning in India, Campfire publishing is perfectly poised to monitor the success of the first-ever comic con in India, which took place last week. Campfire's publisher Andrew Dodd shares his experiences at the convention and explains how the annual event is going to help further popularize graphic novels and comics in India.
March 8, 2011

William Boyd: ORDINARY THUNDERSTORMS

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William Boyd is the author of 10 novels, including A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Award; An Ice-Cream War, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Brazzaville Beach, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Any Human Heart, winner of the Prix Jean Monnet; and Restless, winner of the Costa Novel of the Year.
March 8, 2011

Op-Ed: What Graphic Novels Do for My World

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By Denice Herrera
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Denice Herrera is a librarian at the Decatur Public Library in Decatur, Texas. For the past three years, she's been in charge of the graphic novel and manga section at the library, and she recently began a comics reading club.