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.
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.
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.
Cathleen Schine is the author of the critically-acclaimed bestseller The Three Weissmanns of Westport, now available in paperback. In this special blog post, she talks about her adventures on the promotion circuit, her fascination with hip hop and the inspiration for her bestseller. Visit www.CathleenSchine.com for more information.
Jen Calonita, the author the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series, talks a little bit about finishing the series, and some of her favorite moments.
March 2011
It seems we can't catch a break this winter as every time the temperatures climb and the sun comes out, it's followed by harsh winds, freezing cold and even more snow. Enough already!
One of the few good things about this rough weather is that it's given me ample time to read, usually curled up in front of the fireplace, which sure has gotten a workout recently. A few weeks ago, a wicked wind raced through the area, and thus I found myself with a lot of twigs and small branches for kindling all over the front lawn. As I went out to gather them, a friend joked that I was a real pioneer woman!
Posting today is Melina Marchetta, the author of numerous books for teens including JELLICOE ROAD, a winner of the pretigious Printz Award in 2009. Her most recent book THE PIPER'S SON is a companion novel to SAVING FRANCESCA, out in 2003.
