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September 24, 2010, 322 voters
Fall is finally here, and with it has come a welcome change in weather (minus that weird tornado in Brooklyn) and a new season of exciting graphic-novel news.
One of the top things on our agenda --- New York Comic-Con, now making its return as a fall show (October 8-10), a call for a huge celebration. Obviously, San Diego gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to conventions (and deservedly so; it's huge for a reason), but the East Coast has a big footprint with comics too, and New York Comic-Con is where everyone proves it.
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September 23, 2010
Posted by jordana
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Truc: I would trade places with Scarlett Martin because her day is full with excitement and I would love to have an older brother like hers. As well living in the Big Apple would be fun!!!
September 23, 2010
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Fall is here, and with it wholesale changes to the IndieBound bestseller lists from California to the New York island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters.
Jonathan Franzen's new "great American novel"
FREEDOM tops the lists, and not surprisingly. The hype machine was working overtime on this opus of the modern American family, and got to breathe a sigh of relief when Oprah annointed it her latest pick.
September 23, 2010
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out Bookreporter.com's
Coming Soon list to stay up to date on all the latest titles as well as those coming in the weeks and months ahead!
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September 23, 2010
Posted by Dana
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The PEN American Center has just announced its 2010 Literary Awards.
September 22, 2010
Posted by Dana
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You'd have to be living under a rock to have missed all the hub-bub and hype surrounding Jonathan Franzen's new novel
FREEDOM.
September 22, 2010
Posted by jordana
Clare Dunkle's latest book to hit the stores, HOUSE OF DEAD MAIDS, acts as a prelude to Emily Bronte's WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
Sep 22, 2010
What really goes on behind the scenes at your local multiplex? Gordon McAlpin gives us a backstage pass to all the antics in Multiplex: Enjoy Your Show and in his hilarious webcomic. Here’s his take on the little scenes behind the big screens.