Jackie Estrada has been a staple in the comics industry for decades now. If you’ve attended the annual Eisner Awards ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con, you’ve witnessed her running the show as its administrator (she’s also done more behind-the-scenes work for the show, such as creating the Artists’ Alley). She’s worked as an editor of several comics and books about comics, and she’s a cofounder (along with her husband, author Batton Lash) of Exhibit A Press. With such an impressive résumé, Estrada was someone we wanted to find out a little more about. So we did!
Today's guest blogger is woman of many talents - she is not only the author of bestselling books but is also Editor-in-Chief of O, the Oprah Magazine. In her latest book, THE WAVE, she takes the scientifc subject of 100 foot waves and goes personal, following both the scientists and the extreme surfers who follow the waves. This kind of book may be a departure for your book club, but give it a try - I have found similar books (SHADOW DIVERS by Robert Kurson, for example) to be all the more compelling
This past week, Oni Press celebrated a big number for their megaselling Scott Pilgrim series: one million copies in print. That's a remarkable accomplishment for Bryan Lee O'Malley's little series about a guy who has to fight off his potential new girlfriend's deadly exes. Since the series has been translated into 13 languages over the globe and was the subject of a major motion picture recently, it shows how pervasive this book has been. Congratulations to Bryan and Oni on their success!
September 20, 2010
If You Ask Me...:Cassidy from Tuxedo Park, NY, Katie from Cleveland, OH, and Danielle from Spanaway, WA.
For today's round of If You Ask Me, meet Cassidy from Tuxedo Park, NY,
The undead reign in this week's new releases, so if you love all things paranormal, this week should be a treat! PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White has it all: fae, vamps, hags, you name it.
In today's post, guest blogger Jeffrey Zaslow talks about why a man chose to write about women's friendships, how that experience has changed him and how much he has enjoyed sharing the experience with book clubs all around the country.
Last week, Fantragraphics made the cool announcement that it would be publishing William S. Burroughs' last work (and only graphic novel), Ah Pook Is Here. Written by Burroughs and drawn by artist Malcolm McNeill, the work was first published in 1970 under the name The Unspeakable Mr. Hart as a comic strip in the British magazine Cyclops. It was envisioned as a strip whose images would combine, one by one, into a 120-page long foldout (something that was unprecedented at the time, causing most publishers to decline printing it).
The one and only Neil Gaiman takes an animated turn in an upcoming episode of PBS's popular kids' series Arthur. On October 25, Gaiman will play himself in an episode that centers on one of the characters on the show looking for inspiration to create her own comic.
