MORE JOANN SFAR’s U.S. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
test heading INFORMATION ABOUT JOANN'S CONTINUING U.S. APPEARANCES IN PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO and MIAMI PHILADELPHIA Thursday, November 9th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (please arrive 6:30) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Reception with Klezmer musicians followed by a presentation and book signing. Sponsored by Bindlestiff Books, UPenn’s Jewish Studies Colloquium, Youngish & Yiddish and two area [...]
JOANN SFAR’s U.S. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
test heading The 2006 Sfar tour is off to a marvelous start. Audiences large and small around Manhattan have been thrilled to hear from the creator of THE RABBI'S CAT, VAMPIRE LOVES, KLEZMER and countless other gems. It's been a delight to watch his characters appear live at his talks, as he reveals the way [...]
FIRST SECOND HOT NEWS ITEMS
HOT NEWS ITEMS of the day: Gene Yang takes Wired News' Luddite to task and his response is posted there now -- More Gene Yang news: AMERICAN BORN CHINESE was selected in Amazon's Top 10 Editors' Picks in Comics and Graphic Novels . . . and it's number 1. BOOKSLUT gives a tremendous review of [...]
Guest Blogger GENE YANG responds
test heading A Response to Tony Long Part of me wonders exactly how serious Tony Long is. After all, his column is titled "The Luddite." He has an online persona he needs to uphold. To be honest, I can see where he's coming from, especially as an educator. I, too, worry about the declining literacy [...]
JOANN SFAR kicks off his US TOUR this weekend!
test heading Tell your friends! More updates to come, about Joann's appearances in Chicago, San Francisco and Miami! Exciting news: Eisner award-winning Joann Sfar is making a rare trip to the United States in support of his newest graphic novel by First Second Books, Klezmer. As you are probably aware, Joann Sfar is near legendary [...]
A silly little gripe on Wired News
test headingEddie Campbell just sent me a link to the following silly little piece on Wired News, by Tony Long. Here’s Long's article, followed by some of why it strikes me as a load of crap: Let me slip into my moldiest Andy Rooney sweater here, because I know how much you guys love it [...]
From GENE YANG, about the NBA nomination for AMERICAN BORN CHINESE —
test heading I didn't get the call from Harold Augenbraum, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation to tell me the good news. He called on Tuesday afternoon, and I was in my classroom teaching. Afterwards, I heard the message (he told me who he was, without telling me why he was calling) but I [...]
NYC EVENT: 92nd Street Y, November 5th
test headingMark your calendars! Tell a friend! Graphic Novels: Traditions and Trends Art Spiegelman, Joann Sfar, Jessica Abel and Mark Siegel / Leonard Lopate, moderator Graphic novelists enjoy freedom to dare, innovate, startle and evolve in ways that moviemakers, musicians and other artists rarely can. Meet some of today’s best graphic novelists and learn [...]
More on AMERICAN BORN CHINESE — NBA finalist
test headingFrom today's New York Times: The National Book Award finalists, announced yesterday, include “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang in the young people’s literature category, the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award. The winners will be announced in a ceremony on Nov. 15. In fiction, the finalists are [...]