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2013 Books
In 2013, we published some books! (There were either seventeen or nineteen of them, depending on whether Boxers & Saints is one or two books, and if you count paperback editions of hardcover books.) Here they are all lined up together! Front covers. And back covers. And spines! Those are some attractive books, courtesy of [...]
We Went to NCTE
test heading We spent last week (and part of the week before) up in Boston for the National Council of Teachers of English, where it was extremely cold and full of delightful teachers. Gene Luen Yang, the author of Boxers & Saints, stopped in to spend some time with us after the National Book Awards. [...]
First Second: Spring 2014
Next spring, we'll be putting out some books! Seven books, to be exact. And here they are! Andre the Giant, by Box Brown. This is the only serious biography of Andre the Giant out there in any format, so if you want to know more about him, there is your chance. Also: Beckett cameo! How [...]
Some Photos from Our Trip to the National Book Awards
test heading We didn't win the National Book Award -- alas! -- but there's always next time. (How awesome is it that enough graphic novels have been nominated for the National Book Award that we can actually say with reasonable certainty, 'next time,' because there will undoubtedly be one? I think that's pretty awesome.) Here [...]
Derek Kirk Kim Talks to Gene Luen Yang about about TUNE
Gene Luen Yang: I recently had the opportunity to interview award-winning cartoonist Derek Kirk Kim. Derek's one of my best friends, but even if he weren't, even if he had stolen my girlfriend in high school, even if he had torn my copy of Transformers #1 (first printing) into tiny little pieces, even if he [...]
Happy Thanksgiving-2!
Happy Thanksgiving! We're taking today off to read some books and eat some delicious food and also to be thankful for all the great books that we publish and that we read this year. We hope that you also get great books and food to enjoy today. This is in many ways the close of [...]
Dimensions
test heading (This is a cover template from our printer for one of our books.We get one of these things every time we print a book so we know just how wide to make the spine, how any wrapped edges are going to overlap with the endpapers, etc.) You may have noticed that many of [...]
Life, Comics, and The Shadow Hero with Sonny Liew and Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang: I first became aware of Sonny Liew in the YA section of my local library, where I came across a well-worn copy of My Faith in Frankie, his DC Vertigo graphic novel with writer Mike Carey. I was charmed from the opening page -- and if you've seen Sonny's art, you'll know [...]
‘New Adult’ and Comics
test heading (illustration from NY Mag's interesting article on the 'new adult' phenomenon) If you're reading our blog because you're a dedicated comics reader who follows the ins-and-outs of the comics publishing industry -- rather than a dedicated books reader who follows the ins-and-outs of the book publishing industry -- chances are that 'New Adult' [...]
First Second to Publish Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick’s HAWKING
First Second will be publishing Hawking, a graphic novel biography of scientist Stephen Hawking, by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick, the authors of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Feynman. Boing Boing has the announcement, and an exclusive excerpt of preliminary pages from Hawking here. Stephen Hawking is probably the most recognized and recognizable scientist [...]
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