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First Second: Now on Twitter
test heading So! We decided to get into this 'social media' game and try out twitter. We knew that you couldn't possibly be being deluged with blog posts and e-mails from us enough, so clearly the thing to do was to find another way to communicate EVEN MORE with you people who read our books [...]
Sad Vampire Limericks
There once was a vampire who was always in loveHe and broken hearts went hand-in-glove.The girls he metWouldn't fall in his netSo he waited for a miracle from above. This book is just super -- Ferdinand is such an adorablely hapless vampire that you just want to say 'aw.' Also, he likes cats! Where can [...]
Leo Geo
You guys! This book is super-fun. The internet is being deceptive in displaying this book, because it's actually just over a foot wide. And then you turn it on its side and our Heroic Scientific Protagonist travels down into the center of the earth, encountering math and miscellaneous monsters and also some of the best [...]
Flatiron Snacks: Beecher’s
test heading (image ganked from here) You know what's a great snack that doesn't immediately pop up on the radar for most people? Cheese curds. Admittedly, mostly cheese curds (pictured above -- doesn't that look cool?) aren't hitting peoples' snack-radar because they tend not to be widely available outside of Minnesota, but that doesn't make [...]
Give-Away: The Moon Moth
I love this cover! We're giving away copies of this fascinating science fiction mystery, The Moon Moth, on GoodReads. Go check it out! This book comes out in May, so this is your first chance to see it! (Though we have excerpt pages up on our website, of course.)
Unsinkable Limericks
There once was a boy who was named WalkerHe was a do-er, not a talk-er. So when things went wrongHe fixed them with songThe mer-witch was no longer his stalker. (This book only has a passing resemblance to this limerick, though the things I describe in the limerick do happen in the book. Curious!)
Pros and Cons of Working in Publishing
It's a mixed bag, folks. On the one hand, the paper-cut incidence rate is WICKED high. And I just gave myself one with a MANILLA FOLDER. Ouch! On the other hand, this. Â You saw it here first. It doesn't come out for months, but it's on my desk today. And that? Is worth a [...]
Have a little Faith (ouch!)
test headingDid you know that Faith Erin Hicks is awesome? Because she is. She's published books about zombies, aliens, and boarding school. She's serialized webcomics. She's even created a beautiful tribute to the Hunger Games book series, and other pieces about favorite books and movies. And her new book, Friends With Boys, is out right [...]
Flatiron Snacks: RIP Deli Marche
test heading (image ganked from here) Deli Marche was our deli across the street. I say 'was' here because it closed down last week. One of the times I'm most amused about the skewed New York perspective is when my relatives come to town -- whenever we're going to a museum or the theater and [...]
R.I.P. JEAN GIRAUD and MOEBIUS 1938 — 2012
test heading  On Saturday morning, May 10th 2012, the world lost two of its greatest master comics authors—who happened to be one and the same man: Jean Giraud and Moebius, each known for different styles and careers. Both of them dazzling, leading lights the world over. Fly on, Arzach.
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