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Give-Away: Same Difference
test heading We are very excited to be publishing an all-new edition of Derek Kirk Kim's classic graphic novel, Same Difference. It's such a good book! And it's really one of the graphic novels published in the early 2000s that showed the way for comics-format literary fiction. Also we're excited because this edition has a [...]
Flatiron Snacks: Kelvin Slush
test heading (photo ganked from here) You know what's a cool thing? Kelvin Slush. They take the traditional convenience store concept of a slushie and give it an all-natural (also all-awesome) update. So you get traditional frozen drink/slush in all-new flavors (it's a mix-and-match) like ginger, citrus, tea, peach, basil and the list goes on. [...]
There once were a whole lot of nursery rhymes People had heard them so many times What could we do To make something new? Turning them into comics would be sublime! This book! It is so awesome. Seriously. You may have noticed it being awesome because we have talked about it so many times. But [...]
Flatiron Snacks: Chocolate Mice
test heading (photo ganked from here) Continuing on our theme of snacks that are made of chocolate, do you know what else is super? Mice made out of chocolate! And they are adorable too (see above). Burdick's (which is fortunately down the street from us) is a chocolate shop that is also a cafe -- [...]
On Submitting Books to Us at Conventions
test heading (In which I talk about something that is neither a food nor an event. Craziness!) (photo ganked from here; thanks, Library of Congress!) In a short sentence? Don't do it. When we exhibit at a convention, there will probably be two people at our booth at a time. One of them will be [...]
First Second GoodReads Choice Nominees
Two of our books -- Anya's Ghost and Level Up -- are nominees for this year's GoodReads Choice Awards. It's a pretty cool award, because titles are chosen based on the stars and the reviews that the GoodReads readers give them. So it's definitive proof that people like the books! To celebrate, we're doing give-aways! [...]
War Limericks
There once was a land where there was a war These teens couldn't be kids anymore. They thought it'd be fun Now look what they've done. They became something they had thought they'd abhor. This book is an amazing, wonderful story about the realities of war and how close it is to us. You should [...]
:01 5th Anniversary Party
test heading McNally Jackson is throwing us a party for our fifth anniversary! It's going to be on November 15th at 7pm, and there will be many authors there! Also alcohol and cookies, if those are things that tempt you. We'd love to get the chance to see you -- and celebrate with you!
Flatiron Snacks: The Chocolate Soup Dumpling
test headingRickshaw Dumpling Bar is down the street from the Flatiron Building -- not the truck that is only there occasionally, but the actual physical location, which is there 100% of the time for us to eat dumplings at. How could this get any better, you ask? Chocolate Soup Dumplings. So, soup dumplings are dumplings [...]
Sled Dog Limericks
Once up in the north there lived some dogs They must always run, not walk or jog So they set off running (at which they were stunning) Their whole lives were one big slog. Mush! you probably haven't heard about yet, because it's forthcoming this winter. It's about sled dogs! They are pretty crazy. You [...]
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