Gene Luen Yang's critically acclaimed, New York Times Best-Selling graphic novel diptych Boxers & Saints has won the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. Boxers & Saints is the first ever graphic novel to win the LA Times Book Prize in a non-graphic novel category. The graphic novel is a two book recounting Read More »
test heading The National Book Awards have just announced their finalists for this year's awards -- and Gene Luen Yang's Boxers & Saints makes the cut! This book has received praise from all across the industry -- this is just the latest honor in a long line of critical acclaim. We're so proud to be Read More »
test heading The National Book Awards have just announced their Longlist in the category of Young People’s Literature this morning, including Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel diptych about the Boxer Rebellion, Boxers & Saints. Boxers & Saints is the only graphic novel to make the list. This follows Yang’s American Born Chinese, the first graphic Read More »
First Second 2012 Eisner Nominees
test heading Congratulations to all of our 2012 Eisner Nominees! Best Publication for Early Readers -- Nursery Rhyme ComicsBest Publication for Kids -- Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben HatkeBest Publication for Teens -- Anya's Ghost, by Vera BrosgolBest Publication for Teens -- Level Up, by Gene Luen Yang and Thien PhamBest Anthology -- Nursery Rhyme Read More »
Goth Girls and Vampires and Pandas, Oh My!
test heading Life Sucks (for those of you just joining us here) was a book that we published in 2008: it's by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria, and Warren Pleece, and it's a vampire story. It's a vampire story about a vampire twenty-something who is eternally stuck working at a convenience store. That's kind of awesome. Read More »
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"Gird your word-swords, writers." Today's quote of the day comes from Margaret Atwood. It is technically the quote of yesterday, since this was part of Margaret's speech at the Whiting Awards last night. Most excellent imagery, is it not?Congratulations to all the Whiting Award winners, especially Adam Johnson, who (as well as running the Stanford Read More »
Deogratias wins the Glyph Comics Award for Best Reprint Publication
Deogratias, by J.P. Stassen, translated by Alexis Siegel, has been named the Best Reprint Publication by the Glyph Comics Awards, honoring the best in black comics and creators! See the other 2007 Glyph Comics Award winners at PopCultureShock.
Another history-making score for AMERICAN BORN CHINESE
This just in from the American Library Association Midwinter conference: AMERICAN BORN CHINESE IS THE FIRST GRAPHIC NOVEL TO WIN THE PRINTZ AWARD. More about it all soon! Congratulations, Gene!