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With humor, heart, and an unusual heroine who is braver than she realizes, Bree Paulsen’s colorful and cozy debut graphic novel is a farm-fresh tale that reminds readers to believe in themselves—and that strangers are not always as scary as they seem. An enchanting debut graphic novel to give to ... more >
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Rascal is a cat. My cat. I didn’t ask for him, he just sort of… happened to me. But that’s how it works sometimes, isn’t it? When a mysterious mewling package arrives in the mail, one busy young woman’s life changes forever. Rascal lives up to his name, filling every ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / Brittany / Comic books / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / France / graphic novels / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Days of Sugar and Spice by Clément Loïc, illustrated by Anne Montel
Rose is not a happy young woman; she is closed off and angry and she hates her job. But her life changes drastically when she inherits her father’s bakery in a small town in Brittany. Returning to a place that brought her both joy and grief forces her to confront ... more >
Publishing Newsaudiobooks / book art / DRM / graphic novels / History / kid lit / subscription servicesComments Off on Monday News: Indie audiobooks, kids’ subscription services, Harlem Hellfighters, and book art
Libro.fm Launches Audiobook Subscriptions – Libro.fm is now offering a DRM-free audiobook subscription service for the same price as Audible’s Gold level ($15 a month). With more than 70,000 books and the possibility of listening on iOS and Android, let’s hope we see a viable alternative to the current DRM-ed audio monopoly. ... more >
Publishing NewsBig Read / Book Awards / Comic-Con / Comics / diversity / female superheroes / graphic novels / NEAComments Off on Thursday News: PEN book prize, women in comics, graphic books, and NEA’s Big Read discovers the 21st C
PEN America launches $75,000 book prize, one of the country’s biggest – Book awards are important for many reasons, not the least of which is the monetary infusion they can provide an author. The Pulitzer, despite its prestige, comes with a $10K award, while the Nobel Prize is $1M. The new ... more >
Publishing NewsBook Awards / diversity / free books / graphic novels / John Grisham / medicine / reading / World Book Day6 Comments
John Grisham thinks his new book is so important he’s giving it away for free – Grisham, who was invited by his University of Virginian neurosurgeon friend, Neal Kassell, to join the board of Kassel’s Focused Ultrasound Foundation, believed so strongly in the potential for the technology to extend lives that ... more >