Changes Are Coming To HarperCollins Canada Plenty of people are confused about what the recent announcements regarding HarperCollins Canada mean, but Publisher’s Weekly has done a fine job at explaining. Two major things have happened: President and CEO, David Kent, will be leaving HarperCollins Canada by the end of the year; HarperCollins will be closing its HC Canada warehouse…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.1 E.4
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
Top Five Alternative Superman Stories We Wished Existed
Superman is a character who seems to solve most of his problems with logic through an easy going grin and/or punching nouns. What happens when we dedicate standalone stories to issues people deal with on a regular basis? More importantly, what happens when someone like Superman has to deal with these issues? Stuff happens. Lots…
Staff Picks: Movies
Big Hero 6 Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring: Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Chung, Alan Tudyk, T.J. Miller Disney PG, 108 min. If I only see one movie next month, it will probably be about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada. I love animated movies. I love Marvel comics. So an animated movie based on a…
Picture This: Maria van Lieshout
Maria van Lieshout is a children’s author/illustrator that is creating fresh, sleek, genre defiant picture books and is the subject of this month’s Picture This. Van Lieshout grew up in Oegstgeest, a small town in Holland, which by all appearances is an absolutely lovely place. After high school she attended The George Washington University in…
Day of the DEVs
This year’s Day of the DEVs festival hosted by Double Fine and IAM8BIT took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The free, all ages event showcased indie games, art and music. The line at #dayofthedevs (don’t worry, it moved fast) pic.twitter.com/AvcAe3LxBs — Doctor Popular (@DocPop) November 2, 2014 Outside of the bldng was…