Previously On Comics: BOOM! Studios Acquired by Penguin Random House
Good morning friends. There is quite a lot to get through today and some of it is sad and some of it is annoying and some of it just is, so let’s go.
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Macmillan
REVIEW: Snapdragon Finds Magic in Nature
Witches, motorcycles, ghosts, and the best dog in town: Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon abounds with the unexpected and magical while seamlessly blending an archetypal coming of age story with an urgent, real-world tale about identity and rebirth.
REVIEW: Flamer is Searing and Raw
I may be making a pun on the title when I use the words “searing” and “raw” to describe Mike Curato’s fictionalized memoir Flamer, but both are apropos. The main character in this young adult graphic novel feels alone at the intersection of many forces arrayed against him: abusive and ...
Shannon Hale’s Best Friends is an Unintentionally Helpful Guidebook for Parents of Preteens
Best Friends Shannon Hale (writer), LeUyen Pham (illustrator), Hilary Sycamore (colourist) First Second August 27, 2019 Shannon Hale’s Best Friends is a graphic memoir of her elementary school experiences. The sequel to 2017’s Real Friends, it covers everything from body image ...
Book Beat: 2018 Splatterpunk Awards, Tor E-Book Embargo, and Review Bingo
Hello lovely readers! It’s your editor Paige here to explore the exciting world of publishing in this week’s Book Beat. The air feels just a little bit cooler, and the nights are slowly starting to get a little bit shorter, which means only one thing: summer is almost over, and fall ...
When The Moon Was Ours is Beautifully Intersectional
When The Moon Was Ours Marie-Anne McLemore St. Martin’s Press October 4th, 2016 Disclaimer: An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book was provided by the publisher for an honest review. Anna-Marie McLemore’s When the Moon Was Ours asks us to suspend our belief that girls can spill ...
