Comparing something to a comic book isn’t usually meant as praise, but comics, animation and graphic novels can do things other art forms can’t. I remember watching a roundtable discussion with some former writers for “The Simpsons,” and one of them commented that since it cost the same to draw 50 helicopters as it does to draw Homer…

Mary Ruefle is the author of many books, most recently “The Book,” and her 2019 publication “Dunce,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The recipient of numerous honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and a Whiting Award, Ruefle lives in Vermont and serves as the state’s poet…

Avon Buys Debut Romantasy Series After an auction, Julia Elliott at Avon has acquired North American rights to Brigid Kemmerer’s debut adult trilogy. The deal was handled by Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media. Avon said the “romantasy-centered” series will feature “a princess with a secret” along with a “darkly handsome warrior king”…

<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> It always catches my eye when I see mention of a program meant to spark love of reading in the minds of very young people. I happened upon one the other day — The LiTEArary Society — which claims to have “donated over $326,000 worth of new, best-selling picture books to…

<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> ADENA — Local author Beth Raymer’s recent book, “Fireworks Every Night” published by Random House, has made Oprah’s Best Novels of 2023. The book is number nine on the list. Raymer was born in Adena and moved to Palm Beach County, Florida, with her family when she was 5 years old.…

New manga, a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles book, and Bill Watterson and John Kascht’s The Mysteries all made the Top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for November (10/29/23 – 11/25/23) provided to ICv2. Two new volumes of top-selling manga series, Vol. 104 of One…

There might be no better way to grapple with the complexities of life than by reading a good book. And for novelist Yiyun Li, exploring human emotions “is one thing great literature does really well.” Yiyun Li is an avid reader, revisiting two of her favorite novels each year – Tolstoy’s War and Peace and…

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under political attack, bookstores are a bulwark against censorship and an asset to the communities they serve. Each week we profile an independent bookstore, discovering what makes each one special and getting their expert book recommendations. This week we have Off the…

Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of 14 Canadian works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children’s books to highlight disabled writers and stories about disabilities. The Future Is Disabled is a book by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. (Arsenal Pulp Press) The Future Is Disabled is a book…