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Free Comic Book Day 2014 At The Library
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This year's Free Comic Book Day was an even bigger event than last year, with over 4.6 million comic books given out to eager fans across the globe. Along with comic shops, over 250 libraries held FCBD events for their patrons, sharing the joy of comics with library lovers. Four libraries who participated in FCBD shared their experiences with BookShelf.
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Science Comics For Summer Reading
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To help readers and selectors with year's Collaborative Summer Library Program theme - Science - BookShelf spotlights graphic novels which examine the subject for all age ranges.
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BookShelf's Core Lists Updated
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To coincide with the release of the new BookShelf magazine, we've updated our Core Lists for the Spring/Summer season, to help librarians and educators stay current in their collection development.
Along with the top 25 new and relevant titles for spring, we've also updated the top 25 perennial lists as well.
To see the new lists, visit the BookShelf Core Lists page.
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TOONed Into Reading: An Interview With Francoise Mouly
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Dr. Katie Monnin speaks with TOON Books Publisher/Editorial Director Francoise Mouly about her experiences releasing graphic novels for early readers and the publisher's classroom initiatives.
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IDW's Amelia Cole Returns to Fight Hidden War
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The girl with the magical pipe wrench is back, and must live up to her role as The Protector in Amelia Cole and the Hidden War from IDW Publishing. See a video interview with the creators here.
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The Blowback of Black Science
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The new Image Comics graphic novel Black Science Vol. 1: How to Fall Forever takes readers on a multidimensional adventure as a crew of rogue scientists try to find their way back to their home universe. In this interview with writer Rick Remender, BookShelf learns about the new project.
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Danger Days Carry On For Dark Horse's Fabulous Killjoys
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Umbrella Academy creator Gerard Way takes readers through a sci-fi dystopia as rock-n-roll rebels try to finish their forebears' mission in The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys from Dark Horse Comics. See a five page preview here.
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Oni's Courtney Crumrin Meets The Witch Next Door
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Courtney takes a new student under her wing, but soon finds this may be a decision they both regret in Courtney Crumrin Vol. 5: The Witch Next Door from Oni Press. BookShelf speaks with writer/artist Ted Naifeh about his kid-friendly supernatural series.
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2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced
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Comic-Con International has announced the nominees for this year's Eisner Awards - leading the pack is Marvel Comics' Hawkeye, Image Comics' Saga, and DC Comics/Vertigo's The Wake. See inside for the entire list.
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Graphic Novels Garner Hugo Award Nominations
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The nominees for the 2014 Hugo Awards have been announced, with five titles vying for the Best Graphic Story category, including Image Comics' Saga and IDW Publishing's Doctor Who Special 2013.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews First Second's Primates, and Papercutz' Ariol Vol. 4: A Beautiful Cow, with suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
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New Releases: Available Now |
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Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in April 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: July |
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Each month, BookShelf presents a list of upcoming graphic novels from the current issue of PREVIEWS, the Comic Shop's Catalog. Here are descriptions of upcoming titles, due for release starting in July 2014, broken down by age rating.
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