Diamond BookShelf e-Newsletter for December 2014

Published: Fri, 12/05/14




December 2014
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The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List Updated for 2015
The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List offers graphic novels from Diamond Book Distributors publishers that will fit into a Common Core curriculum, along with resources to help educators and librarians best utilize these materials. The list has been updated for 2015, with new titles and more features to make it easier to use.
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BookShelf's Recommended Reads for Winter 2015
To help make the chilly winter months more bearable, BookShelf offers a list of graphic novel highlights released from December through February.
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The New BookShelf Magazine Is Now Available!
Hosting a conference, workshop, or lecture on graphic novels in schools and/or libraries? Featuring a look at How-To books and graphic novels, Issue #18 of the BookShelf Magazine is a handy resource for librarians, educators, and more!
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Reprints, Repackaging, and Redundancy Part 2
Youth Services Librarian David Serchay continues to weigh the issues involved in purchasing multiple collections containing overlapping material, with recent examples from Marvel and DC Comics.
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Blue Moon from IDW Weaves Family-Friendly Magic From Alicia Keys
One of the acclaimed stories from Alicia Keys' popular app comes to print in a beautiful new volume, Blue Moon: From the Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee! See a preview here!
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Kirkman Brings Supernatural Horror To Image With Outcast
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta put a real-world spin on a supernatural horror story with Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta Vol. 1 from Image Comics.
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Joe Books Captures The Magic of Frozen In Cinestory Graphic Novel
Joe Books takes the hit animated film from the screen to the page with Disney's Frozen: The Cinestory, a graphic novel adaptation made of screenshots from the film.
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Dynamite Digs Up New Dresden Files With War Cry
It's vampires versus wizards, and even Harry Dresden might not be enough to turn the tide against the bloodsuckers in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry, an all-new original story from Dynamite Entertainment. See a preview here.
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Preview Oni Press' Orphan Blade
A maimed young warrior finds a sword that seems to have a will of its own - and a horde of adversaries looking to possess it themselves in Orphan Blade from Oni Press.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
For librarians and educators looking to sample some upcoming books before they hit the shelves, BookShelf offers a list of the newest titles now available for viewing on Net Galley, including IDW Publishing's Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever, Image Comics' Wildfire Vol. 1, GEN Manga's Stones of Power, and Magnetic Press' Daomu.
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New Releases: Available Now
Each month, BookShelf presents a list of newly released graphic novels. Here are descriptions of titles that shipped in November 2014, broken down by age rating.
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Upcoming Releases: February
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 February 2015, broken down by age rating.
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Top 50 Graphic Novels for October 2014

For educators or librarians interested to know which graphic novels are bestsellers at your local comic shop, Marvel Comics' Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal is the best-selling graphic novel in Diamond's Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for October. Look for November's bestselling graphic novels on the BookShelf web site December 12.
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Top 25 Manga for October 2014

In order for librarians and educators to be informed about what people are buying from local comic shops, BookShelf presents the Top 25 Manga for October, led by Viz Media's Naruto Vol. 67. Look for November's bestselling manga on the BookShelf web site December 12.
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MediaWatch

More and more, the comic book and graphic novel industry is making an impact on Hollywood and getting mainstream media attention. To help you keep up with the latest developments and characters or books getting the spotlight, BookShelf offers a regularly updated list of release dates, news and notes, and latest trailers. To see the latest, visit the MediaWatch page.

ALA Midwinter Meeting

The American Library Association Midwinter Meeting takes place Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Diamond Book Distributors/Diamond BookShelf will be exhibiting at booth 4729. For more information, visit the ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015 web site.


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