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Escape from the Ivory Tower: An Interview With Princeless Creator Jeremy Whitley
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Jeremy Whitley's graphic novel series Princeless stars Adrienne Ashe, a princess who's too busy having her own adventures to wait around to be saved. Here, Whitley discusses the series, and we feature a preview.
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The New BookShelf Magazine Is Now Available!
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Hosting a conference, workshop, or lecture on graphic novels in schools and/or libraries? Featuring a look at kid-friendly graphic novels, Issue #19 of the BookShelf Magazine is a handy resource for librarians, educators, and more!
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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 Winter season, to help librarians and educators stay current in their collection development.
Along with the top 25 new and relevant titles for Spring/Summer, 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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FCBD 2015: A Comic Celebration To Remember
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On Saturday, May 2, the 14th annual Free Comic Book Day was celebrated by more than 2,000 specialty stores worldwide which put approximately 5.6 million comics into the hands of eager fans. Initial reactions from retailers, customers and industry professionals show that the 14th FCBD was also its largest!
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Summer Reading 2015: Heroic Graphic Novels
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To help libraries prepare for this year's Summer Reading Library Program - whose theme is "Every Hero Has a Story" - we've assembled a list of hero-themed graphic novels for Kid, Teen, and Adult readers.
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Fraction And Ward Embark On New ODY-C For Image
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Sex Criminals writer Matt Fraction and artist Christian Ward present a psychedelic, futuristic, gender-bent take on Homer's classic tale in ODY-C Vol. 1 from Image Comics. Read Fraction and Ward discussing their new series and see a preview here.
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IDW Gets Warrior Smart With Rot & Ruin
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NYT bestselling author Jonathan Maberry brings the world of his bestselling horror novel to comics with Rot & Ruin from IDW Publishing!
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The Power Of Three Returns In Zenescope's Charmed Season 10
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The Charmed Ones return for an all-new tale in Zenescope's official continuation of the hit series with Charmed Season 10 Vol. 1.
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2015 Eisner Award Nominees Announced
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Comic-Con International has announced the nominees for this year's Eisner Awards. Marvel Comics' Ms. Marvel, DC Comics' Multiversity, Image Comics' Saga, and Monkeybrain's Bandette lead this year's Eisner Award class with three or more nominations apiece. Check inside for the full list of nominees.
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Banned Books Week 2015 Celebrates Young Adult Books
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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), with the national Banned Books Week (Sept. 27 – Oct. 3) planning committee, announced that this year’s celebration of the freedom to read will emphasize a thematic focus on young adult books.
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Graphic Novels Garner Hugo Award Nominations
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The nominees for the 2015 Hugo Awards have been announced, with five titles vying for the Best Graphic Story category.
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New Graphic Novels Available On Net Galley
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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 October Faction, Image Comics' Rat Queens Vol. 2, Dynamite Entertainment's Flash Gordon Omnibus, and Zenescope's Family Pets.
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Graphix' Cleopatra in Space Book One and TOON Books' We Dig Worms!, 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 2015, 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 2015, broken down by age rating.
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