Celebrate Banned Books Week With These Graphic Novels
Since 1982, every September the American Library Association spotlights the challenges to the public's access to information with the Banned Books Week celebration with this year's event taking place September 24-30. Check out our list of top banned graphic novels to include in your Banned Books Week event.
BookShelf Magazine #24: The Historical Fiction Issue is now available to read online! This edition includes a focus on the importance of historical fiction graphic novels
along with a highlight on gaming in the library.
Established by the Young Adult Library Services Association and held annually in October, BookShelf will be giving away five graphic novels to two Twitter followers in honor of Teen Read Week 2017. Check out the full list of
titles being given away here!
Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Action Lab's Awake Volume 2: Escape from Gremonand Shiver Bureau: Welcome to London from Walter Ostlie, providing lesson plan suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers and experts across 84 countries. Diamond exhibited at the annual ILA conference in July via Publisher Spotlight.
NPR Talks To Brian K. Vaughan About His 2017 Eisner Award Winning Titles
On August 21st, NPR interviewed Vaughan about his work in comics with a focus on the creation of his Eisner-Award winning series Saga and Paper Girls. Listen to the full interview here!
Announced during San Diego Comic-Con, movie rights for Princeless from Action Lab Entertainment have been optioned by Sony. The series tells the story of Princess Adrienne, a young strong-minded and intelligent black princess who challenges the stereotypes associated with her royal status.
The Hugo Awards are science fiction’s most prestigious award, given to works excelling in the science fiction and fantasy genre over several literary formats. This year, Monstress from Image Comics won the Hugo Award for Best
Graphic Story.
Good Mischief Day: Still Time To Enter Harry Moon Contest
On Harry Moon’s Good Mischief Day in Paxton, Illinois, eleven-year-old Superfan, Caiden Riecks, will announce the one hundred finalists of the international Good Mischief Contest. Find out how you can enter here!
YA Graphic Memoir on Eating Disorders, Abuse, & Recovery
Lighter Than My Shadow is the hand-drawn graphic memoir of British creator Katie Green's struggle and recovery. This breakthrough young adult graphic novel delicately deals with the important real-world topics of eating disorders and sexual assualt in a sensitive, honest, and memorable way.
Kyle Starks Releases His Love Letter to 90s Action Film
Oni Press presents Kill Them All (9781620104347, $19.99), the new gonzo graphic novel by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks. Releasing this month, check out a preview of the graphic novel here!
Brandon Sanderson Expands Universe with White Sand
A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson begins with White Sand Volume 1. This collected trade paperback brings to life a crucial, unpublished part of Brandon Sanderson’s sprawling Cosmere universe.
Jeff Lemire Returns with Royal City from Image Comics
Royal City follows Patrick Pike, a fading literary star who reluctantly returns to the once-thriving factory town where he grew up and is quickly drawn back into the dramas of his two adult siblings, his overbearing mother and his brow-beaten father, all of whom are still haunted by different versions of his
youngest brother, Tommy, who drowned decades ago.
To help educators and librarians to be informed about the buying habits of students and patrons, we present the Top 25 Graphic Novels titles for August. Image Comics' Paper Girls Volume 3 was August's best-selling graphic novel.
To help educators and librarians to be informed about the buying habits of students and patrons, we present the Top 25 Manga titles for August. Viz Media'sThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Volume 2 was August's best-selling manga title.
A list of upcoming graphic novels from Diamond PREVIEWS catalog that can be preordered from your local comic book shop. These titles ship in November 2017 and beyond.
