March 22, 2011
I love hearing from readers. I recently received an email asking a very specific manga question: "I know there's ‘symbolism' in Japanese manga regarding various artistic elements or words or word balloons, etc.... As I read Domo the Manga, I wondered why all the characters were constantly ‘sweating.' What's THAT all about?"
Today on Publishing Perspectives comes a report on the Leipzig Book Fair last week. While the piece is on Germany's publishing industry as a whole, there's an interesting comics-related tidbit about tablets and comics readers: Namely, that Germany's digital comics readers prefer using their PCs far more than any mobile devices. The big deterrent to e-readers seems to be cost, as comics fans there don't want to commit to the expense.
In this guest post for Teenreads.com, Lory Kaufman, author of THE LENS AND THE LOOKER, discusses the challenges --- and rewards --- of being
March 18, 2011
Spring arrives Sunday, and I cannot wait; we are having a tease of it today, and everyone seems a lot more upbeat than usual as a result. I peeked ahead at next week’s weather forecast and saw S _ _ W (I cannot bear to write the word) showers predicted for next Thursday. I think this is only happening because we bought new patio furniture last weekend that I am dying to set up. Right now it’s neatly stacked in the garage as I have been advised by other powers at our house that it WILL snow again. Of course, we all know the best work of fiction one can read is the weather report, so I remain optimistic for robins and crocuses.
Do you read the dedications in books? Do you read the acknowledgements in books?
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If you wrote a book, to whom would you dedicate it?
March 18, 2011
I know book clubs don’t often consider a mystery or suspense series for their book club picks. Maybe it’s the thought that though the books will be fun to read, they may not have enough substance to discuss. And sometimes that is the case. But many books in these genres are rich with family crisis, character issues and in this case history. Steve Berry’s The Emperor’s Tomb goes in depth into Chinese history and will give your book club ple
