Editor’s Notes on Topside
by Greg Hunter, Editorial Director of Graphic Universe Let the art do the talking. That’s usually sound advice for a graphic novel creator—embrace the visual nature of the form.Read more "Editor’s Notes on Topside"
MariNaomi Introduces Book Two in Her Life on Earth YA Graphic Novel Series
By Libby Stille, Publicist Last spring, cartoonist MariNaomi launched her Life on Earth YA graphic novel series with Losing the Girl: Book One. Losing the Girl followed several teens as they grapple with the usual perils of being a teenager . . . and the mysterious disappearance of their classmate, Claudia Jones. In Gravity’s Pull: Book Two, […]Read more "MariNaomi Introduces Book Two in Her Life on Earth YA Graphic Novel Series"
Some of Our Most Talked-About Titles in 2018: Part 1
Greg Hunter, the Associate Editorial Director for Graphic Universe, and Amy Fitzgerald, the Associate Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Novels, have stopped by the blog to share a few notes about some of their most talked-about titles for this year. So, without further ado, here they are!Read more "Some of Our Most Talked-About Titles in 2018: Part 1"
Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA
Check out November 1 new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more "Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA"
Q&A with Graphic Novelist Manuela Santoni
Meet Manuela Santoni, Italian graphic novelist and author of YA graphic novel Jane Austen: Her Heart Did Whisper, an imagining of Jane Austen’s young life.Read more "Q&A with Graphic Novelist Manuela Santoni"
Sketches and Photos from My Beijing
By Libby Stille, Publicist Earlier this fall, we released My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun, his English-language debut. Today we’re sharing sketches and photos that inspired this graphic novel. Read more "Sketches and Photos from My Beijing"
Graphic Novelist MariNaomi on “Unlikable” Characters
By Greg Hunter, Associate Editorial Director, Graphic Universe I was a fan of MariNaomi’s graphic memoirs before reading the proposal for her new YA graphic novel Losing the Girl. Even so, the book’s treatment really struck me with the complexity, range, and unvarnished portrayal of its characters. In celebration of the book’s pub month, I […]Read more "Graphic Novelist MariNaomi on “Unlikable” Characters"
Meet Graphic Novel Author MariNaomi
Meet cartoonist MariNaomi! She’s the author of Losing the Girl, the first title in the Life on Earth YA graphic novel series.Read more "Meet Graphic Novel Author MariNaomi"
Breaking the Rules with Graphic Novels
By Greg Hunter, Editor Graphic novels are a great storytelling form for rule breakers. That’s not me encouraging anybody out there to get in trouble. What I mean is that each story tends to follow certain conventions, and it might have a subset of rules specific to the book too. And that’s a good thing—graphic […]Read more "Breaking the Rules with Graphic Novels"
