村上春樹ワンダーランドへようこそ！ Welcome to the Wonderland of Haruki Murakami! TOKYO – Haruki Murakami has held many identities in his 72 years of life: Student, Record Store Employee, Owner of the Jazz Bar and Coffee Shop PETER CAT, Radio DJ and – his claim to fame – best-selling and critically acclaimed author of surrealist Japanese fiction! All these selves are brought to life at a new library at his alma mater, Waseda University, in Tokyo. The Haruki Murakami Library […]
On August 17th, 2021, BAM! BOOKS-A-MILLION is a great place place to get a SIGNED COPY of the brand-new Hardback, ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billie Jean King! Here’s a LINK where you can preorder your copy(s). Due to Limited Stock, Multi-Copy Orders May be Reduced to 5 Copies Per Household. The Price is $30 per book & BAM! CLUB Members get Free Shipping!
On March 10th, 2019 the Author Chip Kidd had a Book Signing Event at the POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE in Washington, DC. He was there to promote one of his books titled, “Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal!”. Here, is a Video Transcript of the event, Please enjoy/share: ————————————————————————————————————
Chip Kidd Book Signing: Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal WHEN: Sunday, March 10, 2019 – From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20008 This event is FREE to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. CLICK HERE for more information. ————————————————————————————————————
Here is a VIDEO of the lecture given by Chip Kidd at the INSIGHTS DESIGN LECTURE SERIES. This was filmed at The Walker Art Center on 3/28/2009. The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker […]
The Art Director and Graphic Designer Chip Kidd recently sat down with the reporters over at the BLACK HOOK Japanese Culture Blog to discuss some of his current design work. Since the website comes from Japan their main focus was what is it like to work the Japanese Author, Haruki Murakami (The Strange Library & Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years of Pilgrimage) and Manga Artist, Gengoroh Tagame (The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame). They also discuss Chip Kidd’s “Batman Book” on the Art […]
The world’s top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week’s top books. They share what they’re reading and what’s going on in the literary world. Beth Macy talks about “Truevine”; Calvin Trillin and Roz Chast discuss “No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood”; and Molly Young on “Bridget Jones’s Baby.”
This week, THE HISTORY OF BATMAN Podcast interviewed graphic designer and Batman writer Chip Kidd from New York Comic Con! Londyn and his co-host, Mason Booker, talk with Chip about his journey into becoming a modern book jacket designer, his life-long fandom of BATMAN, and how he became part of the Dark Knight’s celebrated history with his book, “Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan” (Pantheon Books), exploring the lost art of the Batman Manga during the 1960s. Listen in to this riveting interview […]
At San Diego Comic Con, THE TWEEKS spoke with Editorial Director, Betsy Gomez from the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND about why people try to ban books and had her show us some of their resources available to help those who find their reading rights are being taken away. So, Please be sure to check out the video down below! Also, For More Information Be Sure to Visit the CBLDF Today!
Here’s a quick post to share a podcast we recently came across which is always very entertaining and informative. This podcast is brought to us by the famous UK newspaper. It’s called the GUARDIAN BOOKS Podcast and if you love books and enjoy reading them then please be sure to check them out, just CLICK HERE! Down below is an example of a recent episode where they discuss the importance of Editors and Book Editing.