Tag : 2021

New Chip Kidd Book Cover/Design – VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe

Remember, in the near future (Sept 21, 2021), you need to keep an eye out for “VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY” by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe (Harper). New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat […]

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According to NPR BOOKS, WIDESPREAD PANIC (Knopf) Might Be The Most “Ellroy Book” That JAMES ELLROY Has Ever Written!

Gabino Iglesias, an Author & Book Reviewer over at the NPR BOOK REVIEWS Page, has written an awesome book review for James Ellroy’s latest book, WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL (Knopf). This book just came out & is in stores now, so it’s perfect timing for this, ha ha! Thanks Mr. Iglesias & Congrats to James Ellroy! To Read The Book Review Just CLICK HERE!

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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Book Review – Geniuses at War : Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age

Here’s some exciting news for Fans of the Author, David A. Price. His latest book, “Geniuses at War : Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age (Knopf)”, has been given a wonderful Book Review over at PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ! Congrats David!! If you’re interesting in World War II British Military History & the early days of Digital Computers then please be sure to give this review a quick read! Here’s a LINK to go check it […]

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Writers Bloc and Chevalier’s Books Present: A Panel on JAMES ELLROY’S New Book, WIDESPREAD PANIC (Knopf)

On June 22nd, 2021 Andrea Grossman, over at THE WRITER’S BLOC PRESENTS website, got a bunch of Panelists together (YouTube Video down below) to celebrate James Ellroy’s latest book , WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL (Knopf). There is also a limited-supply of Signed Copies over at CHEVALIER’S BOOKS. James Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and other great novels about Los Angeles crime and punishment, has just released a new novel about L.A. Cops, Celebrities, and Scandal Mongers. […]

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New Chip Kidd Book Cover/Design – THINGS WE LOST TO WATER: A NOVEL by Eric Nguyen

THINGS WE LOST TO WATER: A NOVEL by Eric Nguyen A captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is “vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting … in its intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SUMMER 2021 READING LIST • Named one of the “Fifteen Books to Watch for” by The New York Times When […]

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Publishers Weekly Book Review – SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS By KRISTEN RADTKE (Pantheon Graphic Novel)

Since Kristen Radtke’s latest Graphic Novel, “SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS (Pantheon)”, just came out we thought we would share one of it’s early book reviews. This one was written by Louisa Ermelino over at PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Please besure to check it out!!

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New Graphic Novel, SEEK YOU: A Conversation with Kristen Radtke and José Orduña #Pantheon

Seek You: A Conversation with Kristen Radtke and José Orduña Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns. Through deeply insightful comics, Kristen Radtke, The Believer’s Art Director, shines a light on people’s most vulnerable and sublime moments. In a new book published by Pantheon titled “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness”, Radtke digs deep into the history of loneliness, the ways in which […]

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BOOK TRAILER VIDEO – FRANCIS BACON: REVELATIONS by Mark Stevens & Annalyn Swan #Knopf

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan chart the life and art of the formidable Francis Bacon, a towering figure in 20th century art. Through 25 choice images, the duo sketch a more varied, nuanced, and surprising character than typically known of the celebrated bon vivant. The conversation is expanded by art critic, curator, and artist Robert Storr, bringing together three luminaries of contemporary art writing. If you CLICK HERE you can view a 1-hour video featuring these two […]

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New Chip Kidd Book Cover : First Person Singular – Stories by Haruki Murakami #Knopf

First Person Singular: Stories by Haruki Murakami The eight stories in this new book are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball, to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator may or may not be Murakami himself. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides. Philosophical and […]

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Friday Night Comics Workshops – SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS, Graphic Novel by Kristen Radtke

Kristen Radtke is the author of the graphic nonfiction book Imagine Wanting Only This (2017), and the forthcoming books Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness (July 2021), for which she received a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, and Terrible Men, a graphic novel, all from Pantheon. She is the art director and deputy publisher of The Believer magazine. But in the mean time, let’s share this video which is the whole reason for this blog post, ha ha, […]

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