DOCSLIB.ORG

TLA 2019 Exhibitors Directory B TEXAS LIBRARY JOURNAL SPRING 2019 Texaslibraryjournal CONTENTS

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
TLA 2019 Exhibitors Directory B TEXAS LIBRARY JOURNAL SPRING 2019 Texaslibraryjournal CONTENTS TexasLibraryJournal VOLUME 95, NUMBER 1 • SPRING 2019 IN THIS ISSUE: Libraries are the Opposite of Artificial Intelligence Evidence Based Practice for School Libraries: A Practical Guide Rural Library Transformation Nothing Passive About Passive Programming TLA 2019 Exhibitors Directory B TEXAS LIBRARY JOURNAL SPRING 2019 TexasLibraryJournal CONTENTS Published by the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Membership in TLA is open to President’s Perspective ........................................................................................................4 any individual or institution interested in Texas libraries. Jennifer Laboon Editorial .....................................................................................................................................5 For advertising information, contact Kasey Hyde , TLA Coordinator, Sponsorship & Wendy Woodland Meetings at [email protected] For editorial information, contact Libraries are the Opposite of Artificial Intelligence ...............................7 Wendy Woodland, TLA Director, Advocacy & Mitchell Davis Communications at [email protected] Evidence Based Practice for School Libraries: A Practical Guide ..........9 Opinions expressed in Texas Library Robin Henry Journal are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by TLA. Three Questions to Engage Donors, Stakeholders, and the Community ................................................... 13 Journal Staff Dreanna Belden Rural Library Transformation ............................................................ 15 Editor...........................................................Wendy Woodland Gwin Grimes Assistant Editor..............Cassandra Sanchez- Barrera Nothing Passive About Passive Programming ................................. 18 Kimberly Clutter Art Director ...........................Miranda Dickson Advertising ....................................Kasey Hyde A Day in the Life of a Hospital Librarian ........................................... 21 Printer ......................................Capital Printing Daniel E. Burgard and Tim Kenny Cover Photo Credit ....................Vicki Gibson Libraries Transform TLA 2019 ............................................................ 23 Jane Stimpson A Letter from the State Librarian: Read Across Texas ...................... 25 Mark Smith 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401 Newsnotes and Continuing Education .......................................................................26 Austin, Texas 78746-6763 TLA 2019 Keynote Speakers ............................................................................................28 512.328.1518 www.txla.org TLA 2019 Sponsors .............................................................................................................31 © Texas Library Association TLA 2019 Exhibiting Companies ....................................................................................32 Texas Library Journal (ISSN 0040-4446) is published quarterly in spring, summer, fall, and winter by the Texas Library Association, 3355 Bee Cave Road, TLJ 95:1 ADVERTISERS Suite 401, Austin, Texas 78746-6763. Subscription American Library Association .............................................................................................................3 price: to members of TLA, 94 cents, included in annual dues; to nonmembers, $25 per year for Assabet Interactive .................................................................................................... Inside Front Cover domestic, $30 out-of-country. Single issues: $7. Baker & Taylor ........................................................................................................................................... 6 TLA 2019 Comic Book Day ....................................................................................... Inside Back Cover TLA 2020 .................................................................................................................................... Back Cover 3 TEXAS LIBRARY JOURNAL SPRING 2019 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE BY JENNIFER LABOON t has been a busy spring at TLA, On the legislative front, it has been a busy and productive with the Texas Legislature in session. I’m happy to say we have had some big successes so Isession, and the 2019 Annual far. It’s too early to call a victory as we go to press but we have Conference just a few weeks away. much to celebrate. We have been hard at work on both Reauthorization of the Texas State Library and Archives fronts on behalf of our members. Commission (TSLAC), the state agency that supports Texas In April, approximately 7,000 library libraries, is a huge endeavor for this session and one we’ve professionals will convene in Austin been working toward for more than a year. With member input to connect to inspire, innovate, and and testimony, the bill is moving forward successfully and impact at the TLA 2019 conference. we should continue with another 12 years of resources like I am so excited about the work we’ve been doing—staff as well TexShare, TexQuest, broadband, and professional development. as the amazing Program Planning and Local Arrangements TLA members have also spoken in support of budget requests Committees—and cannot wait to share it with you. to continue and to expand existing programs TSLAC. As we look to all of the fun and professional learning to Advocacy efforts paid big dividends in February when the come in April, I want to take a moment to pause and reflect school library community rallied with a consistent, positive on one of the TLA 2019 goals established when planning message to their state senators that school librarians are began 18 months ago. The committee wanted to emphasize teachers. This campaign, fought in social media, through that conference is a place where civil discourse should be phone calls, emails, and traditional media with radio and championed, and individuals would feel supported in their newspaper articles, made clear that school librarians teach professional work and during the conference when interacting in the largest classroom in the school every day. As a result, with others. To that end, we have planned a number of Senate Bill 3 author Sen. Jane Nelson amended her bill as it programs that will provide attendees with opportunities to was taken to vote by the full Senate to include school librarians do just that—from the Pantsuit Politics Podcast program on along with teachers in a $5000 raise. School librarians—what grace-filled political conversations to sessions such as how to a huge win! We will have to wait to see how things play out Engage Young Readers in Discussions of Diversity, Ethnicity, from here, but I’m elated that we accomplished this—it was and Inclusion. so affirming to be recognized for the valuable role school librarians play in instruction. TLA membership dollars support Along that same topic, the ever-changing political and cultural advocacy for our profession—but none of it would be possible climate prompted a review of the TLA Code of Conduct. without your grassroots work in building relationships with Although it had just been a few years since it was adopted, your representatives. we wanted to reaffirm our implementation and commitment to all participants’ safety and experience when attending our Special thanks to TLA Legislative Chair Susan Mann and those events. The Executive Board held a virtual meeting in February who have joined me in Austin to testify on these important and formed a subcommittee which reviewed the existing issues as of this writing—Eddy Smith, Leah Mann, Cindy document. Based on their work, we voted in March to make Buchanan, Linda Stevens, Gretchen Pruett, Nancy Jo Lambert, some edits to strengthen the language of the Code of Conduct. and Roosevelt Weeks. Stay tuned as this session continues! We also made some powerful improvements in how visible Finally, I would just like to close with a thank you to TLA it will be at conference and throughout our association work members and staff who have worked tirelessly to make in the future, including clearly defined reporting procedures. this year a successful one! Several initiatives have been Both conference planning committees provided feedback accomplished—aligning the TLA reading lists to be more and suggestions as we want everyone who attends a TLA consistent in practice, developing resources for community conference to have a safe, welcoming experience. “See engagement, and a thorough study of our membership Something, Say Something” will be our mantra throughout reach. Through much change and growth, we are all working conference. I’m very pleased with our efforts and I hope you toward the same goal for our association—to empower library will see this renewed commitment reflected in the conference personnel and supporters to develop library excellence for the experience in April and moving forward. In our efforts to be people of Texas. better and do better, we have to be purposeful. I hope you will join me in this important work. Texas Library Association 4 EDITORIAL BY WENDY WOODLAND Library-Related Bills Begin to Move Through the Legislature he March 8 bill filing deadline has passed, and members of the Legislature are turning T their attention to moving their bills. It’s a long, convoluted process, with many obstacles along the way. And just when you experience success, that joy is tempered by the realization that you have to go through everything again when the bill moves to the other chamber. Here’s a brief update on several bills which TLA
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The New World of Digital Graphic Novels By
    These aren’t your father’s funny papers: The new world of digital graphic novels By: Heather Moorefield-Lang and Karen Gavigan Moorefield-Lang, H.M., & Gavigan, K. (2012). These aren’t your father’s funny papers: The new world of digital graphic novels. Knowledge Quest, 40(3). 30-35. Made available courtesy of American Library Association: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/ ***© American Library Association. Reprinted with permission. No further reproduction is authorized without written permission from American Library Association. This version of the document is not the version of record. Figures and/or pictures may be missing from this format of the document. *** Abstract: Internet usage has grown exponentially, thanks, in part, to the increasing popularity of handheld devices, such as cell phones, tablet computers, and e-readers. Today's 21st-century children and teens are surrounded by a mediasphere of visual and textual resources. According to the Teens and the Internet report (Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project 2006, 2), over eleven million teens go online daily, compared to about seven million in 2000. Increasingly, whether it is through computers, televisions, cell phones, or gaming devices, children and teens are accessing online resources to meet their social, recreational, and informational needs. Keywords: graphic novels | digital graphic novels | literacy | 21st-century learners Article: Internet usage has grown exponentially, thanks, in part, to the increasing popularity of handheld devices, such as cell phones, tablet computers, and e-readers. Today's 21st-century children and teens are surrounded by a mediasphere of visual and textual resources. According to the Teens and the Internet report (Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project 2006, 2), over eleven million teens go online daily, compared to about seven million in 2000.
    [Show full text]
  • SCBWI New England
    New England the society of children’s book writers illustrators January - February 2018 & ews Upcoming N NESCBWI Events Happy New Year! February 2-4 SCBWI in New York scbwi.org for more information NESCBWI18 April 20-22, 2018 August 2-5, 2018 SCBWI in Los Angeles See scbwi.org more more information Photos from NESCBWI events. Above: At Agent/Editor Day on November 4. One of the critique tables celebrated their leader, Feiwal & Friends/Swoon editor Holly West (see article inside). Kelly Carey, Megan Howe, Annie Cronin Romano , Holly West (editor), Pamela Quattrocchi, Rae Chalmers, Dawn Metcalf, D’Ann Burrow. Right: Omar Bah, Founder & Executive Director of the Refugee Dream Center, Lin Oliver, SCBWI Executive Director, Mary Wagley Copp, NESCBWI member who wrote the winning application to bring donated books to the center. (See article inside) Below: Team NESCBWI at the Refugee Dream Center event. Front: Marilyn Salerno, Betsy Devany, Anika Denise, Marlo Garnsworthy, Pegi Dietz Shea, Linda Crotta Brennen, Lin Oliver (SCBWI Executive Director), Sally Riley, Emma Dryden (SCBWI board member), Tammy Brown (SCBWI Director of Marketing & Engagement). Second row: Chris Denise, Gaia Cornwall, Kara Lareau, Janny Ho, Patty Murphy (SCBWI Literacy Consultant), Julia Boyce. Photographer Margo Lemieux. What’s Inside! The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators New England Who’s Who page 2 NESCBWI Resources page 3 What’s Going On... page 4 NESCBWI18 Preview page 5 The RA’s Desk page 6 Books for Readers at the Refugee Dream Center page 7 Agent/Editor
    [Show full text]
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
    $ LIST: FAX/MODEM/E-MAIL: aug 23 2021 PREVIEWS DISK: aug 25 2021 [email protected] for News, Specials and Reorders Visit WWW.PEPCOMICS.NL PEP COMICS DUE DATE: DCD WETH. DEN OUDESTRAAT 10 FAX: 23 augustus 5706 ST HELMOND ONLINE: 23 augustus TEL +31 (0)492-472760 SHIPPING: ($) FAX +31 (0)492-472761 oktober/november #557 ********************************** __ 0079 Walking Dead Compendium TPB Vol.04 59.99 A *** DIAMOND COMIC DISTR. ******* __ 0080 [M] Walking Dead Heres Negan H/C 19.99 A ********************************** __ 0081 [M] Walking Dead Alien H/C 19.99 A __ 0082 Ess.Guide To Comic Bk Letterin S/C 16.99 A DCD SALES TOOLS page 026 __ 0083 Howtoons Tools/Mass Constructi TPB 17.99 A __ 0019 Previews October 2021 #397 5.00 D __ 0084 Howtoons Reignition TPB Vol.01 9.99 A __ 0020 Previews October 2021 Custome #397 0.25 D __ 0085 [M] Fine Print TPB Vol.01 16.99 A __ 0021 Previews Oct 2021 Custo EXTRA #397 0.50 D __ 0086 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.01 14.99 A __ 0023 Previews Oct 2021 Retai EXTRA #397 2.08 D __ 0087 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.02 14.99 A __ 0024 Game Trade Magazine #260 0.00 N __ 0088 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.03 14.99 A __ 0025 Game Trade Magazine EXTRA #260 0.58 N __ 0089 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.04 14.99 A __ 0026 Marvel Previews O EXTRA Vol.05 #16 0.00 D __ 0090 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.05 14.99 A IMAGE COMICS page 040 __ 0091 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.06 16.99 A __ 0028 [M] Friday Bk 01 First Day/Chr TPB 14.99 A __ 0092 [M] Sunstone Ogn Vol.07 16.99 A __ 0029 [M] Private Eye H/C DLX 49.99 A __ 0093 [M] Sunstone Book 01 H/C 39.99 A __ 0030 [M] Reckless
    [Show full text]
  • The YA Novel in the Digital Age by Amy Bright a Thesis
    The YA Novel in the Digital Age by Amy Bright A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English Department of English and Film Studies University of Alberta © Amy Bright, 2016 Abstract Recent research by Neilsen reports that adult readers purchase 80% of all young adult novels sold, even though young adult literature is a category ostensibly targeted towards teenage readers (Gilmore). More than ever before, young adult (YA) literature is at the center of some of the most interesting literary conversations, as writers, readers, and publishers discuss its wide appeal in the twenty-first century. My dissertation joins this vibrant discussion by examining the ways in which YA literature has transformed to respond to changing social and technological contexts. Today, writing, reading, and marketing YA means engaging with technological advances, multiliteracies and multimodalities, and cultural and social perspectives. A critical examination of five YA texts – Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Libba Bray’s Beauty Queens, Daniel Handler’s Why We Broke Up, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, and Jaclyn Moriarty’s The Ghosts of Ashbury High – helps to shape understanding about the changes and the challenges facing this category of literature as it responds in a variety of ways to new contexts. In the first chapter, I explore the history of YA literature in order to trace the ways that this literary category has changed in response to new conditions to appeal to and serve a new generation of readers, readers with different experiences, concerns, and contexts over time.
    [Show full text]
  • Playmonster Expands Sleek Wood Vehicle Line, Automoblox, with Exclusive Designs for Target
    PLAYMONSTER EXPANDS SLEEK WOOD VEHICLE LINE, AUTOMOBLOX, WITH EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS FOR TARGET All New Designs, Sizes and Stickers Bring More Collectability and Creative Play to the Brand! BELOIT, Wis. (June 28, 2019) —PlayMonster’s Automoblox®, an award-winning line of high- quality collectible toy vehicles that innovate the classic wooden toy car category, is seeing some new looks and fresh ideas! New mini vehicles that include reusable stickers feature the mix- and-match capability and fit in well with the existing vehicles, while adding a fresh look! Plus, there is now an all-new size, Micro Series, with new designs that still mix and match with the Mini Series vehicles! Automoblox Micro Series is an all new line of vehicles that may be small in size, but are massive fun! Exclusively available at Target stores and target.com, the Micro Series includes cool cars and trucks in single- and 2-packs. Each comes with reusable stickers to customize the vehicles! Collect multiple micro vehicles to mix and match the pieces and design a unique car, truck or van! The pieces are also interchangeable with those from the Mini Series for even more creative designs. Also exclusively at Target are new Mini Series vehicles featuring reusable stickers for customization! The cars and trucks come in single packs or a 3-pack. All vehicles sport a body made of European beech wood, and includes multiple interchangeable components, including tires and wheels, and now reusable stickers (Target exclusives only). With its mix-and-match creative design features, it’s easy enough for kids as young as 4 to get in on the fun, and the cool, collectible designs appeal to older kids and adults as well.
    [Show full text]
  • Censorship!Censorship!
    CENSORSHIP!CENSORSHIP! LDF BANNED CB K HAN BOO EE FiGhT fOr tHeD B K W FrEeDoM tO rEaD! OOK S STAFF DIRECTOR’S NOTE Charles Brownstein, Executive Director Alex Cox, Deputy Director Samantha Johns, Development Manager Happy Banned Books Week! Every year, communities come together in Kate Jones, Office Manager this national celebration of the freedom to read! This year, Banned Books Betsy Gomez, Editorial Director Maren Williams, Contributing Editor Week spotlights young adult books, which is by far the category most Caitlin McCabe, Contributing Editor commonly targeted for censorship. Stand up for the right to read for all Robert Corn-Revere, Legal Counsel readers by becoming a part of the Banned Books Week celebration that will take place September 27 through October 3, 2015! BOARD OF DIRECTORS Larry Marder, President Milton Griepp, Vice President Launched in 1982 to draw attention to the problem of book censorship Jeff Abraham, Treasurer in the United States, Banned Books Week is held during the last week of Dale Cendali, Secretary Jennifer L. Holm September. By being a part of it, you can make a difference in protecting Reginald Hudlin the freedom to read! Katherine Keller Paul Levitz In this handbook, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund provides you with Christina Merkler Chris Powell all the tools you need to prepare your Banned Books Week celebration. Jeff Smith We’ll talk about how books are banned, show you some specific cases ADVISORY BOARD in which comics were challenged, and provide you with hands on tips to Neil Gaiman & Denis Kitchen, Co-Chairs celebrate Banned Books Week in your community.
    [Show full text]
  • Burma Chronicles and Guibert, Lefèvre, and Lemercier’S the Photographer
    Asian American Literature: Discourses and Pedagogies 5 (2014) 23-44. Graphic Self-Consciousness, Travel Narratives, and the Asian American Studies Classroom: Delisle’s Burma Chronicles and Guibert, Lefèvre, and Lemercier’s The Photographer By Monica Chiu As graphic narratives find solid purchase in the literary marketplace and in academia, students flock to related courses. I recently experienced this enthusiasm when I offered an upper-level Asian American graphic narratives course that filled beyond capacity, the first time this umbrella course for the field of Asian American studies had ever over enrolled in the fifteen years I had taught at my New England- based institution. In the course, students first grappled with comics terminology, introduced through Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and Thierry Groensteen’s The System of Comics. After this basic introduction to reading verbal-visual texts, we discussed those by and about Asian Americans: Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki’s Skim, Tofic El Rassi’s Arab in America, among others. These comics rely on recognizable (stereotypical) images of Asians and Asian Americans to expose accepted types and then to subvert or dismantle them. Students were most challenged by the autobiographical Burma Chronicles (2008) by Guy Delisle and The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders (2009), an artistic collaboration among Didier Lefèvre’s photographs, which served as an impetus for the text; Emmanuel Guibert’s comic art; and colorist Frédéric Lermercier’s book design. Delisle’s and Lefèvre’s travel narratives by non-Asian Americans about Southeast Asians (Burmese) and West Asians (Afghans) asked students to consider the self-representation of the comics’ Canadian and French protagonists, respectively, as they navigated foreign territories.
    [Show full text]
  • How the History of Female Presidential Candidates Affects Political Ambition and Engagement Kaycee Babb Boise State University GIRLS JUST WANNA BE PRESIDENT
    Boise State University ScholarWorks History Graduate Projects and Theses Department of History 5-1-2017 Girls Just Wanna Be President: How the History of Female Presidential Candidates Affects Political Ambition and Engagement KayCee Babb Boise State University GIRLS JUST WANNA BE PRESIDENT: HOW THE HISTORY OF FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AFFECTS POLITICAL AMBITION AND ENGAGEMENT by KayCee Babb A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Historical Research Boise State University May 2017 © 2017 KayCee Babb ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COLLEGE DEFENSE COMMITTEE AND FINAL READING APPROVALS of the thesis submitted by KayCee Babb Thesis Title: Girls Just Wanna Be President: The Impact of the History of Female Presidential Candidates on Political Ambition and Engagement Date of Final Oral Examination: April 13, 2017 The following individuals read and discussed the thesis submitted by student KayCee Babb, and they evaluated her presentation and response to questions during the final oral examination. They found that the student passed the final oral examination. Jill Gill, Ph.D. Chair, Supervisory Committee Jaclyn Kettler, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee The final reading approval of the thesis was granted by Jill Gill, Ph.D., Chair of the Supervisory Committee. The thesis was approved for the Graduate College by Tammi Vacha-Haase, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first like to thank my thesis advisor Dr. Jill Gill from the History Department at Boise State University. Their office door was always open for questions, but more often for the expression of stress and frustration that I had built up during these last two years.
    [Show full text]
  • Friday, November 16
    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 v 7:00–7:45 A.M. First-Timers’ Welcome GRAND BALLROOM A Ernest Morrell Set your alarm so you don’t miss this event we’re holding just for you! Join first-time attendees and NCTE leaders for an informative session to kick off your NCTE annual convention experience. You’ll have the opportunity to hear from NCTE members Ernest Morrell and Donalyn Miller as well as connect with other NCTE members. The special gathering provides an opportunity for you to gain quick tips and strategies that will expand your knowledge of Donalyn Miller NCTE and your professional network. 56 2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM FRIDAY GENERAL SESSION v 8:00–9:15 A.M. Students Raising Their Voices Antero Garcia GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEATER ABC FRIDAY Presiding: Antero Garcia, Stanford University, CA Kristin Ziemke, Big Shoulders Project, Chicago, IL Friday’s General Session will be fast and full of energy. This session will be a celebration of students who are using their voices to change the world and will be facilitated by NCTE members Antero Garcia and Kristin Ziemke. Seven students Kristin Ziemke ages 11 to 21 will share their passions with attendees. Speakers at this session include students who have created movements or organizations, raising their voices to create change. After the session, books pre-signed by Marley will be on hand and she will be available for photo ops. Andrea Cipriani Mecchi Andrea Marley Dias Alex King Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Social activist behind Student advocate Indigenous climate activist #1000blackgirlbooks for gun reform and hip-hop artist Sara Abou Rashed Zephyrus Todd Olivia Van Ledjte Jordyn Zimmerman Inspirational multilingual Student and social Reader, thinker, and Avid speaker and poet and author media creator kids’ voice believer advocate for all students 20182018 NCTE NCE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM 57 C SESSIONS / 9:30–10:45 A.M.
    [Show full text]
  • Complete Invincible Library Volume 3 Ebook Free Download
    COMPLETE INVINCIBLE LIBRARY VOLUME 3 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Robert Kirkman | 768 pages | 13 Dec 2011 | Image Comics | 9781607064213 | English | Fullerton, United States Complete Invincible Library Volume 3 PDF Book Read the story in a whole new way, never before collected together in one single volume. Up until this point, Invincible has been working for the Global Defense agency. The Walking Dead [] - Journey Begins 5 copies. Read a little about our history. Brit, Volume 1: Old Soldier 54 copies. When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead, his life takes a drastic turn! May 29, Chad rated it it was amazing Shelves: Volume 3 - 1st printing. And where in the worldis Derek''s mother? Meanwhile, back at the prison, the rest of the survivors come to grips with the fact Rick may be dead. Almost pages of pure Invincible goodness. This is why I started reading Invincible, for this moment and let me tell you The sudden violence in the previous book wasn't a fluke, and the complete plot turn-around sucked me in. Haunt Volume 1 Author 45 copies, 1 review. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Woah, boy. Invincible, Compendium Three by Robert Kirkman. Invincible 4 1 copy. Nathan Cole was the only one to have never given up searching the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion. Make way for The League of Losers! It's here: the second massive paperback collection… More. The Walking Dead - 1. The town of Rome, West Virginia has always been a hotbed of demonic activity. The tone and the humor is nice to balance it and the human drama is the best part about this book.
    [Show full text]
  • Sparkplug Books Backlist
    Sparkplug Books Backlist IndyWorld.com Sparkplug Books was a Portland-based publisher that played host to an exciting and fresh roster of diverse artists throughout its 14 years. Founded by cartoonist and comics historian Dylan Williams, whose strong ethical sense and personal taste drove the direction of the company, Sparkplug was a resolutely small press, focusing on handmade and independently produced comics in a world veering ever toward mass production. After Williams passed away in September of 2011, his wife Emily Nilsson took over and, in February 2013, passed the helm to artist Virginia Paine. Sparkplug stopped publishing books in 2015 and transferred their remaining backlist to Alternative Comics in 2016. Alternative Comics has been a co-operative organization of independent comic book publishers, editors, and artists since 1993, and is the home to some of the finest creator-owned graphic novels and comic books. Distributed to the trade by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution Visit CBSD.com Cover art from Vortex by William Cardini Alternative Comics | 21607B Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014 [email protected] | (408) 921-5164 IndyWorld.com | Follow us on Twitter @AltComics US orders: Canadian orders: Consortium Book Sales & Distribution Publishers Group Canada 210 American Drive, Jackson, TN 38301 c/o Raincoast Books Phone: 800-283-3572 | Fax: 612-647-2632 2440 Viking Way Email: [email protected] Richmond, BC V6V 1N2 Phone: 1-800-663-5714 (toll free) Fax: 1-800-565-3770 (toll free) IndyWorld.com Email: [email protected] Our books are also available from Diamond Comics, Last Gasp, Baker & Taylor & Ingram Jason Shiga Bookhunter 144-page 7.5” x 9” two color paperback Published: May 2007 ISBN: 978-0-9742715-6-9 List price: $15.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS | MYSTERY Ripped from today’s headlines, Bookhunter fires off and you can’t quit reading.
    [Show full text]
  • HELPFUL RESOURCES ABOUT GRAPHIC NOVELS by Kat Kan for Brodart Books & Library Services
    HELPFUL RESOURCES ABOUT GRAPHIC NOVELS By Kat Kan for Brodart Books & Library Services Websites First Second Books http://www.firstsecondbooks.com Links on this page take readers to blog entries that sometimes cover cool behind-the-scenes publishing information, and also to some serialized webcomics. No Flying, No Tights - Graphic Novel Reviews for Teens http://www.noflyingnotights.com Robin Brenner began writing about graphic novels on a website she created for a library school class. Now teens and librarians can go to her colorful and fun site to get her reviews and opinions. Robin features a section for younger readers, which is a great source of titles suitable for elementary and younger middle school students. She also includes links to various blogs for more comics and library information. TOON Books http://www.toon-books.com Using the links on this page, teachers will find lesson plans using the TOON Books titles, as well as ideas for other classroom activities, such as Readers’ Theater, all for grades K-4. Other links lead to activities for children, including a cartoon maker, TOON Book audio readers in several different languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese), and more. Good Comics for Kids http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/goodcomicsforkids This is a team blog run by Brigid Alverson, with such members/posters as Robin Brenner, Eva Volin, Mike Pawuk, and others, devoted to comics and graphic novels for children and teens. It's updated almost daily and includes reviews, links to great sites, commentary, interviews with comics creators, and more. PW Comics Week Subscribe to this weekly newsletter from Publishers Weekly here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/email-subscriptions/index.html PW Comics Week includes news items and reviews.
    [Show full text]