The blog "FaceOut Books" has a report from Charlotte Strick, the graphic artist who designed Roberto Bolano's magnum opus 2066. She discusses her inspirations and sources the various bits of artwork used in the covers of the two editions. I was interested to learn that the illustration on the endpapers is by Albertus Seba. We … Continue reading 2666
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Pants on Fire
Just when I thought I couldn't love Andy Riley any more, he goes and proves me wrong. Riley is the author and cartoonist behind the wildly funny Book of Bunny Suicides and its sequels. They're genius. Now I learn that he's also produced two eminently useful books--Great Lies to Tell Small Kids and Loads More … Continue reading Pants on Fire
Much Ado
I'm a little behind in posting--the holidays are busy, I'm glad to say--but I don't want you to miss out on the NPR interview with John Scieszka this past weekend. Scieszka is the author of Stinky Cheese Man and his recent memoir Knucklehead; he's also the Library of Congress' first national ambassador to children's literature.The … Continue reading Much Ado
Musings from Magers and Quinn 