Garden Valley District Library

Unshelved is brought to you this week by World of Quest, Volume 2. When I brought home the first volume of World of Quest my son Theo grabbed it from me and never returned it. He still reads it through at least once a month. It was made into an animated TV show which I've never seen, but which reportedly strayed a little bit from the original comic. Well author Jason T. Kruse has come up with a sequel which comes out next month, and Theo and I are both looking forward to it!

Posted by Bill on 11/16/2008 9:18:00 PM

Our thanks to this week's sponsor, Toon Books' Jack and the Box by Art Spiegelman (requires Adobe Reader). Gene had a chance to see Art, a living legend, speak here in Miami and it was a real treat!

Posted by Bill on 11/16/2008 8:43:00 PM

Do you live in Miami? Can you help us ship some of our goods back to Seattle? We need help getting some boxes out of the book fair on Sunday. Please email me.

Update: Volunteer found, thanks!

Posted by Bill on 11/15/2008 7:01:00 PM

A big old party is brewing down Florida-way. The Miami Book Fair has been growing by leaps and bounds every year, but this year there's something new: Comix Galaxy, a whole street devoted just to comics, manga, and graphic novels. And along with it, special programming and panels involving such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Brad Meltzer, and Scott McCloud.

And, of course, we'll be there, in our last conference appearance of the year. Gene and I will be signing books, and we'll have a selection of merchandise from our store, at great conference-only prices. We hope you'll come join the party!

Posted by Bill on 11/12/2008 10:47:00 AM

Gene and I are partway through our last roadtrip of the year. This morning we're working at the new Indianapolis airport, with unlimited access to power, wifi, and Starbucks. So I thought I'd check in.

• Madision's State St. reminded me of Northampton, MA. Are all college towns essentially the same?
• We went to Second City in Chicago and saw their new show, still under construction. Amazing how similar their process is to that Gene and I have been going through with our new talk: improv around a funny idea until you've got it right or let it die.
• Indianapolis' new library is spectacular, an entirely successful fusion of old and new, both beautiful and functional.
• Their new airport isn't bad either.

Posted by Bill on 11/12/2008 10:08:00 AM

One of my cartooning heroes is Art Spiegelman. He's best known for the Pulitzer prize-winning Maus, but he does lighter fare too. Recently he and his wife Françoise Mouly started up Toon Books, which makes comic books for kids. Their newest book is his newest book: Jack and the Box. Have a look-see (requires Adobe Reader).

Posted by Bill on 11/9/2008 10:32:00 PM

Our thanks to this week's sponsor, Random House, Inc. They've got a Movie Tie-Ins page with a great display of movie trailers side-by-side with the books that inspired them.

Posted by Bill on 11/8/2008 4:18:00 PM

Today we feature Whitney Winn, the last of the folks who won an appearance in Unshelved at BEA 2008. And I continue to prove that I'm no caricaturist.

Posted by Bill on 11/7/2008 7:28:00 AM