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October 14, 2021
OCT 25th – TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL Online Event: SELLING A BOOK BY IT’S COVER!
On Monday, October 25th at 5:30 pm please come join Debbie Millman & Friends for a FREE EVENT at the 2021 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL!
Watchers must register before hand. For more info, just CLICK HERE!
Inspired by Debbie Millman’s new book, Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People, four in-demand design and publishing professionals reveal the behind-the-scenes world of book-jacket design: Debbie Millman, cofounder of the School of Visual Arts’ Masters in Branding program; Chip Kidd, designer extraordinaire and bestselling author; Rodrigo Corral, creative director of publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux and founder of his own firm; and Linda Huang, associate art director at publisher Random House.
Format: This is a live, virtual event on CrowdCast (RSVP link above).Chat: Feel free to use the chat box in CrowdCast to share your thoughts and virtually cheer for and share kudos with the session’s participants! Disorderly comments will be removed immediately. Please refer to the code of conduct.Book(s): Click here to purchase through BookPeople, Texas Book Festival’s partner bookseller. Your purchase helps support the author(s), independent bookselling, and the Texas Book Festival. Thank you! #TexasBookFestival
October 13, 2021
OCT 13th – Join the WASHINGTON POST Virtual Book Event with Anderson Cooper,”Vanderbilt:The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty”
Come join the Washington Post Live on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 5:00 p.m. ET. to hear from CNN anchor and author Anderson Cooper when he discusses his new book, “Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty,”(Harper Collins).
This book chronicles the lives of some of the most remarkable members of the Vanderbilt family. Cooper, the great-great-great-grandson of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the richest man in 19th century America, sits down with Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Karen Tumulty to discuss the fabulous wealth, familial discord, triumphs and tragedies of this legendary American dynasty.
CLICK HERE for More Details About How To Register (for FREE).
October 12, 2021
OCT 20th – FRANCIS BACON: REVELATIONS, a FREE Online “Modern Art Artist” Lecture by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan!
On OCTOBER 20th the NEW YORK SCHOOL OF DRAWING, PAINTING & SCULPURE will have a FREE online event titled, “FRANCIS BACON: REVELATIONS”, the Lecture will be given by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan, Authors of this new Biography/Modern Art Book published by Knopf.Lecture Date:
Wed, October 20th, 2021
at 6:30PM – 7:30PM
The Evening Lecture Series is free and open to the public. All Fall 2021 Lectures will be streamed online via Zoom and YouTube Live.
For more information just CLICK HERE!!
CREATIVE BLOQ – 25 Names Every Graphic Designer Should Know!
Here’s a quick shout-out to Rob Vafafaf over at the website (Thank You!!) where he recently did an article on “all you need to know about the pioneers of Modern Design”. We’re very honored that the Book Cover Designer Chip Kidd made the list…. or did he?! Well, you gotta to find out!!
October 4, 2021
Neil Gaiman’s THE SANDMAN Graphic Novel (DC Comics) Now Set To Be a New NETFLIX TV Series!
NETFLIX recently shared a few promo videos showcasing THE SANDMAN (which, you can see down below). Of course we’re talking about the DC Comics/Vertigo Comic Book Character created by Neil Gaiman back in, I think, 1989.
I found an image of the 1st issue on eBay, which you can see down below:
(they sell for a TON of money in Mint Condition)
It looks like Neil Gaiman is gonna be very involved with the show so that’s cool, should make it really great! Now I’m sure everybody is gonna ask, “When is the Premiere Date? and, When does Sandman start on Netflix?”. Well, We’re quoting the TV GUIDE here but they said, “Netflix is yet to announce a release date for The Sandman. In July this year, Gaiman suggested that the show will arrive in 2021 — although early 2022 is possible too.”
The “Sneak Peak” Trailer & “Behind The Scene” Footage also looks amazing, check these out:
ANDERSON COOPER Talks About How Money Affected the VANDERBILT Family on LIVE: KELLY & RYAN
Recently, Anderson Cooper made an appearance on LIVE With KELLY & RYAN to talk about his new book “Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty” (Harper) exploring the history of the Vanderbilt family. I lot of people have known that his Mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, was a “Vanderbilt” but Anderson has always considered himself “a Cooper”. Well, he shares the story here… so check these out!
September 30, 2021
New Post-Modern Library Devoted to Japanese Novelist HARUKI MURAKAMI to Open in Tokyo, Japan on October 1st!!
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 – officially known as the Waseda International House Of Literature – opens Oct. 1, 2021. It spans six stories, including one basement floor. Three stories are open to the public, while the other three are for literature researchers.
Another tribute to Murakami’s “Peter Cat” years is the student-run ORANGE CAT Cafe, which serves a specialty “Murakami Blend” developed with Tokyo’s artisanal Horiuchi Coffee (Secret, it’s a Dark Roast!)
Here are a few examples of Haruki Murakami Book Covers designed by the American Graphic Designer Chip Kidd:
Also, Here’s a nice photo of the two of them together from a few years ago!
2021 SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS – Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness with Kristen Radtke (Pantheon Graphic Novel)
Come join us LIVE at YouTube on October 10th (2021) at 3:30pm when the SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS interviews Kristen Radtke about her brand-new Graphic Novel, “SEEK YOU: A Journey Through American Loneliness” (Pantheon). It’s sure to be a good time & hey, it’s FREE!!
You can CLICK HERE now for the EVENT PAGE & when it becomes available you can kick back & enjoy it….. remember, October 10th at 3:30pm!!
This one is for admirers of the art of graphic novels and humans who are living through the Worldwide Pandemic. In “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness” (Pantheon Graphic Library), Author/Artist Kristen Radtke’s wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share.
September 29, 2021
National Book Festival 2021 VIDEO Interview With Lawrence Wright About “THE PLAGUE YEAR: America in the Time of COVID”
In the video down below Lawrence Wright discusses “The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID” (Knopf) with philanthropist and National Book Festival co-chairman David M. Rubenstein. For more information about the Library of Congress National Book Festival, please CLICK HERE!
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT – Anderson Cooper On His New Book, VANDERBILT: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY
Anderson Cooper, who researched his own family for his new book, “Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of An American Dynasty,” (Harper Collins Publishing) does his best to put the family’s vast former fortune in perspective. It’s a story so unbelievable, it must be true. Anderson Cooper tells Stephen what happened when his mother Gloria Vanderbilt discovered she could still carry a child at 85 years old, ha!
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