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Little Lit
''Little Lit'' is a comic book anthology series published by ''New Yorker'' art editor, Françoise Mouly, and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Art Spiegelman. The couple had collaborated previously on '' RAW'' in the 1980s. ''Little Lit'' featured work by some of ''RAW''s most famous contributors as well as established children's book artists such as Maurice Sendak and Ian Falconer. Three volumes and one selected compilation have been published; the last volume was published in 2003, but now stand-alone books are being published in Toon Books, "from the Little Lit Library". The second volume, ''Strange Stories for Strange Kids'', was given a 2002 Firecracker Alternative Book Award. Description Each volume of ''Little Lit'' is a collection of original comics created expressly for children, authored by major cartoonists and literary figures. Contributors include writers such as Paul Auster, Neil Gaiman, and David Sedaris; cartoonists such as Daniel Clowes, Tony Millionaire, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burns (cartoonist)
Charles Burns (born September 27, 1955) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. His early work was published in a Sub Pop fanzine, and he achieved prominence in the early issues of ''Raw (comics magazine), RAW''. His graphic novel ''Black Hole (comics), Black Hole'' won the Harvey Award. Career Comics Charles Burns's earliest works include illustrations for the Sub Pop fanzine, and ''Another Room Magazine'' of Oakland, but he came to prominence when his comics were published for the first time in early issues of ''Raw (comics magazine), RAW'', the avant-garde comics magazine founded in 1980 by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. In 1982, Burns did a die-cut cover for RAW #4. Raw Books also published two books of Burns as RAW One-Shots: ''Big Baby'' and ''Hard-Boiled Defective Stories''.El Borbah / ''Hard-Boile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firecracker Alternative Book Award
The Firecracker Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards focusing on small-press publishing. Previously known as the Firecracker Alternative Book Awards (FABs), in the current form they are known as the CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature, and are administered by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). The Firecracker Alternative Book Awards were established in 1996 and were presented through 2002. The Firecracker Awards returned in 2015, "to celebrate books and magazines that make a significant contribution to our literary culture and the publishers that strive to introduce important voices to readers far and wide." Neither version of the Firecracker books awards are related to an identically named award given to "women photographers born or working in Europe." Process CLMP Firecracker Awards are given to one winner annually in each of five categories: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Best Debut in Magazine, and General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puffin Books
Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs to Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. History Four years after Penguin Books had been founded by Allen Lane, the idea for Puffin Books was hatched in 1939, when Noel Carrington, at the time an editor for ''Country Life (magazine), Country Life'' books, met him and proposed a series of children's non-fiction picture books, inspired by the brightly coloured lithographed books mass-produced at the time for Soviet children. Lane saw the potential, and the first of the picture book series were published the following year. The name "Puffin" was a natural companion to the existing "Penguin" and "Pelican Books, Pelican" books. Many continued to be reprinted right into the 1970s. A fiction list soon fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Kelly
Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Pogo (comic strip), Pogo''. He began his animation career in 1936 at The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Studios, contributing to ''Pinocchio (1940 film), Pinocchio'', ''Fantasia (1940 film), Fantasia'', and ''Dumbo''. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created ''Pogo'', which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. Early life and career Kelly was born of Irish-American heritage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter Crawford Kelly Sr. and Genevieve Kelly (née MacAnnula). When he was two years old, the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. After graduating from Warren Harding High School in 1930, Kelly worked at odd jobs until he was hired as a crime reporter on the ''Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Post''. He also took up cartooning and illustrated a biography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American author, musician, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is best known for his children's book series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' and '' All the Wrong Questions'', published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The former was adapted into a film in 2004, as well as a Netflix series from 2017 to 2019. Handler has published adult novels and a stage play under his real name, along with other children's books under the Snicket pseudonym. His first book, a satirical fiction piece titled '' The Basic Eight'', was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter. Handler has also played the accordion in several bands, and appeared on the album '' 69 Love Songs'' by indie pop band The Magnetic Fields. Life Handler was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Sandra Handler (née Walpole), a retired City College of San Francisco dean, and Louis Handler, an accountant. His father was a Jewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler and a fictional character of his creation. Handler has published various children's books under the name, including ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', which has sold over 60 million copies and spawned a Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2004 film and Netflix A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series), TV series from 2017 to 2019 of the same name. Lemony Snicket also serves as the in-universe author who investigates and re-tells the story of the Baudelaire orphans in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Snicket is also the subject of a fictional autobiography titled ''Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography''. Further telling of Snicket's adventures can be found in the four-part children's series ''All the Wrong Questions'', as well as a pamphlet titled ''13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket'' (released in promotion of ''The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events), The En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara McClintock (illustrator)
Barbara McClintock (born May 6, 1955) is an American illustrator and author of children's books. Background McClintock was born in Flemington, New Jersey, on May 6, 1955, and spent her early childhood in Clinton, New Jersey. She moved to North Dakota with her mother and sister when she was nine years old. After attending Jamestown College in Jamestown, North Dakota, she moved to New York City a week following her 20th birthday on the recommendation of Maurice Sendak, whom she called to ask advice about how to become a children's book illustrator. She studied briefly at the Art Students League of New York. McClintock worked for Jim Henson illustrating books for his ''Fraggle Rock'' cable television series early in her career. Her books have won numerous awards, including four ''New York Times Book Review'' Best Illustrated Books, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor award (2003, for ''Dahlia'' ), two ''Time'' magazine Best Books, eight New York Public Library The New York Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joyce (writer)
William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. He has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages. Joyce began his film career as a concept artist for ''Toy Story'' (1995), and has since been active in both animation and live-action. He subsequently landed credits on films including ''A Bug's Life'' (1998) and ''Robots (2005 film), Robots'' (2005). His book ''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' was adapted into the Disney film ''Meet the Robinsons'' (2007), with which he had direct involvement. Among his many awards, Joyce has won six Emmy Awards, Emmys, three Annie Awards, Annies, and an Academy Awards, Academy award, the last being for his short film ''The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore'' (2011). Joyce was named by ''Newsweek, Newsweek magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ware
Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012) and ''Rusty Brown'' (2019). His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression. He tends to use a vivid color palette and realistic, meticulous detail. His lettering and images are often elaborate and sometimes evoke the ragtime era or another early 20th-century American design style. Ware often refers to himself in the publicity for his work in self-effacing, even withering tones. He is considered by some critics and fellow notable illustrators and writers, such as Dave Eggers, to be among the best currently working in the medium; Canadian graphic-novelist Seth (cartoonist), Seth has said, "Chris really changed the playing field. After him, a lot of [cartoonists] really started to scramble and go, 'Holy [expl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Millionaire
Tony Millionaire (born Scott Richardson in 1956) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and author known for his syndicated comic strip '' Maakies'' and the ''Sock Monkey'' series of comics and picture books. Personal life Born Scott Richardson in 1956, Tony Millionaire grew up in and around the seaside town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was married to actress Becky Thyre, and has two daughters, Phoebe and Pearl. He came from a family of artists – his father was a commercial illustrator, his mother and grandparents were painters – and was encouraged to draw from an early age. His grandfather, who was a friend of the cartoonist Roy Crane, had a large collection of old Sunday comics, which were an early source of inspiration to Millionaire. He drew his first comic strip, "about an egg-shaped superhero who flew around talking about how great he was and then crashing into a cliff," when he was nine years old. During high school, Millionaire continued to draw comic strips f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Clowes
Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in ''Eightball (comic book), Eightball'', a solo anthology comic book series. An ''Eightball'' issue typically contained several short pieces and a chapter of a longer narrative that was later collected and published as a graphic novel, such as ''Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron'' (1993), ''Ghost World (comics), Ghost World'' (1997), ''David Boring'' (2000) and ''Patience (graphic novel), Patience'' (2016). Clowes's illustrations have appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Newsweek'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''The Village Voice'', and elsewhere. With filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, Clowes adapted ''Ghost World'' into Ghost World (film), a 2001 film and another ''Eightball'' story into the 2006 film, ''Art School Confidential (film), Art School Confidential''. Clowes's comics, graphic novels, and films have received numerous award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sedaris
David Raymond Sedaris ( ; born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay " Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, '' Barrel Fever'', in 1994. His next book, ''Naked'' (1997), became his first of a series of ''New York Times'' Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection '' Me Talk Pretty One Day'' won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris. In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
