November '09 Archives

November 19, 2009
The Times of London just announced their Best Books of the Decade with Pantheon titles in abundance: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi coming in at #2and Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware at #79….

November 18, 2009
Three independent area booksellers visited The Brian Lehrer Show this morning and left their recommendations for holiday gift suggestions. Christina Onorati of WORD Bookstore chose our own Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli! Be sure to stock up in time for the holidays!…

November 6, 2009
The holidays are just around the corner and if you’re like me, you can’t even begin to think about what to buy each person on your list. When you’re stumped about what to purchase this holiday season, consider this— BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! Just think about it: You can buy 10 hardcovers for the price of an iPhoneA book costs less than a movie and popcornA book has the potential to change someone’s lifeReading a book lasts longer than wearing a new sweater (and you never grow out of it)A book is the easiest gift to wrapA book is the easiest item to re-gift! These are some of the books I plan to give as gifts this holiday season. And don’t forget to get something for yourself while you’re browsing! Until next time, happy holidays and happy reading! Lauren Helman Pantheon@randomhouse.com HOLIDAY GIFT DIRECTORY For the activist The perfect gifts for your politically and socially conscious friends! I Live Here (Mia Kirshner) is a visually stunning narrative - told through journals, stories, images, and graphic novellas - in which the lives of refugees and displaced people become at once personal and global. Bearing witness to stories that are too often overlooked, it is a raw and intimate journey through crises in four corners of the world: war in Chechnya, ethnic cleansing in Burma, globalization in Mexico, and AIDS in Malawi. Order your copy here Cancer Vixen (Marisa Acocella Marchetto), now available in paperback, is the groundbreaking graphic memoir that has inspired breast cancer patients to fight back - and do it with style. One of Time.com’s top ten graphic novels of the year, with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Cancer Vixen tells the story of Marchetto’s eleven-month, ultimately triumphant battle against breast cancer - from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between. Order your copy hereRead an interview with the author Watch an inspirational video for The Cancer Vixen FundVisit the author’s website After spending three weeks as an American Red Cross volunteer in Biloxi, Mississippi, cartoonist Josh Neufeld created A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, a masterful portrait of a city under siege. Depicting seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina, A.D. presents a city in chaos and shines a bright, profoundly human light on the tragedies and triumphs that took place within it. Order your copy hereVisit…

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