Tag: Manga
Manga & Graphic Novel sale
by morgan on Sep.04, 2009, under Paolo Bacigalupi
Speaking of visuals… Borders & Borders.com have a Buy 4, Get 5th Free Manga & Graphic Novel sale for Labor Day weekend. While you’re there for your graphic novel fix, please consider reserving or ordering Paolo’s Windup Girl. The official on-sale date is still a week or two away, but the wait is almost over! Hang in there. It is worth the wait!
Futurability
by morgan on Sep.03, 2009, under Paolo Bacigalupi
Hey Paolo, I’m not going to throw you off the blog! Where’s that “futurability” optimism?
I’m very curious to learn more about science fiction in Japan. Viz Media has started to publish some translated Japanese SF for the states. Lords of the Sands of Time, All You Need is Kill, Zoo & Yukikaze are some books already out or coming soon. So much of the U.S. market’s exposure to Japanese literature is through manga. It’ll be intersting to see if the SF also catches on.
Somewhat tangentially… since we’re talking about visions of the future (sustainability vs. futurability), I’ll pass along word that Borders Media just shot a cool Book Club video with Suzanne Collins, author of bestseller Hunger Games. Here’s the link…
