What are you doing October 28? Here’s what… Marvel Comics is hosting the first ever Marvelfest on Oct 28th in Union Square. The event will feature talents including Chris Claremont, Neal Adams, and Dan Slott as well as a costume contest and various giveaways. Oh, there’ll also be an outdoor screening of the Astonishing X-Men motion comic. It all kicks off at 4 PM. For more details, visit http://marvel.com/fest09.
The kiddies excited by the upcoming Astro Boy movie? We’ve got just the thing for you. Take ‘em to Osamu Tezuka Day on Sunday, October 18 is at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Ave of the Americas) in NYC. Tezuka’s the creator of Astro Boy and only a few hundred other legendary manga characters, and folks from Vertical, Abrams, Samurai Beat Radio, and the NY Anime Festival will be talking all about Astro Boy and Tezuka’s other creations. Details are at nyanimefestival.com.
And, oh yeah, they’ll be plenty of free stuff, too.
Just before the CG Astro Boy hits the big screen, NYC’s Kinokuniya Bookstore is hosting a day celebrating the original Astro Boy and all the works of manga-ka Osamu Tezuka. Taking place Sunday, October 18 at Kinokuniya (1073 Ave of The Americas) Osamu Tezuka Day will feature presentations from folks including Right Stuf, Vertical, and Abrams. The abridged schedule is here…
Astro Boy Screening - 12 PM
Vertical, Inc. - 1 PM
The Art of Osamu Tezuka - 2 PM
Samurai Beat Radio - 3 PM
Raffle - 4 PM
For full details, hit up nyanimefestival.com.
Sunday, October 4 — from 10 AM to 5 PM — is the 3rd Annual New York Times Great Children’s Read! This free event will be held at Columbia University’s main quad at 116th and Broadway and features live readings by notable New Yorkers of children’s books selected by librarians from the New York Public Library system. Additionally, there’ll be food, giveaways, and an on-site Target bookstore, and cultural and community partners with a variety of fun activities for kids and parents alike.
New York Comic Con will be there with markers, crayons, mazes, and coloring books all day along with some special guests!
Misako Rocks! will be signing at our booth from 11 AM to 1 PM
Neil Numberman will be signing at our booth from 1 PM to 3 PM
And there may be a cosplayer or two posing with the kids! If you’d like to spend Sunday at a kid-friendly and family-fun event in NYC, stop by the New York Times Great Read!
Sunday, October 4
10 AM - 5 PM
Columbia University
116th Street & Broadway
www.nytimes.com/greatread
It is that time of month again.
Except this time it is different.
I look outside and I see a Seattle draped in gray. Just in the last week the weather has taken a turn toward winter. The leaves are changing, the trees wearing gold and burnt orange and crimson. The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. The wind is no longer welcome but instead has a toothy bite to it. Soon it will be raining and sleeting and snowing and whatever else Seattle weather can achieve to keep me inside.
It will be like that in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere soon.
That means a lot more time to read. And I’ve been reading a lot more in the last week.
Thankfully we have the Free Library to use when I have no wish to drive through torrents of rain to make it to the bookstore!
Today Suvudu has added two new titles. Here they are:
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The Demon Awakens by R.A. Savlatore and Starfist: First to Fight by David Sherman and Dan Cragg!
These books are available exclusively through our retailer outlets in a variety of eBook formats. Click HERE to read more about the titles and start downloading today!
More in November! Keep the weather at bay with the Free Library!
Happy reading!
The New York Anime Festival starts tomorrow. So, what’s the in-the-know NYC manga fan up to tonight? The smart answer is coming to the Del Rey Manga Birthday and New York Anime Festival Pre-Party from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Dave and Buster’s (234 West 42nd Street) in NYC’s Times Square. This special event is both a celebration of Del Rey Manga’s Fifth Anniversary and of this year’s Anime Festival — and to mark this special occasion, Del Rey and NYAF are inviting fans and professionals to partake in food, drink, giveaways, and a cake crafted by Baltimore’s famed Charm City Cakes specifically for Del Rey Manga and NYAF.
Manga and Anime Raffle (5:30-6:30 PM) - Come during the party’s first hour to be entered to win a selection of manga spanning Del Rey Manga’s five years. Further, the Charm City Cakes Del Rey Manga birthday cake will be on public display during this time, so fans, press, and pros interested in taking pictures of the party centerpiece should do so before the raffle ends.
Charm City Cakes Cutting (6:30-7:30 PM) - Once the raffle ends, the real party begins as representatives from Del Rey Manga and the New York Anime Festival will cut into the Charm City Cakes Del Rey Manga birthday cake. Created by the talents of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes TV show, the Del Rey Manga birthday cake will take the form of a towering stack of manga, showcasing some of Del Rey Manga’s landmark books from 2004 to today.
At 7:30, following the formal end of the NYAF and Del Rey Manga party, attendees are free to stay and enjoy Dave & Buster’s or attend a special one-night-only screening of Bandai Entertainment’s Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers - animated motion picture, presented at the AMC Empire 24 theater neighboring Dave & Buster’s.
The party is free and open to the public.
Got a kid? Want ‘em to read? I’ve got an event for you! On Sunday, October 4 — from 10 AM to 5 PM — the 3nd Annual New York Times Great Children’s Read will immerse NYC kids and their families in the magic of literacy. This free event will be held at Columbia University’s main quad at 116th and Broadway and is the perfect setting for an educational and reading-focused adventure.
The Great Read’s New York Times Storytelling Area will feature live readings by notable New Yorkers and of children’s books selected by librarians from the New York Public Library system, and its Target main stage will host top talent in the children’s entertainment arena, including Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peter Yarrow, and many others.
Other features include food, giveaways, and an on-site Target bookstore, and throughout the quad, cultural and community partners will host a variety of fun activities for kids and parents alike.
Sunday, October 4
10 AM - 5 PM
Columbia University
116th Street & Broadway
www.nytimes.com/greatread
What are you doing today? Like right now? Hmmm? Are you in Brooklyn? No? Well, get your butt out there as this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival (brooklynbookfestival.org) is going on right now outside Brooklyn Borough Hall. From 10 to 6 today, it’s a celebration of literacy in all its forms. Oh, and it’s free. That’s right. Free. Check out the BBF’s website for their full program and author list.
Also, check out our friends at New York Comic Con, as they’re new to the BBF this year with a whole stage and section of exhibitors devoted to comics and graphic novels!
This year’s Brooklyn Book Festival (brooklynbookfestival.org) is going on this Sunday at Brooklyn Borough Hall. From 10 to 6, it’s a celebration of literacy in all its forms. Check out their site for all their authors and exhibitors. And, for the first time, our friends at New York Comic Con are taking part with a stage and whole section of exhibitors dedicated to comics and graphic novels, too!
Oh, and it’s free. That’s right. Free. You heard me. Free.
This ain’t exactly bookish or even SF, but it is something cool (and free) starting tonight in NYC. The Paley Center in New York (25 West 52 Street ) is hosting a week of free screenings — early glimpses of some of this fall’s biggest new shows — and you’re invited!
September 8, 2009
Free screenings at 6:30 pm: Glee, The Cleveland Show, and Brothers
September 10, 2009
Free screenings at 6:30 pm: Community, Trauma, and Mercy
September 11, 2009
Free screenings at 6:30 pm: Medium, Three Rivers, The Good Wife, and Accidentally on Purpose
September 14, 2009
Free screenings at 6:30 pm: Melrose Place and The Vampire Diaries
September 16, 2009
Free screenings at 6:30 pm: Hank, The Middle, Flash Forward, Modern Family, and Cougar Town
Interested? Want to go? Want to learn more? Get all the details at http://www.paleycenter.org/paleyfest-fall-2009-tv-preview-parties-ny!
September is here.
Summer is coming to a close in some parts of the United States and Seattle is no exception. I can feel it in the air. The leaves, once so vibrant green, are becoming dull. The Seattle mornings possess a misty gloom before eventually burning off to temperate afternoons. And the sunsets, while colorful and beautiful, are occurring earlier and earlier. Soon the leaves will be dropping off, the morning chill will give way to all-day rainy cold, and the days will shorten to almost non-existence.
My favorite season, fall, is right around the corner.
It is my favorite season for many reasons, but first and foremost is the transition from doing outdoor activities to those indoor in nature. Reading is on top of that list. I spend more money and time on books in the fall and winter than the other two seasons, which means I get to enjoy some great tales by some of the best the genre has to offer!
I’m happy to note that the Free Library will be helping me out some financially, especially with one of the books just published as a free eBook today!
The New York Anime Festival starts September 25 in NYC. What are you doing the night before? Getting in the mood for NYAF at the NYAF Pre-Party and Del Rey Manga Fifth Birthday Party! Del Rey and NYAF are proud to reveal we’re partnering for a party from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on September 24 at Dave and Buster’s (234 West 42nd Street) in NYC’s Times Square.
This special event is both a celebration of this year’s Anime Festival as well as a celebration of Del Rey Manga’s Fifth Anniversary — and to mark this special occasion, NYAF and Del Rey Manga are inviting fans and professionals to partake in food, drink, giveaways, and a cake crafted by Baltimore’s famed Charm City Cakes specifically for Del Rey Manga and NYAF.
Really.
Free and open to the public, the NYAF and Del Rey Manga party welcomes NYAF attendees, anime fans, manga readers, industry professionals, and casual New Yorkers interested in the world of Japanese pop culture. The party will take place in two parts…
Manga and Anime Raffle (5:30-6:30 PM) - Typically you give the birthday boy or girl gifts; however, to mark the occasion of Del Rey Manga’s fifth birthday, we’re giving gifts to the party’s attendees. Come during the party’s first hour to be entered to win a selection of manga spanning Del Rey Manga’s five years as well as DVDs from NYAF partners including Bandai Entertainment and FUNimation. Further, the Charm City Cakes Del Rey Manga birthday cake will be on public display during this time, so fans, press, and pros interested in taking pictures of the party centerpiece should do so before the raffle ends.
Charm City Cakes Cutting (6:30-7:30 PM) - Once the raffle ends, the real party begins as representatives from Del Rey Manga and the New York Anime Festival will cut into the Charm City Cakes Del Rey Manga birthday cake. Created by the talents of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes TV show, the Del Rey Manga birthday cake will take the form of a towering stack of manga, showcasing some of Del Rey Manga’s landmark books from 2004 to today.
At 7:30, following the formal end of the NYAF and Del Rey Manga party, attendees are free to stay and enjoy Dave & Buster’s or attend a special one-night-only screening of Bandai Entertainment’s Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers - animated motion picture, presented at the AMC Empire 24 theater neighboring Dave & Buster’s.
So, come and celebrate five years of Del Rey Manga, three years of the New York Anime Festival, and one delicious cake!
Tomorrow is the NYC Japan Fair! Come by and say hi to Del Rey Manga and the New York Anime Festival!
NYC’s first Japanese Street Fair runs from 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, August 23 from 43rd to 44th Street on Madison Avenue and includes over 40 booths featuring traditional Japanese foods including miso-marinaded beef, roasted mochi, and okonomiyaki, as well as companies including Marukome, Hisamitsu America Inc., Ajinomoto, Otafuku Foods, and Kikkoman.
We have a booth (where 44th meets Madison), and we’ll be giving out NYAF posters, chopsticks, and all kinds of swag throughout the day, but that’s not all. Raina Telgemeier and David Roman - authors of Del Rey Manga’s X-Men: Misfits - will be stopping by the booth, hanging out and signing books from 1-3 PM, and anyone who visits the booth all day long will be entered to win a Del Rey Manga Instant Library - that’s 50 free books from Del Rey Manga! Yes, 50 free volumes of manga!
For more details on the NYC Japan Fair, follow it on Twitter (@NYCJapanFair) and read its blog (http://nycjapanfair.blogspot.com/). For up-to-the-minute reports from the NYC Japan Fair, follow NYAF on Twitter (@NY_Anime_Fest).
Just a reminder that next Sunday is the NYC Japan Fair. NYC’s first Japanese Street Fair, it runs from 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, August 23 from 43rd to 44th Street on Madison Avenue and includes over 40 booths featuring traditional Japanese foods including miso-marinaded beef, roasted mochi, and okonomiyaki, as well as companies including Marukome, Hisamitsu America Inc., Ajinomoto, Otafuku Foods, and Kikkoman.
And Del Rey Manga and the New York Anime Festival will be there, too!
We have a booth (where 44th meets Madison), and we’ll be giving out NYAF posters, chopsticks, and all kinds of swag throughout the day, but that’s not all. Raina Telgemeier and David Roman - authors of Del Rey Manga’s X-Men: Misfits - will be stopping by the booth, hanging out and signing books from 1-3 PM, and anyone who visits the booth all day long will be entered to win a Del Rey Manga Instant Library - that’s 50 free books from Del Rey Manga! Yes, 50 free volumes of manga!
For more details on the NYC Japan Fair, follow it on Twitter (@NYCJapanFair) and read its blog (http://nycjapanfair.blogspot.com/). For up-to-the-minute reports from the NYC Japan Fair, follow NYAF on Twitter (@NY_Anime_Fest).
What are you doing Sunday, August 23? Haven’t thought that far ahead? Take my advice and go to NYC’s first Japanese Street Fair! The “NYC Japan Fair” runs from 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, August 23 from 43rd to 44th Street on Madison Avenue and includes over 40 booths featuring traditional Japanese foods including miso-marinaded beef, roasted mochi, and okonomiyaki, as well as companies including Marukome, Hisamitsu America Inc., Ajinomoto, Otafuku Foods, and Kikkoman.
And Del Rey Manga and the New York Anime Festival will be there, too!
We have a booth (where 44th meets Madison), and we’ll be giving out NYAF posters, chopsticks, and all kinds of swag throughout the day, but that’s not all. We’ve got two very special surprises of the Del Rey Manga flavor. (Actually, they’re not really surprises as I’m revealing them right now.)
First up, Raina Telgemeier and David Roman - authors of Del Rey Manga’s X-Men: Misfits - will be stopping by the booth, hanging out and signing books from 1-3 PM. If you’re unfamiliar with X-Men: Misfits, it’s a shoujo-tastic manga take on the X-Men. Really.
Second, anyone who visits the booth all day long will be entered to win a Del Rey Manga Instant Library - that’s 50 free books from Del Rey Manga! Yes, 50 free volumes of manga!
So, there you go. I just took care of your plans for August 23. Come on down to the NYC Japan Fair to meet Del Rey’s Raina Telgemeier and David Roman, NYAF’s Peter Tatara, and probably a gaggle of NYAF Maids. You’re welcome.
For more details on the NYC Japan Fair, follow it on Twitter (@NYCJapanFair) and read its blog (http://nycjapanfair.blogspot.com/). For up-to-the-minute reports from the NYC Japan Fair, follow NYAF on Twitter (@NY_Anime_Fest).
It’s the beginning of the month again!
And you know what that means, right?
No, not endless days of 100 degree Seattle heat leeching away my sanity well into a new month, with no hope of air conditioning ever blowing on my face or allowing me a moment of peaceful slumber!
Can you read how whiny I sound? I really do sound like that right now!
Indeed, instead, it is time to update our Free Library and offer new free eBooks that we can take on Kindles and laptops to the nearest air conditioned cafe or coffee source!
Here are the new additions:
There you go! Three new additions to the Free Library! Of those posted I have read The Briar King by Greg Keyes and I think it is one of the best novels I have read in quite a while. It is also one of those books Terry Brooks forced me to read because it deserved to be. The Briar King is the first book of a completed quartet. Keyes writes great characters and I have to admit when I finished up the last few chapters of the last book in the series, The Born Queen, I had standing tears in the eyes.
Now I get to try King’s Property and The Brass Bed—for free!
Be sure to tell your friends about these free books! I’m sure they are fans as well!
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Comic Cons are the epitome of fun insanity! Whether in San Diego or New York, the Comic Con goer is bombarded by hundreds of booths and dealers, thousands and thousands of fellow geeks, and the coolest swag the world has to offer! From free comic books to advanced reader copies to the merchandise we all invariably buy, we quickly become weighted down with the coolest the con has to offer!
So how do we as 2009 San Diego Comic Con goers carry all of that swag?
Easy! You come by Booth #1128 and grab a handy dandy all-purpose Suvudu swag bag!
Last year we had bags with handles and they were a great hit. But as we watched our fellow geeks walk around the convention, it quickly became apparent to us that they either needed more arms and hands or a different mode of carrying their swag. Most people carried three or four handled bags, brimming with goodness, but they didn’t have the ability to accrue more with ease.
This year, however, we have gone for a bag that does not require hands but can be worn!
Check it out! Pretty sweet, huh?
So if you are going to the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, stop by Booth #1128. Help yourself out! You’ll be happy you did.
Supplies as they last! First come, first served!
In addition to the exciting schedule of STAR WARS events Lucasfilm has planned for San Diego Comic Con this year, Del Rey is proud to present an action packed lineup of panels, author signings, contests, and free swag related to our best selling STAR WARS books.
The super cool Star Wars: Death Troopers image above is one of two FREE posters we’re giving away! Jump to see the full schedule and the cool FATE OF THE JEDI poster.
Japanese actor Eiji Okuda and director Sion Sono will be making an appearance at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Avenue of the Americas) on July 3 at 4:30 PM. Both Okuda and Sono will be in NYC as guests of the New York Asian Film Festival, and they’ll be at Kinokuniya to speak about their careers and their work together on their newest film, BE SURE TO SHARE, which will receive its World Premiere on Sunday, July 5 at 8:15 PM at Japan Society. The film is being co-presented as part of Japan’s Society’s JAPAN CUTS Festival of New Japanese Film.
With Lost and Dollhouse over, you may be wondering what to do with your life. Can’t answer that question for you, but I can tell you what to do this weekend.
Central Park Steam Punk Picnic
Saturday - 1-3 PM - Central Park
Get out your Victorian underpants, as it’s time for a Steam Punk picnic. There’ll be events, photo shoots, contests, and lots and lots of goggles!
Super Para Natural Manga Day
Sunday - 11-7 PM - Kinokuniya Bookstore
Kinokuniya, the NY Anime Festival, Alone Together, Bandai, Del Rey Manga, Dark Horse Comics, FUNimation, Right Stuf, Samurai Beat Radio, VIZ Media, and VIZ Pictures present a day of spooky panels, screenings, and contests. Halloween comes early at Kinokuniya!
