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Let's Talk Libraries
That's right, no shushing here!
May was a month full of travel...Greensboro, NC for Free Comic Book Day, Toronto for TCAF, and Washington, D.C. for AwesomeCon.
And at the end of June I'm headed out to San Francisco for the American Library Association's annual conference. The ALA Annual is essentially a trade show for libraries and librarians. Publishers set up, bring authors for signings, do giveaways, etc. And in recent years they've opened their doors to authors and illustrators of graphic novels. This will be my second year attending, and my first year with the completed PIX: ONE WEIRDEST WEEKEND graphic novel. It's a chance to show the book to some of the most important people in terms of getting a book for young readers to those young readers.
And while I'll meet a lot of librarians, I won't meet them all, so I'm officially asking you for help. This month I would love for you to tell your local library about PIX! If you have a copy, show it to them and encourage them to order a copy (or more) for their collection...if your library website has an email option, let them know you want PIX in their collection (give 'em the ISBN number -- ISBN-13: 978-0990521808 -- even)...if you have a child in elementary or middle school, let the school librarian/media specialist know about it.
PIX is a self-published, independent book without the power of a name publisher (like Simon & Schuster or Scholastic) or a household name (like Spider-Man or Diary of a Wimpy Kid) behind it. so word of mouth and requests and recommendations can really help.
I hope, come the end of June, to meet some librarians who recognize PIX because they heard from one of you about it. I thank you in advance.
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Banner photo courtesy of librarian and media specialist Laura Given.
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