Atria Lets Córdova’s ‘Angels’ Fly
Melanie Iglesias Perez at Atria bought world English and Spanish rights to The Fall of Rebel Angels by Zoraida Córdova. The book is set for fall 2023, and Córdova’s representative Suzie Townsend describes it as “love story between a woman suspected of murdering her former lover and a fallen angel who is cursed to search for his wings on Earth every one hundred years.”
Frank Miller started a publishing company
Comics legend, Frank Miller, is starting a publishing company called Frank Miller Presents. Miller will be acting as president and editor-in-chief, with the goal of creating and curating a line of comics that captures his distinct visual style from a range of comics veterans as well as rising artists.
Manga Is Booming
The manga marketplace sales have exploded in North America with sales currently at more than 2.5 times larger than its earlier sales peak back in 2007 according to Masaaki Shimizu, general manager and publisher at Square Enix Manga & Books. Not only are publishers seeing growth in bestselling, but they’re also reporting higher than usual sales for midlist and backlist titles as well.
Tennessee Lawmaker Suggests Burning Banned Books
While debating the HB 2666/SB 2247 bill in the House, Democratic State Representative John Ray Clemmons asked Republican State Representative Jerry Sexton what he would do with the books deemed “inappropriate” for the collection. Sexton responded, “I would burn them.”