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#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2026 Eisner Awards

Posted on September 16, 2026September 15, 2026 by Nanette McGuinness

As I draft this post, it's late July and that wonderful annual event known as San Diego Comic-Con has just ended its 2026 installment. For some, Comic-Con is a public arena for joyous cosplay, for others it's an opportunity to watch said cosplay with delight, camera in hand; for some it's a place to buy … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2026 Eisner Awards

Posted in #WorldKidLit Month, #WorldKidLit Wednesday/Weekend, Asia, Asian, Asian Literature, Award nominees, Award winner, Children's Title Pick, Fantasy, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, graphic novel, Independent Publisher, Independent Publishers, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Literature, Japanese Literature, Korea, Korean Literature, Korean Literature, manga, prizes, Review, Story, Translated Literature, Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, women translators, young, young adultTagged #WorldKidLit, #YALit, afterlife, artist, baking, daughter, death, dreams, family, Fantasy, Fiction, ghost, graphic novel, growing up, house, life path, macabre, manga, manwa, mother, slice of life, soundtracks, translation, Will Eisner Awards1 Comment

#ItalianLitMonth n.6: Who’s That Girl? A Reader’s Guide to The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Posted on October 4, 2024October 6, 2024 by Leah Janeczko

by Oonagh Stransky Domenico Starnone, born in Naples in 1943, is one of Italy’s greatest living authors. His name is often mentioned in connection to the mysterious figure of Elena Ferrante because of their shared interest in certain themes and the city of Naples. But we won’t be talking about that here. The Mortal and … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.6: Who’s That Girl? A Reader’s Guide to The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Italian Literature, Italy, Translated LiteratureTagged best book of the year, Childhood, coming-of-age novel, contemporary, death, Domenico Starnone, drowning, editors choice, family, family drama, friendship, grandmother, growing up, infatuation, Italian, ItalianLitMonth, Italy, ItLit2024, literary, memory, most anticipated, Naples, Neapolitan, novella, Oonagh Stransky, prize-winning, short novel, slim, Strega Prize, translated fiction1 Comment

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