The New BookShelf Magazine Has Arrived

The BookShelf Magazine is available as a handy introductory resource to help direct market shops that work with local schools and/or libraries to promote literacy using comic books and graphic novels.

BookShelf is a colorful, comic-sized magazine designed to complement Diamond's BookShelf website and features excerpts from recent reviews, news items, core lists and feature articles. Features include:

• Why graphic novels are valuable to teachers, librarians, and media specialists
• An interview with Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Connor McCreery
• Schulz Cartoon Library's Head Librarian Caitlin McGurk offers proven techniques for increasing a library's graphic novel donations
• Caroline County, MD, Library Network and System Manager John Courie discusses the role of gaming in the library
• A Preview of Dark Horse's Scary Godmother: Comic Book Stories
• Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries

And more!

Sample pages from BookShelf Magazine #8:

Starting a Graphic Novel Collection

Acquiring Donations for Your Graphic Novel Collection (by Caitlin McGurk)

Spooky Suggestions for Halloween Reading

Retailers interested in obtaining copies of BookShelf can order the magazine with the item code JUN118166, at a cost of $.20 per issue.

If you would like copies of the BookShelf Magazine for your next event, please email editor@diamondbookshelf.com for details.