Author News & Interviews

Interview: Kagan McLeod, author of Infinite Kung Fu

Sep 6, 2011

Kagan McLeod has been redefining cool for a while now with Infinite Kung Fu, a hip, fun, totally addictive series that was originally brought to life as a self-published comic and is now available as a graphic novel from Top Shelf. Mixing genres and styles effortlessly, McLeod creates a blend that transpires most kung-fu tropes to be startlingly original. And did we mention how fun it is? Check it out, but first check out this interview with Kagan.

Interview: Jenny Downham, author of You Against Me

Sep 1, 2011

September 2011

After the success of her first novel, BEFORE I DIE, Jenny Downham took on the complex project of her newest book,YOU AGAINST ME, which deals with teenage sexual assault in a small, tight-knit community. With elements of suspense, mystery, psychological trauma and star-crossed love, YOU AGAINST ME delves deeply into the minds of its characters as they face life-changing events.

Interview: Brandon Thomas, author of The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury: Time Runs Out

Aug 30, 2011

Brandon Thomas created his heroine Miranda Mercury to make the kind of comic book he’d like to see in the marketplace. While publishers initially shied away from the concept for a number of reasons, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury eventually found a home with Archaia Entertainment and has been garnering attention and praise in the graphic novel world. It appears on this year's YALSA list of selections of Great Graphic Novels for Teens and has been nominated for four Glyph Awards. Thomas spoke to GraphicNovelReporter about how he created Miranda, his decades-long love of comics, and how he’s been both writing about comics and for comics the last several years.  

Interview: Lev Grossman, author of The Magician King

Aug 9, 2011

Lev Grossman’s world is full of books, whether he’s writing them or reviewing them, and he has a special fondness for comics. Besides being the book critic for Time, he’s published the novels Warp, Codex, The Magicians, and the recently released The Magician King. Lev talked to GraphicNovelReporter about his comics-related writing, how he dreams of writing his own comic book, and his septuagenarian mother’s Death Note jewelry.

Interview: Walter Dean Myers, author of The Cruisers #2: Checkmate

Aug 1, 2011

August 2011

Walter Dean Myers has written more than 85 books for children and young adults, including the award-winning MONSTER, FALLEN ANGELS, SLAM!, JAZZ and HARLEM. Now, in the second installment of his Cruisers series, Myers explores the world of competitive chess as seen through the eyes of a group of middle-school misfits.