The Children's Book Committee bang in 1909 as part of the family life education program of the Child Study Association of America, an organization devoted to guiding parents in their understanding of child development. Today's Committee includes 40 members from various professions concerned with children and books including writers, illustrators, editors, librarians, teachers, and parents; and is dedicated to aiding parents, teachers, and librarians choose books that children will find captivating and transforming.

To aid in book collection, The Children's Book Committee provides the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant-16, in their annual Best Books of the Year list. The Committee reviews over 6000 titles and makes decisions based on accuracy and literary quality, and they consider the emotional impact a text will have on children. From this list, 600 books, both fiction and nonfiction, are categorized by age with detailed annotations for each book.

The 2018 Best Books of the Year list has been announced, and includes Katie' Green's graphic memoir Lighter Than My Shadow. Green's impactful graphic novel was published in October 2017 and is a hand-drawn story of struggle, abuse, eating disorders, and recovery. For the full description see below:

A graphic memoir of eating disorders, abuse and recovery.

Like most kids, Katie was a picky eater. She'd sit at the table in silent protest, hide uneaten toast in her bedroom, listen to parental threats that she'd have to eat it for breakfast.

But in any life a set of circumstance can collide, and normal behavior might soon shade into something sinister, something deadly. One day you can find yourself being told you have two weeks to live.

Lighter Than My Shadow is a hand-drawn story of struggle and recovery, a trip into the black heart of a taboo illness, an exposure of those who are so weak as to prey on the weak, and an inspiration to anybody who believes in the human power to endure towards happiness.

For the full list of titles included in the Best Books of the Year list, click here.

Presented annually during StokerCon, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the 2017 Bram Stoker Awards® winners.

“This year’s slate of nominees truly demonstrates the breadth and quality of the horror genre,” said Lisa Morton, HWA President and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner. “Once again, our members and awards juries have chosen outstanding works of literature, cinema, non-fiction, and poetry.”

The presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards® was held March 1st-4th at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island during the third annual StokerCon. The awards presentation was also live-streamed online via the StokerCon website.

Named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, the Bram Stoker Awards® are recognize superior writing in eleven categories including traditional fiction of various lengths, poetry, screenplays and non-fiction. Previous winners include Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, Joyce Carol Oates and Neil Gaiman. For a full list of categories and winners, see below. 

Superior Achievement in a Novel

• Winner: Golden, Christopher – Ararat (St. Martin’s Press)
• King, Stephen and King, Owen – Sleeping Beauties (Scribner
• Malerman, Josh – Black Mad Wheel (Ecco)
• Miskowski, S.P. – I Wish I Was Like You (JournalStone)
• Tem, Steve Rasnic – Ubo (Solaris)

Superior Achievement in a First Novel

• Winner: Cabeen, Robert Payne – Cold Cuts (Omnium Gatherum Media)
• Davidson, Andy – In the Valley of the Sun (Skyhorse Publishing)
• Hayward, Matt – What Do Monsters Fear? (Post Mortem Press)
• Hepler, Jeremy – The Boulevard Monster (Bloodshot Books)
• Thomas, Scott – Kill Creek (Ink Shares)

Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel

• French, Gillian – The Door to January (Islandport Press)
• Leveen, Tom – Hellworld (Simon Pulse)
• Winner: Liggett, Kim – The Last Harvest (Tor Teen)
• Lukavics, Amy – The Ravenous (Harlequin Teen)
• Porter, Sarah – When I Cast Your Shadow (Tor Teen)

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel

• Carey, Mike and Arvind, Ethan David – Darkness Visible (IDW)
• Winner: Duffy, Damian and Butler, Octavia E. – Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Abrams ComicArts)
• Ferris, Emil – My Favorite Thing is Monsters (Fantagraphics)
• Hickman, Jonathan – The Black Monday Murders (Image Comics)
• Liu, Marjorie – Monstress Volume 2: The Blood (Image Comics)

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

• Edelman, Scott – Faking it Until Forever Comes (Liars, Fakers, and the Dead Who Eat Them) (Written Backwards)
• Winner: Jones, Stephen Graham – Mapping the Interior (Tor.com)
• Kiernan, Caitlín R. – Agents of Dreamland (Tor.com)
• Taylor, Lucy – Sweetlings (Tor.com)
• Waggoner, Tim – A Kiss of Thorns (DarkFuse)

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction

• Bailey, Michael – “I Will Be the Reflection Until the End” (Tales from the Lake Vol. 4) (Crystal Lake Publishing)
• Chambers, James – “A Song Left Behind in the Aztakea Hills” (Shadows Over Main Street, Volume 2) (Cutting Block Books)
• Winner: Mannetti, Lisa – “Apocalypse Then” (Never Fear: The Apocalypse) (13Thirty Books)
• Neugebauer, Annie – “So Sings the Siren” (Apex Magazine #101) (Apex Publications)
• Yardley, Mercedes M. – “Loving You Darkly” (F(r)iction Magazine #8) (Tethered by Letters)

Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection

• Winner: Hill, Joe – Strange Weather (William Morrow)
• Kiste, Gwendolyn – And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe(JournalStone)
• Malerman, Josh – Goblin (Earthling Publications)
• Matsuura, Thersa – The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales (Independent Legions Publishing)
• McGrath, Patrick – Writing Madness (Centipede Press)

Superior Achievement in a Screenplay

• Del Toro, Guillermo and Taylor, Vanessa – The Shape of Water (TSG Entertainment, Double Dare You Productions)
• Duffer, Matt and Duffer, Ross – Stranger Things: MadMax, Episode 02:01: Chapter One (21 Laps Entertainment, Monkey Massacre)
• Frost, Mark and Lynch, David – Twin Peaks, Part 8 (Rancho Rosa Partnership, Inc.)
• Palmer, Chase, Fukunaga, Cary, and Dauberman, Gary – It (New Line Cinema)
• Winner: Peele, Jordan – Get Out (Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, QC Entertainment)
• Shyamalan, M. Night – Split (Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse Productions)

Superior Achievement in an Anthology

• Brooks, Kinitra, PhD., Addison, Linda D., and Morris, Susana, PhD. – Sycorax’s Daughters (Cedar Grove Publishing)
• Datlow, Ellen – Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales: An Anthology (Pegasus Books)
• Maberry, Jonathan and Romero, George A. – Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology (St. Martin’s Griffin)
• Manzetti, Alessandro and Lester, Jodi Renee – The Beauty of Death Vol. 2: Death by Water (Independent Legions Publishing)
• Winner: Murano, Doug – Behold!: Oddities, Curiosities & Undefinable Wonders (Crystal Lake Publishing)

Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction

• Brittany, Michele – Horror in Space: Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre(McFarland)
• Brooks, Kinitra D. – Searching for Sycorax: Black Women’s Hauntings of Contemporary Horror (Rutgers University Press)
• Winner: Hendrix, Grady. Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ‘70s and ‘80s Horror Fiction (Quirk Books)
• Jones, Stephen – The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History(Applause Theatre & Cinema Books)
• Mynhardt, Joe and Johnson, Eugene – Where Nightmares Come From: The Art of Storytelling in the Horror Genre – (Crystal Lake Publishing)

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection

• Frazier, Robert and Boston, Bruce – Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest(Crystal Lake Publishing)
• Manzetti, Alessandro – No Mercy (Crystal Lake Publishing)
• Simon, Marge and Turzillo, Mary – Satan’s Sweethearts (Weasel Press)
• Winner: Sng, Christina – A Collection of Nightmares (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
• Wytovich, Stephanie M. – Sheet Music to My Acoustic Nightmare (Raw Dog Screaming Press)

The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. The finalists for 2017 have been revealed for all categories including Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels and Young Adult Graphic Novels. For a full list of all finalists in the graphic novel categories, click here. See below for the winners in all categories.

Board Books: Changing Faces: Meet Happy Bear, Published by Harry N Abrams

Fiction Picture Books: Big Cat, Little Cat, Published by Roaring Brook Press

Easy Readers: King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code, Published by Peachtree

Early Chapter Books: Wedgie & Gizmo, Published by HarperCollins Childrens

Elementary Non-Fiction: Hatching Chicks in Room 6, Published by Charlesbridge

Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels: Where's Halmoni?, Published by Little Bigfoot

Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, Published by Bloomsbury USA

Middle Grade Fiction: Refugee, Published by Scholastic

Middle Grade Non-Fiction: Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive!, Published by Walden Pond Press

Poetry: I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Junior High Non-Fiction: The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found, Published by Candlewick Press

Senior High Non-Fiction: Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, Published by Henry Holt

Young Adult Graphic Novels: Spill Zone, Published by First Second

Young Adult Fiction: Piecing Me Together, Published by Bloomsbury USA

Young Adult Speculative Fiction: Scythe (Arc of a Scythe), Published by Simon & Schuster

The American Library Association's (ALA's) Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced its 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.

Designed to aid Young Adult librarians with graphic novel collections, the list presents graphic novels published in the past 16 months, selected for proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of teens. Additionally, the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee has chosen a Top Ten list from the overall titles which they feel "meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens." The list encompasses a wide variety of genres and subjects, from off-beat superheroes, to mysterious villainous sidekicks, middle school drama, roller derby, and more. 

Presented here is a spotlight on the YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten titles, with the full list below. Bold titles denote Diamond publishers. To see all the titles featured on YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list from Diamond publishers, click here.

• The Backstagers. By James Tynion IV. Illus. by Rian Sygh. 2017. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781608869930)
• Black Hammer, Volume 1: Secret Origins. By Jeff Lemire. Illus. by Dean Ormston. 2017. Dark Horse, $14.99 (9781616557867)
• Brave. By Svetlana Chmakova. Illus. by the author. 2017. Yen Press, $11.00 (9780316363189)
• I Am Alfonso Jones. By Tony Medina. Illus. by Stacey Robison and John Jennings. 2017. Tu Books, $18.95 (9781620142639)
• Jonesy. By Sam Humprhies. Illus. by Caitlin Rose Boyle
  • v.1. BOOM! Studios, $9.99 (9781608868834)
  • v.2. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781608869992)
  • v.3. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781684150168)
• Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation. By Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler. Illus. by John Jennings. 2017. Abrams ComicArts, $24.95 (9781419709470)
• Lighter than My Shadow. By Katie Green. Illus. by the author. 2017. Lion Forge, $19.99 (9781941302415)
• My Brother’s Husband. By Gengoroh Tagame. Illus. by the author. 2017. Pantheon Books, $24.95 (9781101871515)
• Spill Zone. By Scott Westerfeld. Illus. by Alex Puvilland. 2017. First Second, $22.99 (9781596439368)

Presented below is the full list of YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens, encompassing 115 total graphic novels and separated between Nonfiction and Fiction titles. Overall, 20 of the graphic novels are from Diamond publishers.

NONFICTION

• Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father. By Jonathan Hennessey. Illus. By Justin Greenwood. 2017. Ten Speed Press, $19.99 (9780399580000)
• Becoming Unbecoming. By Una. Illus. by the author. 2016. Arsenal Pulp, $24.95 (9781551526539)
• Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2. By Joel Christian Gill. Illus. by the author. 2016. Fulcrum Publishing, $23.95 (9781938486944)
• The Best We Could Do. By Thi Bui. Illus. by the author. 2017. Abrams ComicArts, $24.95 (9781419718779)
• California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before the Mamas & the Papas. By Pénélope Bagieu. Illus. by the author. 2017. First Second, $16.50 (9781626725461)\
• The Creeps. By Fran Krause. Illus. by the author. 2017. Ten Speed Press, $11.13 (9780399579141)
• Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home. By Nicole J. Georges. Illus. by the author. 2017. Mariner Books, $17.95 (9780544577831)
• It's All Absolutely Fine: Life is Complicated so I've Drawn it Instead. By Ruby Elliot. Illus. by the author. 2017. Andrews McMeel, $16.99 (978144948424)
• *Lighter than My Shadow. By Katie Green. Illus. by the author. 2017. Lion Forge, $19.99 (9781941302415)
• Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us. By Ananth Hirsch and Yuko Ota. Illus by Yuko Ota. 2017. Oni Press, $34.14 (9781620103838)
• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story. By Debbie Tung. Illus. by the author. 2017. Andrews McMeel, $14.99 (9781449486068)
• Real Friends: A True Story About Cool Kids and Crybabies. By Shannon Hale. Illus. by LeUyen Pham. 2017. First Second, $12.99 (9781626727854)
• Rendez-vous in Phoenix. By Tony Sandoval. Illus. by the author. 2016. Roar, an imprint of Lion Forge, $19.99 (9781942367284)
• Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D. By David Kushner. Illus. by Koren Shadmi. 2017. Nation Books, $16.99 (9781568585598)
• Spinning. By Tillie Walden. Illus. by the author. 2017. First Second, $17.99 (9781626729407)

FICTION

• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank. By Matthew Rosenberg. Illus. by Tyler Boss. 2017. Black Mask Comics, $14.99 (9781628751888)
• Afar. By Leila Del Duca. Illus. by Kit Seaton. 2017. Image Comics, $14.99 (9781632159410)
• All’s Faire in Middle School. By Victoria Jamieson. Illus. by the author. Dial Books, $20.99 (9780525429982)
• Angel City: Town without Pity. By Janet Harvey. Illus. by Megan Levens. 2017. Oni Press, $19.99 (9781620104262)
• Anonymous Noise. By Ryoko Fukuyama. Illus. by the author
  • v.1. VIZ Media, $9.99 (9781421594200)
  • v.2. VIZ Media, $9.24 (9781421594217)
  • v.3. VIZ Media, $9.99 (9781421594224)
  • v.4. VIZ Media, $9.99 (9781421594231)
• Archie, Volume 2. By Mark Waid. Illus. by Veronica Fish. 2016. Archie Comics, $19.99 (9781627387989)
• As the Crow Flies. By Melanie Gillman. Illus. by the author. 2017. Iron Circus Comics, $30.00 (9781945820069)
• *The Backstagers. By James Tynion IV. Illus. by Rian Sygh. 2017. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781608869930)
• Bad Machinery: The Case of the Unwelcome Visitor. By John Allison. Illus. by the author. 2016. Oni Press, $19.99 (9781620103517)
• *Black Hammer, Volume 1: Secret Origins. By Jeff Lemire. Illus. by Dean Ormston. 2017. Dark Horse, $14.99 (9781616557867)
• *Brave. By Svetlana Chmakova. Illus. by the author. 2017. Yen Press, $11.00 (9780316363189)
• Bungo Stray Dogs. By Kafka Asagiri. Illus. by Sango Harukawa.
  • v.1. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316554701)
  • v.2. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316468145)
  • v.3. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316468152)
  • v.4. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316468169)
• The Case Study of Vanitas. By Jun Mochizuki. Illus. by the author. 2016. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316552813)
• Crawl Space. By Jesse Jacobs. Illus. by the author. 2017. Koyama, $19.95 (9781927668412)
• Dept. H. By Matt Kindt. Illus. by the author and Sharlene Kindt.
  • v.1. Pressure. Dark Horse, $19.99 (9781616559892)
  • v.2. After the Flood. Dark Horse, $19.99 (9781616559908)
• Descender. By Jeff Lemire. Illus. by Dustin Nguyen.
  • v.3. Singularities. 2016. Image Comics, $14.99 (9781632158789)
  • v.4. Orbital Mechanics. Image Comics, $16.99 (9781534301931)
• Dreamin' Sun. By Ichigo Takano. Illus. by the author.
  • v.1. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626925250)
  • v.2. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626925274)
  • v.3. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626925458)
• Erased. By Ken Sanbe. Illus. by the author.
  • v.1. Yen Press, $30.00 (9780316553315)
  • v.2. Yen Press, $30.00 (9780316468442)
• Faith. By Jody Houser. Illus. by Pere Pérez, Marguerite Sauvage, Joe Eisma, and Kate Miemczyk
  • v.2. California Scheming. Valiant Entertainment, $14.99 (9781682151631)
  • v.4. The Faithless. Valiant Entertainment, $14.99 (9781682152195)
• Fish Girl. By Donna Jo Napoli. Illus. by David Wiesner. 2017. Clarion Books, $25.00 (9780544815124)
• Flying Witch, Volume 1. By Chihiro Ishizuka. Illus. by the author. 2017. Kodansha, $10.95 (9781945054099)
• Generations. By Flavia Biondi. Illus. by the author. 2017. Lion Forge, $14.99 (9781941302507)
• Giant Days. By John Allison. Illus. by Max Sarin
  • v.3. 2016. Boom Box, $14.99 (9781608868513)
  • v.4. Boom Box, $14.99 (9781608869381)
• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run. By Nagabe. Illus. by the author. 2017. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626924673)
• Girls' Last Tour. By Tsukumizu. Illus. by the author
  • v.1. Yen Press, $15.00 (9780316470629)
  • v.2. Yen Press, $15.00 (9780316470643)
• Goldie Vance. By Hope Larson. Illus. by Brittney Williams
  • v.1. 2016. BOOM! Studios, $9.95 (9781626924628)
  • v.2. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781626925243)
  • v.3. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781684150533)
• Hana & Hina After School. By Milk Morinaga. Illus. by the author
  • v.1. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626924628)
  • v.2. Seven Seas, $12.99 (9781626925243)
• Happiness. By Shuzo Oshimi. Illus. by the author. 2016. Kodansha, $12.99 (9781632363633)
• Heathen. By Natasha Alterici. Illus. by the author. 2017. Vault Comics, $10.99 (9781939424198)
• *I Am Alfonso Jones. By Tony Medina. Illus. by Stacey Robison and John Jennings. 2017. Tu Books, $18.95 (9781620142639)
• I Hear the Sunspot. By Yuki Fumino. Illus. by the author. 2017. One Peace Books, $12.95 (9781944937300)
• *Jonesy. By Sam Humprhies. Illus. by Caitlin Rose Boyle
  • v.1. 2016. BOOM! Studios, $9.99 (9781608868834)
  • v.2. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781608869992)
  • v.3. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781684150168)
• Jughead, Volume 2. By Chip Zdarsky and Ryan North. Illus. by Derek Charm. 2017. Archie Comics, $17.99 (9781682559987). It's summer vacation, and it appears that just about everyone in Riverdale is focused on romantic relationships.  Can Jughead survive the drama and have a relaxing summer with his friends? Or will love find him after all?
• Kim & Kim, Volume 1: This Glamorous, High-flying Rock Star Life. By Magdalene Visaggio. Illus. by Eva Cabrera and Claudia Aguirre. 2017. Black Mask Studios, $12.97 (9781628751604)
• *Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation. By Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler. Illus. by John Jennings. 2017. Abrams ComicArts, $24.95 (9781419709470)
• Ladycastle. By Delilah S. Dawson. Illus. by Ashley A. Woods. 2017. BOOM! Studios, $14.99 (9781684150328)
• The Lighthouse. By Paco Roca. Illus. by the author. 2017. NBM Graphic Novels, $15.99 (9781681120560)
• Louis Undercover. By Fanny Britt. Illus. by Isabelle Arsenault. 2017. Groundwood Books, $19.95 (9781554988594)
• Love: The Dinosaur. By Frederic Brremaud. Illus. by Frederico Bertolucci. 2017. Roar, $17.99 (9781942367369)
• Lumberjanes, Volume 6: Sink or Swim. By Shannon Waters and Kat Leyh. Illus. by Carey Pietsch. 2017. Boom! Box, $14.99 (9781608869541)
• Mighty Jack and the Goblin King. By Ben Hatke. Illus. by the author. 2017. First Second, $14.99 (9781626722668)
• Misfit City, Volume 1. By Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith. Illus. by Naomi Franquiz. 2017. BOOM! Box, $14.99 (9781684150274)
• Mis(h)adra. By Iasmin Ata. Illus. by the author. 2017. Gallery 13, $25.00 (9781501162107)
• Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood. By Marjorie Liu. Illus. by Sana Takeda. 2017. Image Comics, $16.99 (9781534300415)
• Motor Crush. By Brenden Fletcher. Illus. by Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr. 2017. Image Comics, $9.99 (9781534301894)
• Ms. Marvel. By G. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Takeshi Miyazawa, Adrian Alphona, Mira Andolfo, and Francesco Gaston.
  • v.6. Marvel, $17.99 (9780785196129)
  • v.7. Marvel, $17.99 (9781302903053)
• *My Brother’s Husband. By Gengoroh Tagame. Illus. by the author. 2017. Pantheon Books, $24.95 (9781101871515). After the passing of Ryoji, his twin brother, Yaichi, and his now widowed husband, Mike, come together to learn more about the loved one they have both lost.
• Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie. By Anthony Del Col. Illus. by Werther Dell’Edera. 2017. Dynamite Entertainment, $19.99 (9781524104177)
• Nightwing, Volume 1: Better Than Batman. By Tim Seeley. Illus. by Yanick Paquette and Javier Fernandez. 2017. DC Comics, $16.99 (9781401268039)
• The One Hundred Nights of Hero. By Isabel Greenberg. Illus. by the author. 2016. Little, Brown and Company, $25.00 (9780316259170)
• One Trick Pony. By Nathan Hale. Illus. by the author. 2017. Amulet Books, $10.01 (9781419721281)
• Paper Girls. By Brian K. Vaughan. Illus. by Cliff Chiang and Matt Wilson
  • v.2. Image Comics, $12.99 (9781632158956)
  • v.3. Image Comics, $12.99 (9781534302235)
• *Pashmina. By Nidhi Chanani Illus. by the author. 2017. First Second, $21.99 (9781626720879)
• The Promised Neverland, Volume 1. By Kaiu Shirai. Illus. by Possums Demizu. 2017. VIZ Media, $9.99 (9781421597126)
• Royal City. By Jeff Lemire. Illus. by the author. 2017. Image Comics, $9.99 (9781534302624)
• The Royal Tutor. By Higasa Akai. Illus. by the author
  • v.1. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316439794)
  • v.2. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316562843)
  • v.3. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316441001)
• School-Live!. By Norimitsu Kaihou. Illus. by Sadoru Chiba
  • v.5. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316310017)
  • v.6. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316502726)
• Secret Coders. By Gene Luen Yang. Illus. by Mike Holmes
  • v.3. Secrets & Sequences. First Second, $10.99 (9781626726185)
  • v.4. Robots & Repeats. First Second, $10.99 (9781626726062)
• Shade the Changing Girl, Volume 1: Earth Girl Made Easy. By Cecil Castellucci. Illus. by Marley Zarcone. 2017. Young Animal, $16.99 (9781401270995)
• She-Hulk, Volume 1: Deconstructed. By Mariko Tamaki. Illus. by Nico Leon and Dalibor Talajic. 2017. Marvel, $17.99 (9781302905675)
• Slam! Volume 1. By Pamela Ribon. Illus. by Veronica Fish. 2017. BOOM! Box, $14.99 (978164150045)
• Snotgirl, Volume 1: Green Hair Don’t Care. By Bryan Lee O'Malley. Illus. by Leslie Hung. 2017. Image Comics, $9.99 (9781534300361)
• Space Battle Lunchtime: A Recipe for Disaster. By Natalie Riess. Illus. by the author. 2017. Oni Press, $12.99 (9781620104040)
• *Spill Zone. By Scott Westerfeld. Illus. by Alex Puvilland. 2017. First Second, $22.99 (9781596439368)
• Star Trek: Boldly Go. By Mike Johnson. Illus. by Tony Shasteen. 2017. IDW, $19.99 (9781631409233)
• The Stone Heart: The Nameless City, Volume 2. By Faith Erin Hicks. Illus. by the author. 2017. First Second, $21.99 (9781626721593)
• Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, Volume 1. Edited by Arigon Starr. Illus. by editor and others. 2016. Native Realities Publishing, $19.99 (9780990694755)
• The Unstoppable Wasp, Volume 1: Unstoppable. By Jeremy Whitley. Illus. by Elsa Charretier. 2017. Marvel, $12.99 (9781302906467)
• Waiting for Spring. By Anashin. Illus. by the author
  • v.1. Kodansha Comics, $12.99 (9781632365163)
  • v.2. Kodansha Comics, $12.99 (9781632365170)
• The Wendy Project. By Melissa Jane Osborne. Illus. by Veronica Fish. 2017. Super Genius, $12.99 (9781629917696)
• Wires and Nerve. By Marissa Meyer. Illus. by Douglas Holgate. 2017. Feiwel & Friends, $21.99 (9781250078261)
• The Witch Boy. By Molly Ostertag. Illus. by the author. 2017. GRAPHIX, $12.99 (9781338089516)
• Your Name, Volume 1. By Makoto Shinkai. Illus. by Ranmaru Katone. 2017. Yen Press, $13.00 (9780316558556)

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Diamond Comic Distributors proudly announces the winners of the 2017 Diamond Gem Awards, selected by comic book specialty retailers and celebrated within the comic book industry as an key annual award honoring sales success.

DC Entertainment took home Comic Book Publisher of the Year (Over 3% Market Share) in 2017. Retailers recognized DC with the most Gem Awards--seven--including the Comic Book of the Year $3.99 or Under with Batman #24; Comic Book of the Year - Over $3.99 with Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12); Backlist Publisher of the Year; Licensed TP or HC of the Year with Batman/TMNT, Volume 1, shared with IDW Publishing; Best All-Ages Original/Reprint Graphic Novel with DC Super Hero Girls TP Volume 4: Past Times at Super Hero High; and Original Graphic Novel of the Year with Wonder Woman Earth One, Volume 1. DC Collectibles, the collectibles branch of DC Entertainment won Collectible Statue of the Year with the DC Designer Series: The Joker by Brian Bolland Statue.

Marvel Comics earned three Gem Awards, including Top Dollar Market Share Publisher of the Year, Top Dollar Comic Book of the Year for for Marvel Legacy #1; and Licensed Comic of the Year with Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1.

Image Comics also received three Gem Awards, taking home Reprint TP or HC of the Year with The Walking Dead: Here's Negan; Best Free Comic Book Day Book with FCBD 2017 I Hate Image; and Best New Comic Book Series for Redneck.  

IDW Publishing received three Gem Awards, taking home Anthology of the Year with Love is Love GN; Best All Ages Series with DuckTales, and Licensed TP or HC of the Year with Batman/TMNT, Volume 1 shared with DC Comics.

Dark Horse Comics took home the Gem Award for Trade Book of the Year with The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts HC.

Retailers also recognized AfterShock Comics as 2017 New Publisher of the Year, VIZ Media with two Gem Awards, including Manga Publisher of the Year; and Diamond Select Toys with a Gem Award for Toy Product of the Year with the Marvel Gallery: Dr. Strange PVC Figure.

A panel of Diamond product specialists selected the nominees for the Diamond Gem Awards based on each entry’s overall impact on the industry, while comics and related merchandise were chosen on the merits of their sales performance and quality from 2017. Members of the most critical segment that serves the comic book-buying public--comic book specialty retailers across the United States and worldwide--then selected the winners.

And the Winners are...

2017 Diamond Gem Award Suppliers of the Year
2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year Over 3% DC Entertainment	2017 Comic Book Publisher of the Year Under 3% AfterShock Comics	2017 Backlist Publisher of the Year DC Entertainment	Top Dollar Comic Book Publisher of the Year Marvel Comics

2017 Comic Book of the Year $3.99 or Under Batman #24  APR170279 DC Entertainment 2017 Top Dollar Comic Book Marvel Legacy #1 JUL170990 Marvel Comics 2017 Comic Book of the Year Over $3.99 Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12) SEP170245 DC Entertainment 2017 Best New  Comic Book Series Redneck Image Comics 2017 Licensed Comic Book of the Year Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1 MAR171106 Marvel Comics 2017 Best All-Ages Series DuckTales IDW Publishing 2017 Licensed TP/HC of the Year Batman/TMNT, Volume 1  APR170419 DC Entertainment/IDW Publishing 2017 Best All-Ages Original/Reprint GN DC Super Hero Girls, Volume 4:  Past Times at Super Hero High JUN170333 DC Entertainment 2017 Original GN of the Year Wonder Woman: Earth One, Volume 1 JAN170402 DC Entertainment 2017 Magazine of the Year Heavy Metal  Heavy Metal Magazine 2017 Reprint TP/HC of the Year The Walking Dead: Here's Negan JUL170766 Image Comics 2017 Indie GN of the Year My Favorite Thing  is Monsters GN Vol. 1 DEC161677 Fantagraphics Books 2017 Manga TP of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Volume 1 JAN172159 VIZ Media 2017 Anthology of the Year Love is Love GN OCT160480 IDW Publishing 2017 Best Free Comic Book Day Book FCBD 2017 I Hate Image  JAN170007 Image Comics 2017 Trade Book of the Year The Legend of Zelda:  Art & Artifacts HC JUL168360 Dark Horse Comics   2017 Collectable Statue of the Year DC Designer Series: The Joker by Brian Bolland Statue  JAN170427 DC Collectibles from  DC Entertainment   2017 Game Product of the Year Marvel HeroClix:  Deadpool and X-Force  Booster Brick NOV162996 WizKids/NECA 2017 Toy Product of the Year Marvel Gallery:  Dr. Strange PVC Figure JUL162621 Diamond Select Toys   2017 Toy Line of the Year Funko POP! Funko

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The Texas Library Association created the Mavericks Graphic Novels Reading List with the purpose of encouraging students in grade 6-12 to explore a variety of current books. Compilated by the a committee of public school and library officials, the Mavericks list is posted on an annual basis as recreational reading for readers of all ages. To see previous recommended reading lists: 2016 | 2017

Below is a list of the committee's 2018 recommended reading list as well as the Little Mavericks Graphic Novel list, recommending titles for grades K-5. Bold denotes Diamond publisher. For a fully annotated list of the recommended reading, click here.

LITTLE MAVERICK GRAPHIC NOVEL LIST

MAVERICK GRAPHIC NOVEL LIST

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Gregg Schigiel's original graphic novel, Pix: Too Super For School, took home two Kids' Comics Awards at a ceremony held on Saturday, June 16th as part of the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF). PIX won in the categories “Favorite Author” and “Be Cool, Stay in School” (for books set in school).

“These are the only comics awards exclusively about comics for younger readers and the love and appreciation for that material shows,” said Schigiel. “The categories are unique and fun, the ceremony itself is joyous and entertaining, kids vote for the winners, and the trophy is a literal toy! When I learned about these awards I dreamed of winning one. That Pix got two nominations and then won them both feels like overkill...but I'm not giving them back!”

While kids and teens vote for the KCA winners (who receive a Lego mini-figure trophy), the final nominees and categories are curated by active and retired librarians based upon online open nominations and internal review of material released in the prior year.

PIX, a superhero/fairy tale mash-up, follows the adventures of Pix, a teenage superhero who believes herself a fairy princess. TOO SUPER FOR SCHOOL, the second volume in the series, has Pix dealing with the challenges of her fairy beliefs and superhero actions at school.

The PIX books are intended for middle-grade readers, a growing category in publishing, particularly for graphic novels. Schigiel hopes the Kids' Comics Awards wins will bring some attention to the series he writes and illustrates. He added: “I love the Lego trophy, but the bigger 'prize' is the potential to raise awareness of the Pix books... I'm excited for the new eyes this can bring.”

For more information about PIX, please visit http://pixcomic.com.