Meg Lemke
@meglemke.bsky.social
Comics reviews editor at Publishers Weekly / Editor in Chief @muthamagazine.bsky.social / #books #babies #brooklyn
must-read Heidi coverage of SDCC - www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @comixace.bsky.social
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Delivers Despite Eisner Leak
Though the con’s biggest event, the Eisner Awards ceremony, was marred by the early release of the winners, the show floor was abuzz with comics publishers reporting strong sales, especially for colle...
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really it's more of a moleskine but, same same if you don't get PW picks newsletter from PW, do! here's my pick this week -
★ This delightfully hyperbolic tale from Serge Lehman and Frederik Peeters features a dirty old town filled with secrets, feuds, and ghosts. The result is a big, ambitious fantasy that blurs genre lines to dazzling effect while staying true to its French noir roots. @abramscomicarts buff.ly/oBbCswW
★ Ignatz winner Ulli Lust presents an entertaining, whimsically drawn prehistory focused on human cooperation and creative effort. It’s an illuminating look into what makes humans human. @ExperimentBooks buff.ly/wh2ARmw
The Boston-based publisher, which is primarily known for its nonfiction about political and social issues, will publish 3–5 titles per year through its Fort Point imprint, with Beacon director Gayatri Patnaik leading acquisitions.
Beacon Press Launches Fiction Imprint
The Boston-based publisher, which is primarily known for its nonfiction about political and social issues, will publish 3–5 titles per year through its Fort Point imprint, with Beacon director Gayatri...
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Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer, Sina Grace, Victoria Jamieson, Thien Pham, and Shaun Tan headline a star-studded season for tween readers. Check out all the titles here: buff.ly/kbBcgqf
here she comes www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
How Roberta Gregory Created the Grouchiest Woman in Comics
The new omnibus Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken (Fantagraphics, out now) collects decades of the pioneering creator’s comics about a woman who hates everyone.
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This week brought another edition of The Fanatic, our twice-monthly comics newsletter for @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Our top story this week was @comixace.bsky.social's on-the-ground report from Comic Con and how the Eisners leak actually turned out ok! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Delivers Despite Eisner Leak
Though the con’s biggest event, the Eisner Awards ceremony, was marred by the early release of the winners, the show floor was abuzz with comics publishers reporting strong sales, especially for colle...
publishersweekly.com
“She's everybody's dark side,” Gregory says, “but the sad thing is, she's unaware of what she's doing to herself." Roberta Gregory spoke to Publishers Weekly about Bitchy! and creating "the grouchiest woman in comics"! https://ow.ly/JLFH50ZuwfE
here she comes www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
How Roberta Gregory Created the Grouchiest Woman in Comics
The new omnibus Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken (Fantagraphics, out now) collects decades of the pioneering creator’s comics about a woman who hates everyone.
publishersweekly.com
must-read Heidi coverage of SDCC - www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @comixace.bsky.social
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Delivers Despite Eisner Leak
Though the con’s biggest event, the Eisner Awards ceremony, was marred by the early release of the winners, the show floor was abuzz with comics publishers reporting strong sales, especially for colle...
publishersweekly.com
developments www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Podium to Publish Fiction Podcasts as Audiobooks
The catalog, which begins rolling out August 4, comprises audiobook adaptations of 35 serialized podcasts currently hosted on the Realm network. The L.A.-based Podium has enlisted such celebrity narra...
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noice www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Beacon Press Launches Fiction Imprint
The Boston-based publisher, which is primarily known for its nonfiction about political and social issues, will publish 3–5 titles per year through its Fort Point imprint, with Beacon director Gayatri...
publishersweekly.com
"Hayes imbues her speculative premise with an understated reserve, pairing wispy pencil lines and muted blue tableaux with a reticent narrative voice recalling Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go." — Publishers Weekly Identical by Leah Hayes is out 9/15! https://ow.ly/szAn50ZusiY
Yay! @roberta-g.bsky.social made Publisher's Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
How Roberta Gregory Created the Grouchiest Woman in Comics
The new omnibus Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken (Fantagraphics, out now) collects decades of the pioneering creator’s comics about a woman who hates everyone.
publishersweekly.com
I talked with Lucas Harari for Publishers Weekly about his noirish body-swap graphic novel ‘The Case of David Zimmerman’ (a loose film adaptation, ‘The Unknown,’ premiered at Cannes this year), Paris heatwaves, and his illustration for the issue’s cover.
Meg Lemke@meglemke.bsky.social · 3w agoFrench noir weirdness ftw www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
“If you are a queer parent and don’t have this baggage, please share your secrets…” Sneak peek from KC Councilor’s latest comic for MUTHA - link in comments 🔗 #queerfamilies #transparenting #comics
check out the French artist behind PW Fall comics preview's original cover art - and a new, starred review graphic novel coming this next season from Arsenal Pulp
Meg Lemke@meglemke.bsky.social · 3w agoFrench noir weirdness ftw www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
