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Secret Stacks
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Secret Stacks is YOUR comics in libraries podcast! Secret Stacks invites you to join a conversation between Thomas Maluck and guests from the worlds of comics, libraries, and publishing. Episodes will include graphic novel news, readers advisory, guest interviews, and tales from the front lines of conventions and library services.
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72: One Episode For Every Volume of Naruto
Jul 23, 202200:09:26Tap to summarizeThomas gets saccharine for the show's farewell episode. Some gratitude, some encouragement, and some reassurance.
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71: What Would Sara Smith Do? Buy More Comics!
Jul 1, 202200:48:45Tap to summarizeSara Smith, author of the Graphic Library blog and dedicated comics advocate, tells us about how she organizes her school library's shelves and navigates collection development in a conservative community! There are shout-outs to Katie J. McNamara, Jillian Rudes, Kelsey Bogan, and Matthew Murray, as well as references to No Flying No Tights, Booklist, Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable, GraphicLibrary.org, and Manga In Libraries. She is a fantastic librarian to follow and always has something new and worthwhile to share. Fresh Picks Monster Asadora Lost Lad London Wynd Grim Twig Canto Little Monsters Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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70: Yehudi Mercado, A Fish Out of Water In Two Different Ponds
May 31, 202200:49:23Tap to summarizeWriter/Illustrator Yehudi Mercado @ymercado shares the inspirations behind some of his many comics hitting the shelves. We talk about late friend of the show Jenny Colvin, conformity, masculinity, combining genres, being the only Jewish and Latinx kids in school, book bans, black joy, maxing out Photoshop layers, Shazam, and Miles Morales. Jenny Colvin's Reading Envy blog Yehudi Mercado at supermercado.pizza How Can I Stop Book Bans? The Mean Streets of South Uptown (from Jerry Craft's New Kid) Friends of the Furman Libraries Greenville Animal Care Fresh Picks Sci-Fu Chunky Shazam: Thundercrack What If Miles Morales Was Thor? The Ghoul Next Door Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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69: Dropping Flying Elbows with David Scheidt & Scoot McMahon
Apr 30, 202200:43:28Tap to summarizeDave Scheidt @DaveScheidt and Scoot McMahon @scootcomics talk about their new graphic novel, Agents of S.L.A.M., about a super-powered wrestling adventure! We talk about writing and drawing humor and violence for a young audience, lifelong influences, creative sound effects, representation and diversity, cliffhanger reveals, and the happy accidents of their creative process. Fresh Picks Mighty Marvel Masterworks: X-Men Cat Kid Comic Club Catwad Mr. Wolf's Class Sci-Fu (Thomas's SLJ review of Book 2: It Takes Two) Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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68: Matthew Noe, Down The Partisan Rabbit Hole
Mar 21, 202200:49:27Tap to summarizeMatthew Noe @NoeTheMatt #libcomix #graphicmedicine Graphicmedicine.org American Library Association Graphic Novel Comics Round Table - accepting nominations for best graphic novels for adults and children JAMA - "Graphic Medicine - The Best of 2021" Fresh Picks The Delicacy Mighty Thor Crude: A Memoir Dying For Attention: A Graphic Memoir of Nursing Home Care Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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67: Kingdom Hearts For Fairy Tales with Robin Richardson & Taylor Curreysmith
Feb 24, 202200:56:33Tap to summarizeMy guests for February 2022 are Robin Richardson and Taylor Curreysmith, the artist and writer behind House of the Queerbodies Part 1 on Kickstarter. We talk about the making of the comic, campaign rewards for libraries, Kickstarter's imminent shift to blockchain, and challenges toward LGBTQ+ content in youth media. We also endorse a pretty choice selection of comics! Fresh Picks Buuza Heartstopper Life of Melody The Magic Fish Mooncakes Not Simple Rainy Day Dreams Tidesong Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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66: Erica Friedman Watching Roses Over The Dueling Ground
Jan 28, 202200:52:37Tap to summarizeErica Friedman (@okazuyuri), lesbian icon, LGBTQ tastemaker, yuri expert, librarian, manga editor, blogger, lecturer… what can't she do? Listen to her heartfelt takes on fandom, grassroots publishing, and empowering listeners to Do The Thing! Okazu Blog ALC Publishing Erica on Patreon By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga (coming June 2022) Yuri Studio YouTube Channel Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (Trailer) 2022 Librarians of the Year Iron Circus Comics Fresh Picks Rose of Versailles Volume 3 (Volumes 1 and 2 getting hard to find…) I'm In Love With The Villainness (light novels) (manga) Gideon The Ninth (prose) Terra Ignota (prose series) Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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65: Matthew Murray, Tireless Readers Advisor
Dec 3, 202101:09:24Tap to summarizeMatthew Murray, aka @MidniteLibrary on Twitter. Book Club For Masochists - a different genre every month Manga Classics - young adult manga adaptations of classic literature Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) - stay tuned for their programs for librarians and educators Importance of self-published and crowdfunded comics in libraries Zine Union Catalog - cataloging and holdings information for zines Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Great Graphic Novels For Teens (GGNFT) Manga in Libraries webinars Glimpse Image Editor This is How I Disappear 9781770464612 Spy x Family 9781974715466 Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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64: The Silent Invasion with Larry Hancock and Michael Cherkas
Oct 26, 202100:55:14Tap to summarizePut on some headphones while you watch the skies! Seasoned comics pros Larry Hancock ("the best darned small business accountant in Canada that you're gonna find") and Michael Cherkas (email) describe their decades-in-the-making series The Silent Invasion. Together, they share their creative process, inspirations, convention experiences, and distinctly Torontonian tone (Torontone?). NBM blog posts about The Silent Invasion The Silent Invasion Facebook group Volume 1: Red Shadows (9781681121741) Volume 2: The Great Fear (9781681122069) Volume 3: Abductions! (9781681122557) Volume 4: Dark Matter (9781681122830) (Press release) Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks artwork by Severin Piehl, creator of Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, who blogs at Hi, Miss Julie! and is on twitter as @himissjulie
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63: Ashley at BookishRealm, Influencer and Influenced
Sep 19, 202100:53:01Tap to summarizeWe've got a BookTuber in the house! Ashley, aka BookishRealm can be found on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Goodreads. We talk about finding the next great read, interacting with publishers and viewers, and the bottomless well of energy known as Goodreads Drama. We also talk about a lot of books! We Need Diverse Books White Smoke Sugar Town Queens How publishers promote online Navigating ever-changing discovery algorithms of social media The Joker Vol. 1 9781779512017 X-Men: Hellfire Gala 9781302931155 Nuclear Family 9781949028737 Radiant Black 9781534319165 Abbott / Abbott 1973 9781684152452 / 9781684156511 Something Is Killing The Children 9781684155583 Edelweiss NetGalley Fresh Picks Himawari House 9781250235572 Allergic 9781338568905
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