"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn." - Anne Frank

Yesterday, June 12th, was the 70th Anniversary of The Diary of Anne Frank. It’s amazing to think about what this 13 year old Author wrote all those years ago is still so inspiring, and timeless. In a recent online article written by Dylan Stableford ( CLICK HERE ) he noted that, “Frank died in 1945 in a German concentration camp - crazy to think that Frank would’ve been just 83 today had she survived.” On an important side note: The Anne Frank Museum is asking young people to celebrate her birthday by reflecting on her story. We could not agree more.

Last month ART INFO Reporter Kelly Chan wrote a wonderful Book Review for Chip Kidd’s latest Graphic Novel, “Batman: Death By Design” and we wanted to be sure to mention it here. The cool thing is that it has a very architecture-centric vibe to it, much like the actual book. It’s a great article and we really appreciate it ( Thank You Kelly! ) Readers, please check it out by clicking HERE!

OK, ever since the current release of Chip Kidd’s new Graphic Novel, “Batman: Death By Design”, the reviews have been flooding in! I mean, we have to say that it’s pretty exciting and a great relief, all at the same time, whew! Here’s one from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY that we’re really proud of. Please give it a read and while you’re there maybe tweet or share it. Thanks. Oh yeah, and THANK YOU to Publishers Weekly as well!!

READING IS SEXY! Yeah, Get Your GEEK On! Show the World you love reading books while at the same time also proving that, “Reading is Sexy!” The Multnomah County Library, in Portland, OR, is raising funds by offering READING IS SEXY Products on their website. There’s a cool Coffee Mug, Promo Sticker, and Larger Bumper Sticker for sale there. So, Be Sexy, Just Click HERE!

Chip Kidd recently had the honor of being interviewed by Eric Shirey. He is currently a Featured Contributor of Arts & Entertainment for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. This interview took place in early June 2012 and it is mostly about the new Graphic Novel “Batman: Death by Design,” which, as we know, takes the Dark Knight back to his “Golden Age” era. The 15 minute interview went pretty well, it’s all good, have a listen.

I imagine some readers of this post are asking themselves, “What is CBLDF?” Well, it stands for “Comic Book Legal Defense Fund” and it’s a very well respected Non-Profit Organization for the Comic Book Industry. Their main goal is join the front line of the fight against censorship! They fight back when Comic Book Readers, Retailers, and Artists are muzzled, censored, or attacked! Oh yeah, they are also a protector of First Amendment rights!

Well, we’re proud to announce that a Limited Number of Signed Bookplate Edition of Chip Kidd’s new Graphic Novel, “Batman: Death By Design” is available for order. The proceeds go towards fighting crime, so that’s a cool thing! To order your special copy, or to learn more about the CBLDF, just click HERE!

Back in May, about a week or so before the release of the “Batman:Death By Design” Graphic Novel, Chip Kidd had the chance to talk with IGN Reporter Joey Esposito. Overall the experience went really well and Joey brought up some very interesting questions. The other great thing was that the IGN interview became sort of a major preview for some of the amazing artwork done by Dave Taylor. I mean, this was practically a first “Sneak Peek” for many Comic Book Fans to get to see the work in depth. If you missed it then here’s a LINK to check it out. Please be sure to leave a comment there and maybe even share it. Oh yeah, we want to thank Joey Esposito for a very well thought-out interview, it was fun!

In this new Promo Video from Random House Chip Kidd talks about the design of the book cover and interior graphic design artwork for Haruki Murakami’s new hardback book, 1Q84.