Here’s an event you will not want to miss! Charles Burns & Chris Ware will be giving a Book Tour Lecture at the TOWN HALL SEATTLE in Washington on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. The focus will be on their two latest Graphic Novels published by Pantheon Books, Burns’ THE HIVE and Ware’s BUILDING STORIES. As a side-story it’s important to note that Chip Kidd was scheduled for this event but because of some recent events will be unable to appear.

Tickets are $5 at www.townhallseattle.org or 888/377-4510 and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Admission may be used toward the purchase of any book by Ware or Burns. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue.

Over at the MACLEAN’S OF CANADA Newspaper Website they recently did a wonderful in-depth interview with Chris Ware about his new Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES. Published by Pantheon, this book is quickly becoming a fan favorite! Reporter Stephen Carlick conducted the interview and it’s really well done. They talk about the difference between comics and drawing, how having a child changes everything and why books are definitely not dead. You can read this interview by clicking right HERE!

This week in The New York Times Book Review, Douglas Wolk reviews Chris Ware's "Building Stories” published by Pantheon. I mean, the book made the cover, WOW! The graphic novel, which follows the residents of one building in Chicago, comes in the form of 14 different elements in a large box: a hard-bound volume or two, pamphlets and leaflets, a huge tabloid and more.

Then, Reporter John Williams at The New York Times BOOKS PODCAST interviews Chris Ware and there is a lot of interesting twists and turns. We can’t embed it here but if you visit this LINK then you can listen to the podcast. Please do, it’s really great!

The ALCUIN SOCIETY is pleased to announce that this year, the presentation of our Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada will be part of a special one day symposium dedicated to printed and electronic book:

Thursday October 18, 2012
Library Square, Vancouver Public Library
Conference starts 9 am, awards presentation ends 9 pm

Headlining “THE { New / Old } BOOK” symposium is celebrated Designer Chip Kidd, who will be the featured presenter of The Alcuin Society 2011 Book Design Awards. His book jacket designs for Alfred A. Knopf, where he is associate art director, have helped spark a revolution in the art of American book packaging. His new book is Batman: Death by Design.

For more detailed information, CLICK HERE!

Bradalmanac, over at the Flickr website, just posted some very excellent photos he shot at the Charles Burns, Chip Kidd, & Chris Ware event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on October 11th, 2012. This was in connection to the Harvard Book Store and to see more pics please CLICK HERE!

As we reported earlier, Chris Ware’s new Graphic Novel Book, BUILDING STORIES (2012 Pantheon Books ), was set to be placed at the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST!! Well, it went up today & they placed it in the #1 position!! Hey, don’t believe me? OK, here’s a screenshot! Better yet, click this LINK to check it out, ha! We want to congratulate both Chris Ware and Pantheon Books for this wonderful achievement. I guess I need to add that we’re not trying to brag, but we’re just really proud of this great news and wanted to share it. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.

Last night I read this very excellent article over at the PHAWKER.COM website and then I knew I had to share it here. They just did an exclusive interview with Charles Burns & it’s very clever, very well-done. The best part of the conversation is about his life & Graphic Arts career but they also get a little bit into talking about THE HIVE, his latest Graphic Novel published by Pantheon Books. The book is out now and there has been a lot of buzz. We wanna thank PHAWKER for their excellent coverage. You can check out their article by clicking RIGHT HERE!

A BIG-HUGE THANKS goes out to Francoise Mouly over at THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE Website. She writes a very excellent Book Reader’s Blog there named PAGE-TURNER & she just posted a great story all about Chris Ware, Charles Burns, & Chip Kidd all appearing this week at the Strand Bookstore in New York City. They were all there sort of representing Pantheon Books. The big buzz was Chris Ware’s “Building Stories” Graphic Novel and Charles Burns was promoting his new book, “The Hive”. If you visit the Page-Turner site you’ll get to see an excellent Slideshow filled with fun photos & some really great quotes from these three talented Gentlemen ( Yes, I use the word, “Gentlemen”, lightly… Ha Ha! ). But seriously, it’s a great article so please check it out, just CLICK HERE!

Great News! Chris Ware’s New BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel, published by Pantheon, is now No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Graphic Books Best-seller List this week! Plus, because of the unusual format of this Graphic Novel, it is quickly becoming nick-named, “Book in a Box”. Yes, Chris Ware’s new Masterpiece is a series of Books, Pamplets, Fold-Outs and other goodies all contained inside a special box.

New York Times Reporter/Blogger, George Gene Gustines, wrote an excellent article about the event over at the NY Times ARTS BEAT Section. There, you’ll get to read a very interesting take on this fun new “Book in a Box”.

As a side-note: Chris Ware’s BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel is available in stores and online right now.