This post is not only for sharing the news about a reallt great book coming out, titled “THE DANIEL CLOWES READER: A Critical Edition of GHOST WORLD And Other Stories, With Essays, Interviews, and Annotations” (Fantagraphics). Whew! Now that’s a title, ha! but this book is already getting great buzz and the other reason for the post is that the Publisher was very generous in supplying a very large preview of the book, which you can read down below. Also, you can pre-order the book RIGHT HERE and save some money too.

The book was edited by Ken Parille. It has 360-pages, full-color, and measures about 7.25″ x 10.25″ (softcover) and will retail for around $24.99. (ISBN # 978-1-60699-589-1). Look for it to hit bookstores around July, 2013.

This landmark collection features ten of Daniel Clowes’s most influential graphic narratives, along with interviews about his career and creative process, and twelve thought-provoking essays by contemporary scholars and critics. Oh yeah, here’s the preview:

Just the other day, on April 9th, 2013, the Book Jacket Designer and Author Chip Kidd was interviewed on the WLRN - TOPICAL CURRENTS Radio Show in Miami by Literary Contributor Ariel Gonzalez. The main focus of this special podcast was the origin and creation of Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor’s Graphic Novel, BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN (DC Comics). Mr. Gonzalez had some very excellent questions and everything went really well, whew!

So, for your listening pleasure, we have posted it down below. Please keep in mind that there is a short interview with another guest before Kidd. This was Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States. We suggest listening to the entire podcast because Mr. Shapiro’s discussion is very informative. But, if you would like to skip ahead to just Chip Kidd’s interview then please go to about the 23:20 mark.

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In this archived podcast from WRITERS AND COMPANY Eleanor Wachtel shares her 2006 conversation with Robert Hughes, the Australian art critic and historian. He spoke with Wachtel about his memoir, “Things I Didn't Know, A Memoir”. Sadly, Robert Hughes died in August 2012, at the age of 74.

We would also like to mention that the book cover up above was designed by Chip Kidd. You can see a few other book covers Chip Kidd designed for this author on our GALLERY page.

Oh yeah, here’s a link to the podcast down below. It’s pretty interesting to hear the Author’s view on his book, “Things I Didn’t Know”.

ROBERT HUGHES INTERVIEW - CLICK HERE!

Over at the OTHER PEOPLE PODCAST With Brad Listi they recently posted Episode # 157 which turns into a very interesting interview with Ayana Mathis. Yes, I bet you know who she is. Ayana Mathis is the Author of THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE (Knopf). The new book just came out last December and is still going strong. It’s been reviewed by almost every major news outlet out there and you might have heard about it because this novel became the second book chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her new OPRAH BOOK CLUB 2.0. We also need to mention that Chip Kidd did not design the cover. Sometimes, when we feature books on this website that Kidd didn’t design, there is some slight confusion. So, we want everybody to know that a very talented Graphic Designer named KELLY BLAIR (gifted/beautiful) designed the wonderful book jacket you see here and she did an amazing job.

Whoops, OK sorry to ramble on, ha! The main focus of this post is to share the link for the OTHER PEOPLE Podcast where Brad Listi interviews Ayana Mathis about many things like: Being a Writer, What the success of her first debut novel is like, What was it like to meet THE Oprah Winfrey, and so on. In fact, the story of meeting Oprah is really fun! So, please check it out by clicking RIGHT HERE.

Oh yeah, the book is out right now. You can find it at your favorite Bookstore or, if you’re too busy, just click the Amazon link down below. Thanks.

Chip Kidd was featured in an episode of ARTS IN CONTEXT titled, “Paint, Design, Find, Reassemble”. Chip talks about the role of Book Designers and answers some questions about the process of creating. This PBS TV Program’s main focus is on both Fine Art and Graphic Design. We have embedded the video down below for you to enjoy… for a limited time. Chip Kidd pops in at about the 6:07 mark, but we suggest just watching the whole thing because it’s really very interesting.

Over at the OTHER PEOPLE Podcast with Brad Listi, Author David Shields talked about his new book, “How Literature Saved My Life”, published by Knopf. It’s a very in-depth interview as they discuss Fiction, Publishing, Book Writing Methods, and many other Book-Related things. It’s very thought provoking & if you’re a fan of Shield’s work you just have to hear it, it’s fun! Just CLICK HERE! Oh yeah, as a side-note we should also mention that Chip Kidd designed this Book Cover and you can see a larger view in the Gallery Section of CHIPKIDD.COM by clicking HERE!

Please check out this quick video interview conducted by Josh from The Batman Universe. He talked with Chip Kidd at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con about his love of the Batman character.They also discuss a few Batman Books that Chip has worked on and there’s news about a “future publication” called BAT-MANGA ( that was not released at the time but out now, ha! ). Pretty interesting.

Back in 2008 Quark paid a visit to Chip Kidd’s New York City Office at Knopf (Random House) where they did a small series of videos relating to current Graphic Design issues and, more specifically, what it takes to create a career in Design. They covered: The State of Graphic Design, Work and Collaborations, Design Technology, & Design methodology. The interesting thing is that these ideas are still very relevant today & the advice given here still holds a lot of value. So, for your viewing pleasure, here they are!

Chip Kidd recently sat down with BOOKish Reporter, Jessi Klein to discuss his new graphic novel book published by DC Comics, “Batman: Death By Design”. They also talk a lot about books in general and on the BOOKish website they have two very excellent videos showcasing their discussion. Jessi did a very nice interview and asked a ton of great questions. Plus, Chip did a pretty decent job answering them ( ha ha ). So, Please CLICK HERE to check them out!!

Fans of Preppy Fashion and good books will love this news. Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd were recently interviewed about their new book, TRUE PREP. They appeared on FOCUS GROUP RADIO with John Nash. The interview is very entertaining and also gives us a look into how this book came about plus the creative process of dealing with so much material in such a short time. So, please give the interview a listen, we embedded it down below:

FOCUS GROUP RADIO is hosted by Tim Bennett and John Nash. This excellent program appears every Saturday morning LIVE at 11am EST, with a replay on Sunday's at 10am. The Call Letters are SiriusXM OutQ 108 and you can get more information about their programming by clicking right HERE!