This morning Chip Kidd had the honor of appearing on NPR Radio in New York City, specifically their podcast for “NPR Books”. The main topic was, “In The E-Book World, Are Book Covers A Dying Art?”. Please CLICK HERE so you can give it a listen and also let us know what YOU think. Thanks, and Thank You NPR BOOKS!

Everyone at Random House Publishing is totally freaking out because Julia Child’s 100th Birthday Celebration is in just a few days, on August 15th, to be exact! This lady is a true National Treasure ( Her original Kitchen was moved & donated to the Smithsonian Museum! ) & her books on “Mastering The Art of French Cooking” are required reading for any Serious Foodie. Also, check out this “Julia Child” store display seen very recently at a Barnes and Noble Bookstore, how cool is that?!!

Pantheon Books is set to release BUILDING STORIES by Chris Ware in October 2nd, 2012. It’s an incredible book and we’re all very excited about it! One cool thing happening now is that Book Reviews have already started to surface here and there. Here’s a very excellent one written by Bryony Quinn over at the IT’S NICE THAT website. The photos are incredible too and should give you a very good idea how extremely complex this book is. I mean, it’s more like a Box Gift Set with many goodies inside. Check It Out! ( Thanks Bryony! )

This is just a very quick post to share this wonderful photo of the brand-new book, BUILDING STORIES, by Chris Ware. As you can see this thing is SUPER-GIGANTIC in size & contains a TON of cool interactive stuff! It will be published by PANTHEON BOOKS and has a Release date of October 3rd, 2012.

Charles Yu returns with a hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly original collection of short stories in his new book, “Sorry Please Thank You”, in stores now. Just a few of the wacky adventures you will read about:

“A big-box store employee is confronted by a zombie during the graveyard shift, a problem that pales in comparison to his inability to ask a coworker out on a date . . . A fighter leads his band of virtual warriors, thieves, and wizards across a deadly computer-generated landscape, but does he have what it takes to be a hero? . . . A company outsources grief for profit, its slogan: "Don't feel like having a bad day? Let someone else have it for you.”

Please be sure to view the Official Book Trailer down below & here are some AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING DATES :

8/1 - Boston, MA - Brookline Booksmith
8/2 - NYC - Asian American Writers' Workshop
8/8 - Redondo Beach, CA - Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach

Also, For more information please visit the Official Pantheon Book website, Sorry Please Thank You!

OK, I might have to apologize for posting this silly photo later but I’m such a HUGE FAN of the work of Children’s Book Author, Dr. Seuss, that I just had to post this funny humor picture! This is one of those “Yard Ornament” Wood Sculptures made to look like Dr. Seuss’ Environmentally-Friendly Character named THE LORAX! Whoever made it did a very excellent job. This was recently spotted in Rhode Island and we think it’s just extremely cool!

First off, we would like to thank the HUFFINGTON POST for their recent article about this new book titled, WONDER, written by R. J. Palacio and published by Random House KNOPF. She has created a very inspiring book and it really deserves some attention & we appreciate it.

In the video above , Author R. J. Palacio and Chip Kidd discuss Palacio’s debut novel, WONDER. They also discuss the anti-bullying campaign, CHOOSE KIND, that was inspired by the book and more. The basic premise of the book is that it is about a little boy named Auggie. He is ten and he was born with a facial deformity that is really quite severe. One of the really interesting things R. J. has done is she writes from his point of view and she writes from other characters points' of view, and little by little, she describes what he looks like. You start to build it in your head, but it starts with people's reactions to it. The entire story is very inspirational and will change your point of view about both life, and people, in many good ways.

Please check out the Official Book Trailer for WONDER up above and then, for more information, please check out this extra “Introduction” Video with the Author R. J. Palacio down below:

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Here at Alfred A. Knopf we’re really excited about the sudden success of the recently published book titled, “The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln, A Novel”. The Book asks the question, “What if Abraham Lincoln hadn’t been killed by that bullet on April 14, 1865 and, also, did the president subvert the Constitution? ”

That’s the startling premise of the latest novel from Yale Law School professor Stephen Carter, in which Lincoln survives that terrible night at Ford’s Theatre, only to face an impeachment trial two years later. Please be sure to check out the BOOK TRAILER Video and then, below that, be sure to listen to what the Author had to say on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” TV News Program. They’re both pretty interesting.

This is just a quick post to remind Book Fans that Chip Kidd and other Pantheon Authors will be at SAN DIEGO COMIC CON this weekend. Actually, the show runs from Thursday, July 12th to Sunday, July 15th. Pantheon Publishing will be at BOOTH #1515 ( we included a nice map down below. Don’t worry, the booth is easy to find ) and Chip Kidd will be there most days around 12-noon. Also remember, any time you’re ever wondering where Chip’s next event or lecture will be held just be sure to visit the NEXT APPEARANCE page of this website, Thanks!