Here’s some great book publishing news! Over at THE LITERARY OMNIVORE website they recently posted a wonderful book review for Neil Gaiman’s MAKE GOOD ART Speech Book (William Morrow). Now, why are we reporting this at Chip Kidd’s official website? Well, Chip Kidd totally art directed and designed this book. It was written by Neil Gaiman and it was based on an amazing Art School Commencement Speech he gave awhile back.

You can read the review right now, please do, it’s really good! Just CLICK HERE!

It’s a battle of good vs. evil when actors perform classic and new tales of wickedness and treachery centered around fictional characters we love to hate. With special guest comics book lover and graphic designer Chip Kidd and readings of a thrilling and moving tale by Stephen King, an excerpt from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, and a silly superhero send-up by Larry Doyle. With readings by Chip Kidd, Stephen Lang (Avatar), and Aya Cash (The Newsroom, The Wolf of Wall Street).

Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
$28; Member $24; 30 and Under (with I.D.) $15

TO BUY TICKETS > CLICK HERE!

Chip Kidd will be appearing as the Keynote Speaker for the 2013 WLA Conference, Wednesday, 9:30 am, October 23rd, at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, WI. The theme this year is: PLAY - CREATE - INNOVATE!

It promises to be a great event for everyone who loves books but one extremely important side-note is that the TOYS FOR TOTS Charity Organization will have Donation boxes that will be set up Tuesday through Friday near the Registration Desk. Please donate new toys for girls and boys ages 12 and under. (Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons and gifts with food.)

For more information about the event, just CLICK HERE!

We would like to announce that tickets have just gone on sale today for the next lecture and book signing event featuring the Graphic Designer & Author, Chip Kidd. He will be appearing at the Miller Center For The Arts on October 17th, 2013, in Reading, Pennsylvania from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Students. So, if you live near the area then please come join in on all the fun!

You can also visit the Reading Public Library Facebook Page by clicking RIGHT HERE or, for more information on where to get tickets, you can check out their official Website - CLICK HERE!

This post is a quick shout-out for a cool Graphic Artist named Anne Mauser. She recently created this wonderful image as a poster that was inspired by Chip Kidd’s TED Speech. It shows Chip pointing to the microphone he had to wear for the event, and if you have seen the video (down below, if you haven’t / check it out) he said during his introduction that, “…this is what happens to me when I’m forced to wear a Lady Gaga Skanky-Mic. I’m used to a stationary mic, it’s the sensible shoe of public address”.

How funny, she caught the moment perfectly, even showing his broken glasses. The graphic also contains a lot of his work like the Letter O’s for a Rolling Stone Magazine Cover, the Book Cover to DRY by Augusten Burroughs, his 2 novels (The Learners and Cheese Monkeys), Logo for Japanese Batman Bat-Manga, Murakami’s 1Q84 Cover, and even the catch-phrase for this blog, “GOOD IS DEAD”….

WOW! Now, how AWESOME is that! Thanks Anne!

To view more of her portfolio please CLICK HERE.

Neil Gaiman seems to be having an amazing year so far. He just recently teamed-up with Chip Kidd to produce a book based on a speech he gave and it instantly became a major hit! It’s titled, “Neil Gaiman’s MAKE GOOD ART Speech” book (William Morrow). This book is available now and it makes a wonderful Graduation Gift. It’s based on a famous YouTube Video that went crazy-viral and it’s extremely inspiring.

Then, Neil Gaiman has another new book, a Novel actually, called “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” (Also, by William Morrow). The reviews on this new novel have been totally amazing so far (whew!) and we’re looking forward to reading it soon. Yeah, sorry Neil, I’ve been extremely busy lately but I swear I want to read this really really bad, ha!

Now the reason for this post. Over at the CURIOUS BOOK SHOP Website they recently posted TWO Neil Gaiman Book Reviews at the same time. They are for the 2 books mentioned up above. They are short but very concise and also very well-written. They give you a really great idea what these two books are all about. So, if you would like to read those then please CLICK HERE!

The CURIOUS BOOK SHOP is a used and rare book store located in downtown East Lansing, Michigan. Originally started in a basement in 1969, the store has since expanded to three floors with over 50,000 well-organized books, magazines, and other paper items. If you would like more information about this famous book store then just CLICK HERE!

Here’s some wonderful news to share. Jennifer Doody, a Correspondent at the Harvard Gazette, recently wrote a very excellent article all about when Neil Gaiman and Chip Kidd gave a lecture series at Harvard where they discussed their latest collaboration, the creation of the MAKE GOOD ART Speech Book.

While on stage they discussed other projects as well. Neil Gaiman spoke about his new novel, "The Ocean at the End of the Lane," his scripts for the BBC's "Doctor Who," and a six-part miniseries of his "Sandman" comic. Chip Kidd touched briefly on his next new book he working on titled, “GO: A Kidd’s Guide To Graphic Design”. Due in October 2013 and to be published by Workman Publishing.

Overall the event went really well and a good time was had by all. We want to thank Jennifer for her wonderful article and we also wish to ask our readers to please check it out by clicking HERE!

We could not be more proud of our good friend & favorite author Neil Gaiman. 2013 really seems to be HIS year. He has had a ton of success lately and soon his other new book, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” will be coming out. It should go totally crazy! But, for now, his ultra-new book, the one based on his MAKE GOOD ART speech, just got a really great review over at the the L. A. TIMES!

The Los Angeles Times Book Critic, David L. Ulin, recently wrote a very clever, if not extremely thorough, essay on the new “MAKE GOOD ART” Speech Book (Published by William Morrow). Which, we should mention, was totally designed (both book cover and inside contents) by Chip Kidd. So, a special thanks goes out to David Ulin for an excellent article and everyone can read it by clicking RIGHT HERE!

Here’s a quick post to share this lovely photo we just stole from our friend Amanda Palmer. She shot this last night at the book signing Event for Neil Gaiman & Chip Kidd that was at the Oberon in Cambridge, Maine. This was where they discussed their latest project, the MAKE GOOD ART Speech Book, which is out now, published by William Morrow.

Neil Gaiman talked about his future plans for the new SANDMAN Series to be published by Vertigo (DC Comics) later this year and he also talked his next brand-new book, that will probably be a major bestseller, and it’s titled, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane: a Novel” (To be published by William Morrow - Look for it around June 18th, 2013).

Also, Chip Kidd got to mention his new art book to be released later this year that will teach kids about design. It’s called, “GO: A Kidd’s Guide To Graphic Design” and you can look for that book around October 8th, 2013 and it will be published by the Workman Publishing Company.

Brit Mandelo, who is one of the contributing writers over at TOR.COM, just got done posting a very excellent, and well thought out, book review for Neil Gaiman’s MAKE GOOD ART SPEECH Book (William Morrow/Harper Collins)! Of course this book was designed by Chip Kidd so we could not be happier! Hey, if you have been reading Chip Kidd’s website for any length of time then you know how obsessed we are with this new book, ha! So, it’s totally great that it’s starting to get some major attention… that is ALWAYS nice and always appreciated!

Thank you TOR.COM and also, a special thanks to Brit, great job!