READ A BOOK, GO TO JAILBanned Books Week runs through September 30, and during this week the American Library Association and the ACLU encourage you to read banned books. Not surprisingly, perhaps, the most frequently challenged title of 1999 was Harry Po...
As mentioned last week, we have a slew of new releases in every category. There’s going to be some tough purchasing decisions that need to be made. We have two anthologies of the best fantasy literature of the year, one from St. Martin&rsq...
Tonight, at 7:00 p.m. Central time, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees will convene to vote on whether or not to remove two graphic novels from their shelves BLANKETS by Craig Thompson and FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel. Louise Mills, a resident ...
...ill be no Library Vault next week due to my gallbladder surgery on Dec. 26. As we learned a few weeks ago from Dr. Bob Brier, during mummification the Egyptians removed the vital organs and placed them in vessels called canopic jars. I asked the nurse ...
What They SayThe Review!This show about librarians in frilly French maid outfits has been popular among fansubbers. I just had to see for myself what the fuss was all about. Audio: The disc only includes the original Japanese language production. The a...
There's a long-held and popular belief (including the Manic Maniac's) that the best science-fiction is born of science fact; that real-world scientific innovation and discovery is manifest in sci-fi's re-imagining of our existence. While this cert...
LONDON, Ky.,– Toy Vault, Inc. announced today that it signed a licensing agreement with FUNimation Entertainment to create high quality plush, and plush accessories based on “Shin chan,” a Japanese anime series based on the manga written...
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of suburban San Bernadino County, California, has ordered the county's libraries to remove Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics from circulation. He called the book "obscene comics" and also stated the "book is ...
In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only James Bond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
LOS ANGELES,12 December 2006: The American Library Association (ALA) and graphic novel publisher Go! Comi announced today that renowned manga artist You Higuri has created an exclusive poster for the ALA's popular poster series. The poster depicts C...
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