I’m convinced that September 29 is the best day of the year. I mean, “Don’t Lose Your Head,” but Broadway Musicals Day has us “Livin’ It Up on Top.” “What’s Inside” this blog post you ask? Well, I couldn’t throw away “My Shot” to play “Matchmaker” with book recommendations based on your favorite musical. “All […]

For nearly two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. At the end of each month, he’ll be sharing the lists of B&N’s bestsellers in the genre, from new hardbacks, to trade paperbacks, to mass markets and media tie-ins, to graphic novels and manga. These are the […]

For the uninitiated, fandom can seem a strange and scary place. Luckily, even if you can’t tell Deadpool from Batman or the Death Star from the TARDIS (and that’s not even approaching the realm of Japanese manga), we’ve got suggestions to satisfy the fanboys and fangirls in your life this holiday season.

As the year winds down and the holidays approach, November brings a fresh crop of new series, new volumes of ongoing series, and new light novels, covering love, war, adventures, and elves making pizza. Read on for some of our picks from this month’s new releases. What new manga is on your list for November?

It’s the summer of spinoffs! July brings a sequel to Fruits Basket, a companion volume to Attack on Titan, and a whole new story set in the world of My Hero Academia. Plus, Akame ga KILL! comes to an end, so fans may want to stave off withdrawal by checking out the spinoff, Akame ga […]