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Anthony Interviewed at ALA

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 27, 2012 – 2:52 pm

Here is an interview that I did with the fun Kat Kan for the American Library Association while in Anaheim this past weekend… I talk about Kill Shakespeare, the genesis of the project, and thoughts on libraries (and having KS in libraries)…
(I hope that sound of the baby crying/laughing in the background isn’t too distracting [...]

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Anthony at ALA 2012

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 21, 2012 – 12:09 pm

I arrived yesterday in Los Angeles after a five-hour delay.  I boarded my first plane but before it could take off the pilot discovered a small malfunction and we had to switch to another plane.  The same thing happened with the second plane.  It wasn’t until the third one that we were finally able to [...]

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Anthony Talks About Libraries!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 10, 2012 – 1:44 pm

In two weeks I will be attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim and am really looking forward to it.  It will my first time there and, in addition to having a table all weekend to talk about Kill Shakespeare I will also be giving a presentation about Kill Shakespeare and how we [...]

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The Berenstain Bears and Librarians

Posted by Anthony Del Col, February 28, 2012 – 11:14 am

The co-creator of The Berenstain Bears, Jan Berenstain, passed away late last week.  It’s been years since I have read – or even thought of – those collections of books but seeing her obituary brought back a flood of memories, not only of the books but an influential librarian in my life.
Growing up in small [...]

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Appearance at Toronto’s Word on the Street Festival

Posted by Anthony Del Col, September 21, 2011 – 10:50 pm

Conor, Andy and I will be taking part in this year’s THE WORD ON THE STREET festival in Toronto this Sunday.  An annual festival held through five major Canadian cities, it is a day that celebrates literature and includes author readings, workshops, signings and retailers.  I’ve attended a number of years [...]

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CBC’s The National Profile on YouTube

Posted by Anthony Del Col, July 24, 2011 – 4:44 pm

For those that missed our profile last month, the CBC has released our footage on YouTube and it’s imbedded here…

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A story in three panels!

Posted by Anthony Del Col, July 8, 2011 – 4:27 pm

This past Tuesday Conor and I were fortunate to be able to visit the Pickering Public Library to discuss Kill Shakespeare, the Bard and the comics-making process.  We’ve done a few of these presentations now and we’re really enjoying them.

One thing we do every time is a breakout session in which the audience (normally between [...]

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2010 Summer Reading List

Posted by Anthony Del Col, June 23, 2010 – 7:04 pm

Earlier today the site Good Comics for Kids released a 2010 Summer Reading List.  And on it, in the Teen category, is Kill Shakespeare!  I guess that Kate Dacey (who reviewed our first two issues last month) enjoyed it enough to recommend it for inclusion on a list that includes the final Scott Pilgrim book [...]

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