If you can make it out to Stumpown Comics Fest this weekend (April 18 & 19), be sure to stop by the Bowler Hat table between 11:00 and 12:00 on Saturday when Visibility author Sarah Neufeld will be available to sign personal copies of her book for those who want it!
I’ve been a fan of the online comic strip Unshelved for a long time now. What better concept for a comic strip than a library full of quirky characters with a love of books? Somthing about it just speaks to me, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s smart and full of literary references, yet there’s no shortage of sophomoric humor. A perfect combo, and the creators, Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, deliver punchlines consistantly day after day.
Imagine my surprise, then, when I recently made my routine visit to the site and discovered that their recent book club selection was none other than Sarah Neufeld’s Visibility! (Click here to read the strip!) What makes their book club feature really cool is that they only feature books they like! Just the fact that the book was selected makes it a favorable review. I’ve never been led astray by their recommendations, which in the past have included such cool books as Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Strangers in Paradise: High School by Terry Moore, and The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg. Check out their full list of recommendations.
So join me in extending my thanks to the creators of Unshelved for featuring Visibiity. Be sure to visit their site and read a few strips. (They recently launched a killer search engine for past strips.) If you like what you see, be sure to drop ‘em a line and let ‘em know. I’m sure they’d appreciate it.
One of the perks of working as a professional translator is the business trips abroad! Sarah Neufeld, author of Visibility, has just returned from one such trip to Japan. Traveling together, Sarah and her brother, David Neufeld, were kind enough to share some photos. Enjoy!
When not penning alternate takes on the superhero story, Visibility author Sarah Neufeld spends her time translating Japanese books and documents into English. Every once in a while, a really juicy project comes along.
This week will see the release of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery System, Volume 7, from Dark Horse. For a manga fan and Japanophile like Sarah, contributing to the translation of a book like this must have been a real thrill.
Congratulations Sarah!
As an illustrated novel, Sarah Neufeld’s Visibility falls in between graphic novels and common novels. Less intimidating than a graphic novel, it has the potential to introduce otherwise cautious readers to the genre. As someone who is always trying to convince her friends to try out a graphic novel, I am thankful to find a book I know they won’t regret reading. Furthermore, Meister’’s illustrations are extraordinary, adding to the vividness of the plot without distracting from the text. Neufeld skillfully merges the power of invisibility into her work of fiction so that Visibility remains accessible to readers of all genres, not just fantasy.
