Meg Lemke
@meglemke.bsky.social
Comics reviews editor at Publishers Weekly / Editor in Chief @muthamagazine.bsky.social / #books #babies #brooklyn
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Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
From spine-tingling monster tales to swoonworthy love stories and hard-hitting histories, our editors select the season’s most promising adult, middle grade, YA, and manga titles.
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Check out comics across categories and for all-ages coming up this spring, with our PW top anticipated picks for the season + a bevy of author + industry Q&As, profiles, comics news, and other features - www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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“Community is what fascism cannot overcome.”
New from Amy Martin. 🔗
New from Amy Martin. 🔗
On Wild Geese
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February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
“Community is what fascism cannot overcome.”
New from Amy Martin. 🔗
New from Amy Martin. 🔗
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“This is not a test I should be taking. This is not a test I am prepared to pass. But the bittersweet acknowledgement of nothing hurts every single time.”
Ariel Neitch on trying to conceive.
Ariel Neitch on trying to conceive.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“This is not a test I should be taking. This is not a test I am prepared to pass. But the bittersweet acknowledgement of nothing hurts every single time.”
Ariel Neitch on trying to conceive.
Ariel Neitch on trying to conceive.
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I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
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All the smartest, best people I know are broke and losing their jobs, while the stupidest, meanest, most vicious and violent people are thriving. It’s awful, and of course it’s just one part of the terrible times we’re in. If you feel as hopeless as I do, go read a story, poem, or essay today.
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
All the smartest, best people I know are broke and losing their jobs, while the stupidest, meanest, most vicious and violent people are thriving. It’s awful, and of course it’s just one part of the terrible times we’re in. If you feel as hopeless as I do, go read a story, poem, or essay today.
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My heart breaks at the end of the Books section at the Post. So many brilliant people there, especially @roncharles.bsky.social, the most beloved book critic I know. I feel like I should write more about this, but I’m on deadline and trying to finish a freelance piece myself.
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My heart breaks at the end of the Books section at the Post. So many brilliant people there, especially @roncharles.bsky.social, the most beloved book critic I know. I feel like I should write more about this, but I’m on deadline and trying to finish a freelance piece myself.
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Check out these early reader comics including ALONG CAME A SPIDER by Raymond McGrath!
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Early Reader and Elementary Comics Spotlight
Entries in the popular category this spring include notable talents such as Graham Annable, Drew Daywalt, Dan Santat, Kelly Thompson, and Lewis Trondheim.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Check out these early reader comics including ALONG CAME A SPIDER by Raymond McGrath!
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“You know this is happening with others, but even when you know other people are going through it, you still feel lonely. You feel like it’s just you. You’re the one with the problem child….”
Read the rest of D.W. McKinney’s interview with Nefertiti Austin about SHE’S JUST SPIRITED at the 🔗
Read the rest of D.W. McKinney’s interview with Nefertiti Austin about SHE’S JUST SPIRITED at the 🔗
Dream a New Dream: An Interview with Nefertiti Austin
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December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“You know this is happening with others, but even when you know other people are going through it, you still feel lonely. You feel like it’s just you. You’re the one with the problem child….”
Read the rest of D.W. McKinney’s interview with Nefertiti Austin about SHE’S JUST SPIRITED at the 🔗
Read the rest of D.W. McKinney’s interview with Nefertiti Austin about SHE’S JUST SPIRITED at the 🔗
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“Do I research pre-K options? Or places to flee?”
New from KC Councilor.
#comics #graphicmemoir #transfamilies
New from KC Councilor.
#comics #graphicmemoir #transfamilies
What Happened
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“Do I research pre-K options? Or places to flee?”
New from KC Councilor.
#comics #graphicmemoir #transfamilies
New from KC Councilor.
#comics #graphicmemoir #transfamilies
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
aforementioned sick child finished last easily available how to train your dragons related streaming video and inquired, what else is there for how to train your dragons, can you please ask the computer, and boy I did not know what I was getting into there
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
aforementioned sick child finished last easily available how to train your dragons related streaming video and inquired, what else is there for how to train your dragons, can you please ask the computer, and boy I did not know what I was getting into there
my kid is home sick (yes, again) and somehow we have the indignity that is the "snoggletog log" playing
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
my kid is home sick (yes, again) and somehow we have the indignity that is the "snoggletog log" playing
"I want people to know that we are not backing down." @streetnoisebooks.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
PW checked in with publishing veteran Liz Frances about what's happening at Street Noise Books after more than five years of publishing politically relevant graphic nonfiction and memoirs.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"I want people to know that we are not backing down." @streetnoisebooks.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Greg Ketter, owner of the comic shop DreamHaven Books, speaks with USA Today about his 15 minutes of fame & how sales in his store have jumped 700% since his protest video went viral. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Greg Ketter, owner of the comic shop DreamHaven Books, speaks with USA Today about his 15 minutes of fame & how sales in his store have jumped 700% since his protest video went viral. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Check out comics across categories and for all-ages coming up this spring, with our PW top anticipated picks for the season + a bevy of author + industry Q&As, profiles, comics news, and other features - www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
From spine-tingling monster tales to swoonworthy love stories and hard-hitting histories, our editors select the season’s most promising adult, middle grade, YA, and manga titles.
www.publishersweekly.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
hello weekend crowd
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Publishers Weekly reviews editors, including NBCC members Meg Lemke and David Varno, picked faves from 2025 not to miss:
9 Books from 2025 You Shouldn't Overlook
As our editors continue to look back on the books published this year, we thought it would be worth shouting out these under-appreciated gems.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Publishers Weekly reviews editors, including NBCC members Meg Lemke and David Varno, picked faves from 2025 not to miss:
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“The hospital’s rules were clear. Olive wasn’t allowed to sleep with me. She was too little—a fall risk. Her crib sat just out of reach.” - Mikaela Perron-Sampson
#pediatriccancer
#pediatriccancer
The Count Down
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January 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The hospital’s rules were clear. Olive wasn’t allowed to sleep with me. She was too little—a fall risk. Her crib sat just out of reach.” - Mikaela Perron-Sampson
#pediatriccancer
#pediatriccancer
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I talked to publishers, librarians, and distributors about comics and the demise of venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor!
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'Books are going to take longer to get to libraries': What Baker & Taylor's demise means for comics - The Comics Journal
Diamond’s disintegration is not the only crisis facing comics publishers these days. The latest distribution company ceasing to exist is the venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor. If you’re not...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I talked to publishers, librarians, and distributors about comics and the demise of venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor!
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Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency
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Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
From spine-tingling monster tales to swoonworthy love stories and hard-hitting histories, our editors select the season’s most promising adult, middle grade, YA, and manga titles.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Spring 2026 Comics & Graphic Novels Preview
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Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
PW checked in with publishing veteran Liz Frances about what's happening at Street Noise Books after more than five years of publishing politically relevant graphic nonfiction and memoirs.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Street Noise: Five Years of Dissident Publishing
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Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social
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Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo is a fictionalized graphic recreation of the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed graphic memoir 'Persepolis' from the Chicago School system…
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January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Panel Mania: 'Wake Now in the Fire' by Jarrett Dapier and AJ Dungo
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Congratulations to my fellow award winners @ginagagliano.bsky.social and @andreacecelia.bsky.social! Looking forward to our conversation with @meglemke.bsky.social this spring :D
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Congratulations to my fellow award winners @ginagagliano.bsky.social and @andreacecelia.bsky.social! Looking forward to our conversation with @meglemke.bsky.social this spring :D