In Part 1, we talk about First Second's releases for this fall.

We talked to First Second editorial director Mark Siegel about the company's upcoming Prince of Persia graphic novel, and other Jordan Mechner projects.

We sat down with graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang and his editor Mark Siegel of First Second...

The graphic novel presence at the American Library Association Annual Conference continued to be a strong area of interest for the attending librarians.

Nominations for the Quill Awards, which seek to increase literacy and promote reading through a People's Choice Awards-style show, gave fair representation to graphic novels in categories outside the graphic novel category.

Sunday's New York Times Book Review devoted a full page to a review of American Born Chinese and Stuck in the Middle.

Booklist announced its 2007 Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youths released over the past year.

YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association has made its 2007 picks for the top 10 graphic novels for teens.

American Born Chinese was awarded the Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature at the ALA midwinter conference in Seattle yesterday.

Our recent far-ranging conversation with First Second editorial director Mark Siegel took a look ahead to the company's 2007 releases.