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The Just One More Book site has a new podcast up, featuring an interview with author Henrik Drescher. Drescher’s credits include Turbulence: A Log Book, Simon’s Book, Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale and McFig and McFly: A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge and Death (with a Happy Ending).

Drescher is a skilled and compelling artist, and I suggest a visit to his site — http://www.hdrescher.com/ — as a complement to the interview.  You can find the podcast at http://www.justonemorebook.com/2008/06/16/interview-with-henrik-drescher/

A remarkable — and free — event is coming June 6 for those in the New York area.  The New York Institute for the Humanities is holding an all-day symposium called Post Bang: Comics Ten Minutes After the Big Bang to explore the growing cultural significance of comics.  The entire day looks great but the highlight for children’s lit fans will be the COMICS AND KID’S LIT panel, set to feature Lisa von Drasek (Bank Street College), Leonard Marcus (Minders of Make Believe), Francoise Mouly (The New Yorker), Mo Willems (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!), and Sara Varon (Sweaterweather).

Check out all the details at

http://nyih.as.nyu.edu/object/nyih.postbangcomics.html