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Novel concept
While book sales decline, the graphic novel sector booms. London publisher SelfMadeHero reaps the rewards of taking on the market and shaking up tradition, from manga-style Shakespeare to graphic Freud.
She’s a believer
Author of four hit books, Vendela Vida, is also the co-editor of US culture magazine 'The Believer'. She tells Monocle about her work, inspirations and life with husband Dave Eggers.
Culture
Q&As with Fernando Trueba, who's directing his first animated film, and Asher Edelman, an ex-banker and owner of an art investment firm. Plus film reviews, auction sales and a stand-out Hong Kong gallery.
Culture
Culture editor Robert Bound's column on the hilarity and banality of comments left by people on newspaper websites, as well as reviews on new books, films, and music,and previews of art exhibitions.
Fiell excited
After 15 years at Taschen, design editors Peter and Charlotte Fiell are launching their own publishing house. After two years of hard work, they are ready to make a splash with their new venture.
Word champion
Talk-show host Bernard Pivot made serious literature popular in France. When he liked a book, the nation bought it. A uniquely French hero, he even made a televised spelling test into appointment viewing.
