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Falling in Love on the Family Computer by Lois De Silva!
Kittish Banter by @ragadollite.bsky.social!
Forget Me Not by Lizz Lunney!
A Sleigh No-one Knows by Yu-Ching Chiu!
The Frozens by @deadlyknitshade.bsky.social!
St Brigid and Me by @hannahmccann.bsky.social!

After deliberating over an amazing longlist, the much-anticipated FGNA 2025 shortlist is finally here!
We and the @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social judges are proud to present...

Arthur has ASD and Finn has cerebral palsy. Normally, that just makes their races through the park a little more interesting, but sometimes the park isn't as welcoming as it should be...

#TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub - out in the UK in 5 DAYS!

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Just an ordinary day at the park with the three founders of #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub: Uma, Arthur, and Finn!

Out in the UK on November 20th, and North America on December 2nd!

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There's just 1 WEEK until the UK release of #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub!

Exploring the realities of living with disability means showing the good and the bad - anyone can make the world a better place, so why are some of us looked down on?

#selfmadehero #indiecomics #disability

Two major (and well-deserved) accolades for @bobbyjosephcomics.bsky.social and @abbiebsart.bsky.social, awarded in @comicbooknews.co.uk's new review of #MyDadFightsDemons!

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7pm November 13th marks the launch of #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social - a celebration of creativity, community, and inclusion!

The book arrives in the UK on November 20th, and North America on December 2nd!

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A wonderful new review of #MyDadFightsDemons, courtesy of @brokenfrontier.bsky.social!

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@bobbyjosephcomics.bsky.social @abbiebsart.bsky.social

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Are you coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend? We’d love to see you there!

Come to SelfMadeHero at Comixology D14, enjoy the 1st Graphic Novel Award entries, and 10-12 each day we’ll be there to draw dogs all over your purchases 🐕

@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social 2025 starts this time next week!
We'll be at table D14 in Comixology Hall, right next to the First Graphic Novel Award!
We're very happy to be playing host to Gareth Brookes, the
@rickardsisters.com, Alex Taylor, and @abbiebsart.bsky.social!

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It's 2 weeks until #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub arrives in the UK, but only 1 week until the book launch at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social - Nov 13th, 7PM!

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#TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub, a moving story about disability and community from Francisco de la Mora and Bill Tuckey, reaches UK shelves in 2 WEEKS!

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Last week at @goshcomics.bsky.social people were lining up for #BoneBroth!
Thank you to everyone who came down for a signed copy of Alex Taylor's debut graphic novel!

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#BookoftheWeek

Read George Sand: True Genius, True Woman, a fierce, luminous graphic biography of France’s most subversive 19th-c. literary star.

By Séverine Vidal (words), Kim Consigny (art) & trans. Edward Gauvin (@selfmadehero.bsky.social).

👉 www.selfmadehero.com/books/george...

Arthur, Finn, and Uma - three kids who come together to found #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub - our last graphic novel of the year, by Francisco de la Mora and Bill Tuckey!

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UK: November 20th
North America: November 25th!

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Hardback graphic novel, Romo the Wolf Boy, next to a pint of ale

Day off, having run several errands, it's time for a break, so pint and a wee read of @ilyagraphic.bsky.social 's Romo the Wolf Boy, which I backed on Kickstarter (it's getting a full release from @selfmadehero.bsky.social in Feb).

#books #comics #BandeDessinee #GraphicNovels #livres #AmReading

An unlikely, quiet moment dedicated to the natural enemy of all restaurants...
The process behind a page from #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor, out now in the UK and on December 3rd in North America!

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@firstgraphicnovelaward.bsky.social

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Some have already been snatched up, but here's #BoneBroth author/illustrator Alex Taylor signing copies and bookplates that may be in a bookshop near you...

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Some flower studies by Alex Taylor for #BoneBroth!🌸🌸🌸

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One of the #BoneBroth signed bookplates spotted in the wild!

A picture of the first page of the graphic novel "bone broth" by alex taylor. It includes a signed bookplate of the main character ash eating a bowl of tonkotsu ramen

@selfmadehero.bsky.social Look what I grabbed in waterstones York!!! With a signed bookplate no less :D! I'm halfway through and having an Insanely good time w/ this book, what a treat ❤️❤️❤️

"I’m a big believer in magical wondrous things being born in the middle of normal everyday environments..."
Alex Taylor's #BoneBroth is OUT NOW! Head over to the #SelfMadeHero website for an exclusive Q&A all about this breakout debut graphic novel!

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The food is worth the wait... and there's only 1 DAY TO GO!
#BoneBroth by Alex Taylor - out tomorrow in the UK, and on October 28th in North America!

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Let's see what's cooking! #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor is out in the UK in 2 DAYS!
(North America: October 28th!)

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@firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social

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See their smiles? Their big, toothy grins? Their spine-tingling dance moves? Can't you tell they're excited for #BoneBroth being only 3 DAYS AWAY? 🍜🦴

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How do you make something as weird and wonderful as #MyDadFightsDemons? In our newest newsletter, we decided to ask @bobbyjosephcomics.bsky.social and @abbiebsart.bsky.social all about it!

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It's the last day of the @waterstones.bsky.social pre-order sale! Get 25% OFF online with "OCTOBER25"!
Where can you unwind, laugh, and feel inspired, all within a few panels? In #ComicTherapy: Meditations for Reflection by @kaymedaglia.bsky.social!

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Sometimes it's all just a blur...
How else could it already be just 1 WEEK until the UK release of #BoneBroth?

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@firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social

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There's still time to get 25% OFF three of our upcoming graphic novels by using "OCTOBER25" online with @waterstones.bsky.social!
@myfanwytristram.bsky.social's #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest - a beautifully illustrated work of graphic nonfiction exploring the importance of protest.

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