August 2019 Sales Kit

The August 2019 Sales Kit from Diamond Book Distributors is now available. This issue features graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise scheduled to ship in August 2019 and beyond.

Titles featured in this issue include Monstress Book 1 from Image Comics, Megadeth Omnibus HC from Heavy Metal Magazine, No Ivy League from Lion Forge, Incursion from Valiant Entertainment, and more!

To see previous Sales Kits and current catalogs, check out the DBD Sales Catalogs and Kits page.

	YALSA Announces 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has released this year's list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18. See the full list of books here. >>
	BINC's Annual Scholarship Program Now Open for 2019 The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has opened their annual scholarship program for 2019, and will accept applications through March 5. >>
	Cold War Wallpaper In A Bully Wars Era Available February 2019! Eighties angst is captured in Skottie Young’s Bully Wars TP from Image Comics, and both he and artist Aaron Conley are on hand to talk about the series that's now collected in trade paperback! >>
	Creator Eliot Rahal Dishes About 'Hot Lunch Special' Available February 2019! Creator Eliot Rahal serves up HOT LUNCH SPECIAL at AfterShock Comics, featuring art by Jorge Fornes. >>
	High Crimes From Bottom Feeders Available February 2019! Those who feed at the bottom are high in the food chain when it comes to villainy. Or otherwise…they're totally normal. Read about the ultimate motley crew in Christopher Sebela’s High Crimes TP! >>
	Queer Webcomic Comes to Print from Lion Forge Available October 2019! Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu's long-running Queer, Chinese-American paranormal romance MOONCAKES is coming to print from Lion Forge. >>
	Tom Baker Answers Fan Questions About Scratchman In his first ever Doctor Who novel, Tom Baker’s incredible imagination is given free rein. The Fourth Doctor himself, discusses the novel's creation and answers fan questions with Doctor Who Magazine's Emily Cook. >>
	YouTube Sensation Poppy To Tell Origin Story In Graphic Novel Available July 2019! Poppy will be publishing Genesis 1, a graphic novel that will explore her mysterious origins. She is well-known for her surrealist videos that garner millions of views on her channel.  >>

	A Year in Review with Diamond Books Book sales seen an increase over 2017 and Diamond provides the Top 50 Best-Selling Graphic Novels from our publishers in 2018.  >>
	Bedside Press Inks Exclusive Distribution Deal with Diamond Bedside Press, publisher of acclaimed graphic novels such as A Bunch of Jews and Other Stuff and Gothic Tales of Haunted Love, has named Diamond Comic Distributors as the exclusive worldwide distributor in the book market and comic book specialty market.  >>
	DBD's 2019 Trade Show Schedule Diamond Book Distributors will take the show on the road again in 2019, attending several trade shows throughout the year including ALA's Mid-Winter Conference, Book Expo, and more! >>
	First Trade: Comic Reviews for Booksellers - January 2019 This month, Bianca reviews The New World, Farmhand, and Proxima Centauri from Image Comics, providing reviews, sell-through suggestions, and best target audiences for each title. >>