Is there such a thing as “too many Peanuts books”? NO!

It’s book solicitation season, and in particular it’s time for publishers that will be hitting for a period that not only reflects “books being issued for Christmas buying” but also “books surrounding The Peanuts Movie” and possibly “books celebrating the 50th anniversary of  A Charlie Brown Christmas“. While we’ve seen few of that last category, we’re seeing the others on top of the normal stream of books. So, adding to things I’ve listed in the past few days, we now have:

All available for preorder, naturally.

Oh, and there’s one more book coming up I should note, but I don’t have time for it right now (got to get the kid to kindergarten!) Tomorrow, folks, tomorrow. Because there’s always more Peanuts books. YAY!

Upcoming releases
A book I’d not expected to resurface

Back in 2011, Schulz’s granddaughter Dena Hodges issued the first two chapters of  a memoir called In the Shadow of the Family Dog. As I noted in my review at the time, the chapter and the description of the project made it clear that the focus was her relationship with …

Upcoming releases
A box of squares

This May, Fantagraphics is collecting the various small square Peanuts books they’ve published into a new box set, Peanuts All Year Round Mini Collection. This includes: A Valentine for Charlie Brown — Valentine’s Day and romance strips Batter-Up Charlie Brown! — baseball strips Waiting for the Great Pumpkin — Halloween …

Upcoming releases
Game Day returns

Back in 2020, Fantagraphics dropped Game Day, a boxed set of sports-themes Peanuts strip reprint paperbackss, as a Costco exclusive. Next June it’s coming back, this time in hardcover and available through the usual sources. Designed as a Father’s Day gift, it should be good for anyone who likes Peanuts …