PAPER TRAILS: North Little Rock alum scores 2nd comics win; TLC filming in LR

DRAWING ON A WIN: Nate Powell, a graphic novelist who graduated from North Little Rock High School, recently won his second Eisner Award at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Powell worked with authors U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Andrew Aydin. They won for their book, March: Book Two, in the category of Best Reality-Based Work. It is the second installment of a series of three graphic novels recounting Lewis' personal story of the civil rights movement.

Meanwhile, the trio's final entry, March: Book Three, was released Tuesday.

The day after the third installment's release, Powell wrote via Instagram: "Book Three is in comics shops everywhere today -- And in the craziest turn of events, the trilogy is outselling every book in the country that's not Harry Potter?! As far as we can tell, Book Three seems to've sold virtually its entire printing overnight. I'm at an absolute loss for words -- thank you, everyone, for believing in our work on this project!"

Back in 2009, Powell scored his first Eisner (for Best New Graphic Album) for his work with Swallow Me Whole.

BOOKING IT: Meanwhile, in other literary news with local connections, Remo C. Jacuzzi of Little Rock is seeing his great-niece, Emma Cline, 27, of Northern California, watch her debut book, The Girls, climb The New York Times bestseller list. The book was released in June. Set in the 1960s in California, Cline's novel revolves around the young women who followed cult leader Charles Manson. Jacuzzi is an author himself, having written Spirit, Wind and Water a few years ago.

UNIQUE RENTAL: TLC's film crews were in Little Rock last week to film two episodes of its television series, Long Lost Family. The show, which revolves around a reunion between those who've been adopted and their biological relatives, rented the E. Fay Jones-designed home Pine Knoll in Little Rock's Cammack Village for the filming. The circa-1964, furnished home is currently for sale for $2.6 million on Zillow, owner Randy Ensminger tells Paper Trails.

YOUTH IN THE LOOP: Hot Springs resident Kye Masino, 17, recently took part in the release of the World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement at the United Nations headquarters in New York. He represented the National Youth Leadership Council of the Jane Goodall Institute at the event, sponsored by the U.N.'s Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The World Youth Report explores the participation of youths in communities, economics and politics. When he was 9, Masino founded KYE-YAC International, a private nonprofit organization that offers mentoring programs for youths in Hot Springs. Last school year, when he was a junior in high school, he took advanced studies through Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development and Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth.

Contact Linda S. Haymes at (501) 399-3636 or [email protected]

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