Mark Siegel

His books in print to date include Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta (on a script by children's author Lisa Wheeler),{{cite book|title=Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta (review)|work=Publishers Weekly|isbn=978-0-689-85689-1|last1=Wheeler|first1=Lisa|date=February 2004|publisher=Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books }} Long Night Moon (on a script by author Cynthia Rylant),{{cite book|title=Long Night Moon (Review)|isbn=978-0-689-85426-2|last1=Rylant|first1=Cynthia|date=December 2004|publisher=Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers }} To Dance (on a script by his wife Siena Cherson Siegel),{{cite book|title=To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel (Review)|isbn=978-0-689-86747-7|last1=Siegel|first1=Siena Cherson|date=October 2006|publisher=Simon and Schuster }} Moving House,{{cite book|title=Children's Book Review: Moving House|date=September 1, 2011|work=Publishers Weekly|isbn=978-1-59643-635-0 |last1=Siegel |first1=Mark |publisher=Macmillan }} his first picture book as author and illustrator.

He also illustrated Oskar and the Eight Blessings (on a script by Tanya and Richard Simon),{{cite book|title=Oskar and the Eight Blessings (Review)|website=MacMillan Press|isbn=9781596439498|last1=Simon|first1=Richard|last2=Simon|first2=Tanya|date=September 8, 2015|publisher=Macmillan }} winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature;{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30737|title=Past Winners {{!}} Jewish Book Council|website=www.jewishbookcouncil.org|access-date=February 8, 2020}} and How to Read a Story{{Cite web |title=How to Read a Story |url=https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/how-to-read-a-story |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Chronicle Books |language=en}} (on a script by Kate Messner.)

Siegel is the author of the graphic novel for adults Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson (2012), which was serialized online starting in 2010, a New York Times Bestseller.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2012/11/04/hardcover-graphic-books/|title=Hardcover Graphic Books – Best Sellers|date=November 4, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} A 10th Anniversary edition of Sailor Twain{{Cite web |title=Sailor Twain Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson, 10th Anniversary Edition |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250829443/sailortwainorthemermaidinthehudson10thanniversaryedition |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Macmillan |language=en-US}} was published in 2022, in a larger format and with additional back matter on the making of the work.

In 2017, Siegel launched the 5 Worlds graphic novel series,{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel|year=2017|publisher=Penguin Random House|isbn=9781101935866}} a five-volume science fiction story co-written with his brother Alexis Siegel, and illustrated with Matt Rockefeller, Xanthe Bouma, and Boya Sun.

• Book one: The Sand Warrior (2017){{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 2, 2017|website=Penguin Random house|publisher=Random House Children's Books |isbn=9781101935866}}
• Book two: The Cobalt Prince (2018){{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 8, 2018|work=Penguin Random house|publisher=Random House Children's Books |isbn=9781101935897}}
• Book three: The Red Maze (2019){{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 3: The Red Maze|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 7, 2019|publisher=Penguin Random House|isbn=9781101935927}}
• Book four: The Amber Anthem (2020){{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 12, 2020|publisher=Penguin Random house|isbn=9780593120552}}
• Book five: The Emerald Gate (2022){{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 5: The Emerald Gate|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=January 18, 2022|publisher=Penguin Random house|isbn=9780593120606}}

In 2020, he and Kate Messner released a sequel to their picture book How to Read a Story, called How to Write a Story.{{Cite web |title=How to Write a Story |url=https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/how-to-write-a-story |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Chronicle Books |language=en}}

In 2022, another collaboration with his wife Siena Cherson Siegel came out, the graphic novel memoir for young adults Tiny Dancer{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tiny-Dancer/Siena-Cherson-Siegel/9781481486668 |title=Tiny Dancer |date=2021-11-02 |isbn=978-1-4814-8666-8 |language=en |last1=Siegel |first1=Siena Cherson |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}.

Siegel is also the founder and Editorial & Creative Director of First Second Books, a Macmillan publisher of graphic novels for all ages. First Second publishes works by many acclaimed authors and artists, including Ben Hatke,{{cite web|url=https://firstsecondbooks.com/creators/|title=01 Creators|author=Bauer, Caitlin|website=First Second Books|access-date=February 8, 2020}} Gene Luen Yang,{{cite web|url=https://firstsecondbooks.com/creators/|title=01 Creators|author=Bauer, Caitlin|publisher=First Second Books|access-date=February 8, 2020}} Jillian Tamaki,{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465566-this-one-summer|title=This One Summer (Review)|publisher=McMillan Publishing|access-date=February 8, 2020}} Vera Brosgol, Jen Wang, Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham, and the legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki.{{Cite web |last1=September 13 |first1=Christian Holub |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 12:00 PM |title=See how Hayao Miyazaki's graphic novel 'Shuna's Journey' foreshadowed his classic films |url=https://ew.com/books/hayao-miyazaki-shunas-journey-foreshadowed-princess-mononoke-nausicaa/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

In 2006, First Second published American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award,{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2007-01-23 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/american-born-chinese-wins-award/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} and the first ever to win the American Library Association's Edward L. Printz Award.YALSA, [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books].George Gene Gustines, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People's Literature], The New York Times, January 4, 2016.

In 2015, First Second published This One Summer by the cousins Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, the first book in any format ever nominated as a finalist for both the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Award, and the American Library Association's Edward L. Printz Award.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/02/caldecott-printz-honors-this-one-summer-co-authors-grateful-for-graphic-novel-milestone-as-honor-book/|title=CALDECOTT, PRINTZ HONORS: 'This One Summer' co-authors 'grateful' for graphic-novel milestone as Honor Book|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=February 2, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 14, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}

Some of First Second's biggest hits include The Adventure Zone graphic novel series, the [https://investigatorsbooks.com/ InvestiGators] series, and the [https://us.macmillan.com/series/friends Real Friends] trilogy. First Second also publishes graphic non-fiction for young readers including the [https://us.macmillan.com/series/sciencecomics Science Comics] and [https://us.macmillan.com/series/historycomics History Comics] collections, and for adults, including the [https://read.macmillan.com/worldcitizencomics/ World Citizen Comics], a line of civics graphic books, and biographical works such as [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250760753/accidentalczar The Accidental Czar].

Siegel has given lectures and workshops around North America, for authors, artists, librarians, students, executives in many venues, at trade shows, companies, Comic Cons, and animation studios, including Blue Sky, DreamWorks, Disney, and Pixar.{{Cite news|url=http://www.macmillanspeakers.com/speaker/mark-siegel/|title=Mark Siegel|work=Macmillan Speakers Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2018}}

• In 2006, Siegel won the Texas Bluebonnet Award for Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta, written by Lisa Wheeler.[http://www.txla.org/TBA-winners Texas Bluebonnet Award Winners]
• In 2007, Siegel and his wife, Siena Cherson Siegel, won a Sibert Honor for To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel.[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertpast/sibertmedalpast Robert F. Sibert Medal and Honor Books, 2001–present]
• In 2015, Siegel and co-authors Tanya and Richard Simon won the Jewish National Book Award for Oskar and the Eight Blessings.
• In 2017, the New York Public Library selected 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior in its Top Ten Best Books for Kids of 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/11/20/best-books-kids-2017|title=Best Books for Kids 2017: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing|website=The New York Public Library|access-date=April 14, 2018}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://marksiegelbooks.com/ Author website.]
• [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10151016340199999 Mark Siegel live illustration session] on The New York Times.
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/books/review/kids-face-down-a-panoply-of-threats.html Review of 5 Worlds, book 1, The Sand Warrior] in The New York Times Book Review
• [https://beelocalbuzz.net/beelocalbuzz/articles/words-with-the-authors BeeLocal interview] with Mark Siegel and Siena Cherson Siegel

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