An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.

Authors and artists published by First Second include Ben Hatke,[1] Gene Luen Yang,[1] Jillian Tamaki,[2] Vera Brosgol, Jen Wang, Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham, Scott Chantler, and Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki.

In 2006, First Second published American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang,[6] the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award,[7] and the first ever to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award.

[8][9] In 2015, First Second published This One Summer by 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.

[10] Some of First Second's biggest hits include the InvestiGators series and the Real Friends trilogy.