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Graphic Novels I've Been Meaning to Read
You'd think that someone who loves reading as much as I do would embrace this time to work through the tremendous "to-read" pile of novels and nonfiction I've accumulated. Alas, I just can't seem to focus on any book for very long. Graphic novels, on the other hand, are a little easier right now. I'm turning to Hoopla's collection of graphic novels, and on Hoopla, there's never a hold list. These are the ones I'm going to read first.
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Gender Queer: A Memoir
2019 by Kobabe, MaiaGet this itemI actually just read this one. The author, Maia Kobabe, is nonbinary, queer, and uses e/em/eir pronouns. Eir memoir is insightful and poignant, and helps me be a better ally.
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To Drink and to Eat: Tastes and Tales from a French Kitchen. Volume 1
2019 by Long, GuilleaumeGet this itemI love Lucy Knisley's Relish and Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, and this, part memoir/part cookbook/part instructional/part work of art, seems like the perfect accompaniment.
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Monstress: Book One: Issue 1-18
2019 by Liu, MarjorieGet this itemA graphical epic fantasy by a young adult author I've long admired—the artwork on the cover is gorgeous (drawn by Sana Takeda).
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Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame
2019 by Williams, ErinGet this itemQuite a few of my colleagues have read and recommend this title, and I've been meaning to read it. Now's the time! But maybe don't read this when you need a pick-me-up.
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Hip Hop Family Tree: Volume 1, 1970s-1981
2013 by Piskor, EdGet this itemI love nonfiction graphic novels, and Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour says this "offers a lively historical examination of the rap revolution—and its evolution." Volumes 2, 3, and 4 are also available through Hoopla.
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Everything Is Beautiful, and I'm Not Afraid: A Baopu Collection
2020 by Xiao, YaoGet this itemI'm going to read this because it is the opposite of how I currently feel, and that logic is good enough for me right now. Plus I like the cover.
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My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel
2017 by DerfGet this itemAny murderinos out there? You can read the graphic novel and watch the movie adaptation on Hoopla.
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