Heavy Medal
April 17, 2024 by Esther Keller
In Family Style, Thien Pham uses food as the lens through which he tells the story of his family's journey both to America and to becoming American.
October 26, 2023 by Brigid Alverson
The 15th volume of the Magical History Tour looks at dinosaurs and the people who discovered them.
March 23, 2023 by Esther Keller
Victory. Stand!, Tommie Smith's memoir of growing up Black in America and his historic protest at the 1968 Olympics, is a must-read, Esther Keller writes.
February 16, 2023 by Esther Keller
This briefly told story about the oppression of Jews in the former Soviet Union is compelling and will provoke curiosity about a topic that isn’t often told or taught.
February 10, 2023 by Esther Keller
Bomb is narrative nonfiction that's as compelling as a novel.
December 15, 2022 by Esther Keller
Colin Kaepernick's graphic memoir depicts the seeds of activism that were sowed in his youth.
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September 15, 2022 by Brigid Alverson
Today we have a preview of a graphic novel about the short but eventful life of a 19th-century woman who left home, put on men's clothes, and took to the sea.
June 22, 2022 by Brigid Alverson
Avery Hill is a small publisher that is based in the UK and has an eye for good comics: They published Tillie Walden’s debut graphic novel, The End of Summer, as well as the two that followed. Most of their graphic novels lean toward literary and adult, but Suzanne, by the Edinburgh-based creator Tom Humberstone, […]
September 2, 2021 by Esther Keller
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers recounts the events of September 11, 2001, weaving personal stories into the factual account.
July 25, 2019 by Esther Keller
I have been looking forward to the publication of this graphic novel for a very long time. It did not disappoint in the least bit.
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