5 Best nonfiction books like Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

Cover of Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

By: Maia Kobabe

4.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

1. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
  • queer
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2. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

3. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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4. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

5. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood by Lonnie Mann

6. Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood

By: Lonnie Mann

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age graphic novel memoir about a young man who, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish commun… read more

Similar categories in Lonnie Mann's Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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7. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by The Kao

8. The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics

By: The Kao

4.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their pers… read more

Similar categories in The Kao's The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) by Lewis Hancox

9. Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel to the Indie bestseller WELCOME TO ST. HELL, Lewis Hancox tells the hilarious, inspi… read more

Similar categories in Lewis Hancox's Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up (St. Hell, #2) book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of In Utero by Chris Gooch

10. In Utero

By: Chris Gooch

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Akira meets Aliens , and Annihilation meets Evangelion , in this coming-of-age monster tale from aw… read more

Similar categories in Chris Gooch's In Utero book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Brooms by Jasmine Walls

11. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise

12. Punk Rock Karaoke

By: Bianca Xunise

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A debut young adult graphic novel from Ignatz Award-winning and nationally syndicated cartoonist, B… read more

Similar categories in Bianca Xunise's Punk Rock Karaoke book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

13. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
  • queer
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14. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

15. Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

By: Maia Kobabe

4.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling… read more

Similar categories in Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • self help
  • health
  • graphic novels comics
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • genderfluid
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

16. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

17. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

18. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley

19. Navigating With You

By: Jeremy Whitley

4.37

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A charming POC-led WLW romance where two new friends hit the road in search of the missing volumes … read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Whitley's Navigating With You book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang

20. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
Cover of Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans by Sammy Lisel

21. Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans

By: Sammy Lisel

4.51

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere. In a collection of stories … read more

Similar categories in Sammy Lisel's Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans book and Maia Kobabe's Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer

20 Best graphic novels books like Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Homebody

Theo Parish

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Out of Left Field

Jonah Newman

3.78

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Transform Your Habits

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

Patrick Horvath

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Deep Dark

Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Transform Your Habits

First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1)

Devin Grayson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ready or Not

Andi Porretta

3.82

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