20 Best nonfiction books like Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Kimiko Tobimatsu

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Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

By: Kimiko Tobimatsu

4.04

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of…

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Cover of Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by M.K. Czerwiec

1. Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371

By: M.K. Czerwiec

4.40

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursin… read more

Similar categories in M.K. Czerwiec's Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"Remember—as hard as this seems to you now, it's nothing compared to what our patients are facing."

-M.K. Czerwiec, Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371

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2. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

Similar categories in Darrin Bell's The Talk book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

3. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

Similar categories in Kate Beaton's Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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4. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
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5. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

6. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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7. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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8. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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9. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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10. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Everything Is OK book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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11. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.37

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

¿Qué pasa cuando la vida que tenías asumida da un giro de 180 grados? Nada... Y también todo. Us es… read more

Similar categories in Sara Soler's Us book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.32

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Sara Soler's Us book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

13. Nayra and the Djinn

By: Iasmin Omar Ata

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl… read more

Similar categories in Iasmin Omar Ata's Nayra and the Djinn book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
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14. The Third Person

By: Emma Grove

4.14

Format: 920 pages, Paperback

In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby’s office. She wants to share this wonder… read more

Similar categories in Emma Grove's The Third Person book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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15. 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 Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo

16. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

By: Josh Trujillo

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual w… read more

Similar categories in Josh Trujillo's Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

17. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

Similar categories in Navied Mahdavian's This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs

18. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

By: Christine Suggs

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more

Similar categories in Christine Suggs's ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

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

19. 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 Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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20. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

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21. Our Colors

By: Gengoroh Tagame

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the Eisner … read more

Similar categories in Gengoroh Tagame's Our Colors book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh

22. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel

By: Ananth Hirsh

3.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic nove… read more

Similar categories in Ananth Hirsh's Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression by Teresa Wong

23. Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression

By: Teresa Wong

4.32

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her str… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Wong's Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance, #1) by Ollie Hicks

24. Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance, #1)

By: Ollie Hicks

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Storytelling team Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous’s first Grand Slam Romance is a queer, full-color… read more

Similar categories in Ollie Hicks's Grand Slam Romance (Grand Slam Romance, #1) book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

25. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda

26. Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir

By: Walela Nehanda

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racis… read more

Similar categories in Walela Nehanda's Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • disability
  • queer
Cover of Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Kimiko Tobimatsu

27. Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

By: Kimiko Tobimatsu

4.04

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of… read more

Similar categories in Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • health
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • disability
  • queer
Cover of A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

28. A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

By: Will Betke-Brunswick

4.00

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

During Will Betke-Brunswick’s sophomore year of college, their beloved mother, Elizabeth, is diagno… read more

Similar categories in Will Betke-Brunswick's A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir by Rick Louis

29. Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir

By: Rick Louis

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

WINNER Outstanding Work of Graphic Medicine (Long Form) 2023 Awards for Excellence in Graphic Medic… read more

Similar categories in Rick Louis's Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • disability
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

30. 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 Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Death Threat by Vivek Shraya

31. Death Threat

By: Vivek Shraya

3.70

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

In the fall of 2017, the acclaimed writer and musician Vivek Shraya began receiving vivid and distu… read more

Similar categories in Vivek Shraya's Death Threat book and Kimiko Tobimatsu's Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

  • memoir
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer

13 Best adult books like Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Kimiko Tobimatsu

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Everything Is OK

Debbie Tung

4.31

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10 Top adult books like The Talk by Darrin Bell

Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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