5 must-read history books like The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York by Peter J. Tomasi

Cover of The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York by Peter J. Tomasi

The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York

By: Peter J. Tomasi

3.92

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

More than 130 years after its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge remains one of the most extraordinary…

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1. Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure

By: Nadja Spiegelman , Sergio García Sánchez

4.01

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

Also available in Spanish as Perdidos en NYC: una aventura en el metro The sights . . . the soun… read more

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  • new york
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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2. Here

By: Richard McGuire

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hereis Richard McGuire's unique graphic novel based on the legendary 1989 comic strip of the same n… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult

3. Rivers of London: Body Work

By: Ben Aaronovitch , Andrew Cartmel , Lee Sullivan , Luis Guerrero

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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4. The Old Gods Waken (Silver John, #1)

By: Manly Wade Wellman

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The First Silver John novel. Strange evil things begin to happen to terrorize Luke & Creed Forshay … read more

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5. Tetris: The Games People Play

By: Box Brown

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unen… read more

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6. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

By: Kindra Neely

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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7. Inferno

By: Jonathan Hickman

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

He changed everything for mutantkind with HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X. He explored the new Krakoan e… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick

8. Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons

By: Kelly Sue DeConnick

4.49

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Millennia ago, Queen Hera and the goddesses of the Olympian pantheon grew greatly dissatisfied with… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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9. Cosmic Detective

By: Jeff Lemire

3.48

Format: 168 pages, ebook

In a dark and grimy city, an unnamed detective gets called to a local murder, something unlikely an… read more

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  • graphic novels
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10. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • teen
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

11. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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12. A Stroke of the Pen

By: Terry Pratchett

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black a… read more

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"Dragons Invade The Crumbling Castle Area,’ shouted the first page (this was the headline), and then he said in an ordinary voice: ‘For full details hear Page Three."

-Terry Pratchett, A Stroke of the Pen

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13. Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

By: Kristen Radtke

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This--a timely and moving meditation on isolation… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"Perhaps we see loneliness in others simply to feel less lonely ourselves."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"Or the times I've watched the people I love so unsatisfied, clawing toward connection that surpasses what I'm able to give them."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"To arm ourselves is the most extreme form of separation I can imagine. To move through life without weapons is another way to remain open to the world, and at its mercy."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"But loneliness isn’t necessarily tied to whether you have a partner or a best friend or an aspirational active social life in which you’re laughing all the time. It’s a variance that rests in the spa…"

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

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14. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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15. Himawari House

By: Harmony Becker

4.37

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Bilingual Edition in English and Japanese Living in a new country is no walk in the park. Whe… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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16. My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel

By: Chiara Lagani

3.35

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Elena Ferrante’s New York Times bestselling masterpiece, My Brilliant Friend , book one of her Neap… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson

17. Coronation Year

By: Jennifer Robson

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal-adjacent hi… read more

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  • historical
  • adult
Cover of Nightwing, Vol. 3: The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart by Tom    Taylor

18. Nightwing, Vol. 3: The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart

By: Tom Taylor

4.40

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

With Dick Grayson under the protection of Nightwing and the Titans, Blockbuster's finding it diffic… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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19. Passport

By: Sophia Glock

3.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager th… read more

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  • biography
  • teen
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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20. Welcome to the New World

By: Jake Halpern

4.07

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Now in a full-length book, the New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic story of a refugee fam… read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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21. Night of the Ghoul

By: Scott Snyder

3.86

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A dazzling work of horror, intercutting between the present-day narrative and the story of a lost h… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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22. Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths

By: Joshua Williamson

3.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Justice League are dead. Can a new generation of heroes save the Multiverse? DC’s latest Crisis… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Danger Street , Vol. 2 by Tom King

23. Danger Street , Vol. 2

By: Tom King

3.72

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Joining the Justice League is a goal for any superhero, but what happens when a quest for membershi… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by Brian "Box" Brown

24. Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America

By: Brian "Box" Brown

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have be… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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25. Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)

By: Alan Gratz

3.64

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graph… read more

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  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang

26. Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes

By: Lun Zhang

3.95

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident -- otherwise known as the Tiananmen Squar… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Outlaw by Tom King

27. Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Outlaw

By: Tom King

4.07

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

After a shocking alleged crime, the U.S. government moves to keep all Amazons out of the country. W… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York by Peter J. Tomasi

28. The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York

By: Peter J. Tomasi

3.92

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

More than 130 years after its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge remains one of the most extraordinary… read more

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  • architecture
  • new york
  • biography
  • history
  • teen
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Black Hammer, Vol. 6: Reborn, Part II by Jeff Lemire

29. Black Hammer, Vol. 6: Reborn, Part II

By: Jeff Lemire

3.57

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns in this ongoing series picking up twenty years late… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

30. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Drawing the Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Voting in America by Tommy Jenkins

31. Drawing the Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Voting in America

By: Tommy Jenkins

3.75

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

How the history of American voting rights has shaped the way we vote today   Coinciding with the 20… read more

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  • history
  • teen
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction

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4.30

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